Craig Jallal

1 week ago | rivieramm.com | Craig Jallal

In a video interview, InterMaritime ShipManagement group marine and HSEQ manager DPA, Capt Ashley Fernandes, shared insights on the significant role SIRE 2.0 plays in shaping the interaction between crew members and inspectors. The revised SIRE 2.0 framework has introduced a more dynamic, risk-based approach, bringing attention to human factors and crew performance.

1 week ago | rivieramm.com | Craig Jallal

Clarksons Research reports around 80 vessels are currently engaged in shuttle tanker operations, with Brazil and the North Sea remaining the core markets. Brazil, in particular, has seen a sharp growth in demand, driven by major offshore production increases and in the first half of 2025, average daily time charter equivalents (TCEs) for modern DP2 Suezmax shuttle tankers have reached US$45,000 per day, up from US$37,500 per day a year earlier.

1 week ago | rivieramm.com | Craig Jallal

Propeller and propulsion energy-saving device (ESD) installations have grown nearly fourfold since 2020, according to new research published by Lloyd’s Register. The trend is not restricted to ageing ships. More than a third of retrofits in 2024 were applied to vessels in service for less than 10 years. The economic driver is clear.

1 week ago | rivieramm.com | Craig Jallal

The sustainable future of international shipping hinges not solely on reducing CO2 emissions but also on effectively managing marine biodiversity. This is the premise of Lloyd’s Register’s latest Shipping Biodiversity Report, launched at the Third United Nations Ocean Conference, co-hosted by France and Costa Rica, which took place in Nice, France, from 9-13 June 2025. The report asserts biodiversity and decarbonisation are not separate objectives, but mutually reinforcing strategies.

1 week ago | rivieramm.com | Craig Jallal

Rystad Energy vice president CCUS and hydrogen supply chain, Lein Mann Bergsmark, opened the CO2 Shipping & Terminals Conference held on 17 June 2025 at the Hilton Waldorf Hotel in London. Ms Bergsmark gave a macro view of the CO2 capture and storage projects being developed globally, and their associated shipping requirements. She noted the lead project, Northern Lights in Norway, could soon see competition developing from the UK, and further down the line, from the Netherlands.