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Articles for December 2017
Digital advancements must progress into payments
While cyber crime is a threat to business, technology can be an enabling force. Stuart Ostrow, of ShipMoney, argues it is time for the shipping industry to join the modern world when it deals with financial issues
Singapore gears up to be key player in the global maritime arbitration sector
With the launch of the Singapore Ship Sale Form and the recent developments to the widely used standard maritime forms, Singapore is well positioned to continue to gain traction as one of the leading seats of arbitration for the global maritime community, write Allen & Gledhill’s Gina Lee-Wan and Jonathan Choo, for Lloyd’s List
Salvage union calls for rethink on fire-fighting equipment
Industry must work together to ensure adequate fire-fighting solutions, reports Lloyd’s List’s Helen Kelly
An insight into the causes and prevention of cargo fires
The Swedish Club, in conjunction with Dr Neil Sanders, partner in Burgoynes, recently published a study on the causes and prevention of cargo fires. Maritime Risk International looks at the subject of cargo fires and how the risks can be reduced for the future
Making the NSR function properly is key
Transiting Arctic waters is no mean feat but the rewards could be massive, as experts at a recent conference discussed. Frost & Sullivan reports
Good IT hygiene is key to fighting cyber crime
Cyber crime has become a major threat in the past year, with 2018 set to be no better. Walter Hannemann, of Dualog, reports
Supreme Court to miss out on direct right of action
Rob Collins, of Clyde & Co, takes a look at a UK Court of Appeal ruling which means the Supreme Court will not review direct right of action
Taking the industry’s temperature
Making predictions about shipping is often as volatile as the industry itself. Yet with the benefit of hindsight, Nick Shaw, of Reed Smith, looks back on some of the key issues affecting the industry for the past year and those which look set to remain priorities in the year ahead
Shipping and the Law attracts maritime royalty to Naples
The rise of China, climate change, protectionism and free trade: the eighth edition of Shipping and the Law, hosted by Studio Legale Lauro, once again considered shipping's big themes, as Neville Smith reports
The importance of training for lifeboat safety
Stuart Edmonston, of the UK P&I Club, warns that a lack of practice is seriously adding to the risks associated with seafarers using lifeboats