Regulation

On IMO instruments, EU shipping rules, classification-society requirements and the national port-state controls that shipowners and operators actually have to live with — the regulatory reporting that distinguishes what is mandatory from what is aspirational.

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Regulation

The EU's FuelEU Maritime Regulation Year One: What the First Year of Operation Has Actually Looked Like

The FuelEU Maritime regulation entered force at the start of 2025, and the first year of operation has produced data on how…

Anneke van Dijk May 11, 2026 8 min read

Regulation

The Methanol Bunkering Network Is Real Now: What the 2025-2026 Buildout Has Actually Delivered

Two years ago the methanol bunkering network was largely aspirational. The buildout through 2025 has delivered something genuinely operational. Here is what…

Anneke van Dijk May 11, 2026 8 min read

Regulation

The IMO's 2030 Emissions Target and Why Tanker Operators Are Quietly Worried

The IMO's revised 2030 carbon-intensity target is technically achievable but practically painful for the tanker segment in ways that the container coverage…

Anneke van Dijk May 11, 2026 8 min read