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Elpi Petraki: Progress for all

Red Sea attacks join triple threat to global trade

The impact of Houthi attacks on vessels in the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea have combined with disruptions in the Black Sea and Panama Canal to significantly alter trade flows.

Seafarer wellbeing under threat amid geopolitical conflict

Shipping charities and unions have aired concerns that seafarer’s safety and well-being is being overlooked as they get caught in the crosshairs of geopolitical conflict in the Gulf of Aden, Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

Collective voice needed to deliver effective AI standards

A global group of leaders in Artificial Intelligence (AI) have called for international cooperation and jurisdictional interoperability in AI governance to safely reap the benefits of AI systems.

Battery recycling process holds promise for sustainability improvement

A new method for the recovery of lithium and aluminum from lithium-ion batteries holds the potential to increase the sustainability credentials of battery powered vessels.

Trade flows adapting to climate change impacts

Climate change is already bringing disruption to world trade flows and will deliver further supply chain interruptions, modal shifts, and route changes.

Captain Abdulkareem Al Masabi: Shipping’s shared prosperity

Captain Abdulkareem Al Masabi, CEO of ADNOC Logistics & Services, a global energy maritime logistics company based in Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Emirates Shipping Association, talks about the vital economic role shipping plays in the UAE and plans to grow and remain resilient in the face of change.

Meet the ICS Publications Technical Writer

Interview with ICS Publications Technical Writer Sarah Lovell sharing insights into how ICS publications are developed and their value to the shipping community

Shipping takes action on drug smuggling

Global drug activity has gone up by an estimated 23% between 2011 and 2021, with some 296 million users worldwide, per United Nations Organization on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

Evaluating China’s decade of electrification

The country’s decade-long policy push offers lessons about impending onshore power supply requirements on European ports and the ships serving them.