Edwin Lampert

4 days ago | rivieramm.com | Edwin Lampert

The ongoing US-China trade dispute has already caused substantial changes in transhipment patterns, with goods rerouted through third countries such as Vietnam. Despite these headwinds, JP Morgan’s decision is rooted in commercial pragmatism. It is also important to say no blanket US prohibition exists for American companies contracting with Chinese shipyards for globally operating vessels.

2 weeks ago | rivieramm.com | Edwin Lampert

On 17 June, head of stores development at Veri Energy, Chris Armes, will join business development manager at Navigator Gas, Nina Lynn, to discuss the unique commercial and regulatory hurdles facing UK non-pipeline transport (NPT) for CCUS at Riviera’s CO2 Shipping and Terminals Conference in London. Currently, the Track project model offers government revenue support and risk coverage that merchant developers cannot access, creating a fundamental investment gap.

2 weeks ago | rivieramm.com | Edwin Lampert

From boom to crisisINTERTANKO’s ‘happy infancy’ lasted just three years, marked by 12 years of 20% annual growth in tanker transport demand. During this golden era, oil companies directly owned 40–45% of the tanker fleet, with another 40–45% on long-term charters of up to 20 years, leaving only about 10% of the fleet trading on the spot market.

2 weeks ago | rivieramm.com | Edwin Lampert

The United Kingdom’s non-pipeline transport (NPT) ambitions for carbon dioxide face challenges industry presentations rarely acknowledge publicly. While government policy focuses on tracks one and two, a different reality is emerging for projects that must ship rather than pipe their captured carbon – one the Non-pipeline transport in the UK: Commercial realities and cross-chain risk management spotlight interview at the 17 June CO2 Shipping & Terminals 2025 will finally address head-on.

2 weeks ago | rivieramm.com | Edwin Lampert

Mr Singh, who brings more than 30 years’ maritime experience, will serve as chief executive and co-invest alongside GTCR. The venture aims to build a market-leading platform addressing critical workflows and digital transformation across the industry. Most recently, Mr Singh led Ocean Technologies Group as chief executive from 2019, transforming it into a leading maritime software platform for shipowners and managers globally.