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Articles for September 2021
Can blockchain technology revolutionise the shipping industry?
Shipping. Blockchain. The two words do not traditionally sit easily together, or at all. The shipping industry has a proud history of several thousand years. Blockchain technology goes back only 12 years. However, in IT terms, blockchain technology is old technology. And it’s potential “glory days” in terms of revolutionising the shipping industry are still ahead of it, explain Hill Dickinson’s Mark Weston and Michael French
Maritime security promoted into top tier of geopolitical hot topics
In the wake of the Mercer Street tanker attack, maritime security has been upgraded to a UN Security Council agenda item with high-level international engagement, writes Richard Meade of Lloyd’s List
You don’t have to be negligent to be sued
Robert Hodge, of ITIC, warns that you do not have to do anything wrong to find yourself in court on the defensive
Transport decarbonisation – plotting a maritime course to net zero
Eleanor Lane and Olivia Jamison, with CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP, report on a new policy issued by the UK government with ambitious plans for reducing the environmental cost of transport
Very large carbon challenge
Nazery Khalid evaluates the immense challenges faced by the shipping sector to reduce its emissions
Slow but optimistic progress in the offshore energy revolution
Marina Gaglias, at the UK P&I Club, considers the evolution of offshore wind farms in the US
Finding the route to finance
Real-time vessel emissions monitoring integration provides the best route to green finance, suggests Simon Ring, at Pole Star
Risk management and better decisions
Risk management is not just about managing risks: it is about making better decisions. In a world that is more digital and less co-located than ever, actively engaging frontline workers in risk management has never been more important, writes Marischa van Zantvoort, of Magnifor Consulting
Why corporates and reinsurers need to take port accumulation seriously
Suki Basi, of Russell Group, warns of growing supply chain exposure and suggests the shipping industry must keep a close eye on risks at the world’s ports