New year, new rules

Michael Biltoo, of Kennedys, discusses the myriad rules facing the shipping sector as it transits to a carbon friendlier way of doing business

The shipping industry has had its fair share of complex issues to contend with in the past few years. The natural drive towards automation and better use of technology has come with increased cyber risks; no sooner had the global Covid-19 pandemic begun to show signs of declining than Russia invaded Ukraine, something which brought the constant thorn to international trade of sanctions to the fore.