ISSUE 70 | May 2020

Coronavirus: the impact on shipping

From changing freight rates to future obstacles, we chronicle the effect of the Covid-19 outbreak on shipping

The cost of transformation

After a report claimed that decarbonising shipping could cost up to $1tn earlier this year, is the industry prepared to take the plunge?

q&A: age discrimination in maritime

We speak to ICS director of employment affairs Natalie Shaw about whether age is still a factor in maritime recruitment

wildlife trafficking at ports

Why has illegal trafficking of animal goods been a persistent problem at Tanzanian ports?

redrawing the piracy map

Piracy is on the decline globally - we highlight hotspots for last year, and areas that have seen a marked decrease in incidents

dark vessel detection

A new solution from Finnish start-up ICEYE could improve monitoring of illegal shipping activities worldwide

blue laser technology

Blue laser or photonics technology could assist with a number of maritime tasks, according to researchers from the KETmaritime project

Q&A: fighting battery fires at sea

We speak to Fifi4Marine about its innovative system for extinguishing lithium-ion battery fires on ships