Grant Rowles

2 weeks ago | splash247.com | Grant Rowles

Nic Lawrence, global business development manager of marine dry bulk at coatings giant Hempel, is one of many delegates who is especially looking forward to the return of the Dry Decarbonisation panel later this month at Geneva Dry, the world’s premier commodities shipping conference. The session has been designed to shine a light on the financial impact of decarbonisation on dry bulk shipping, a specialist topic of Lawrence’s when he travels the world meeting clients.

1 month ago | splash247.com | Grant Rowles |with Sam Chambers

In the second instalment of our brand new magazine, Maritime CEO canvasses the industry over on all things tech. For Mikael Skov, who heads up Hafnia, the world’s largest product tanker owner, artificial intelligence emissions reduction and autonomous vessels are likely going to be the biggest tech breakthroughs in general in the industry due to their direct impact on both operational costs and environmental sustainability.

1 month ago | splash247.com | Grant Rowles |with Sam Chambers

We have a new magazine launching today, designed to give the shipping industry an idea of how the markets might play out in the coming months. Today’s opening instalment looks at the trajectories of the world’s two largest economies. Economists have been left flabbergasted by the opening months of Donald Trump’s return to power in the US, the international rulebook torn up, policies raining in and often being rescinded by the hour.

2 months ago | splash247.com | Grant Rowles |with Sam Chambers

An agent’s role in enhancing the efficiency of port calls for dry bulk shipowners is more significant than ever, argues Svend Stenberg Mølholt, chief commercial officer at Inchcape Shipping Services in the latest in our ongoing series of Geneva Dry Dialogues, ahead of April’s return of the world’s premier commodities shipping conference. “A proactive and well-connected agent helps prevent delays, avoid penalties, and ensure compliance with local regulations,” Mølholt explains.

Jun 15, 2024 | splash247.com | Grant Rowles |Sam Chambers

Clean-up operations are underway in Singapore following an oil spill resulting from the allision on Friday between the dredger, Vox Maxima, and bunker vessel, Marine Honour. Patches of oil and light sheens have been observed off Pasir Panjang Terminal and along Tanjong, Palawan, and Siloso Beach on Sentosa Island. A total of 16 oil spill response craft have been deployed to continue spraying oil dispersants and to collect the oil slicks on the water surface.