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The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) presented its analysis of the 2021 marine insurance market trends, showing that global marine insurance premiums were up 6.4% on 2020, rising to USD 33 bn in 2021.

The fifth annual Global Maritime Issues Monitor reveals that senior maritime decision-makers believe the maritime industry will be most impacted by the decarbonization of shipping and new environmental regulations in the next decade.

DHL and NYU Stern School of Business have published the new DHL Trade Growth Atlas, which expects that world trade is set for continual growth into 2023.

While almost everything we owe has traveled on a ship before it reached our hands, a recent report by Nautilus International confirms low levels of awareness and understanding of maritime amongst the wider public in the UK. Why “sea blindness” seems to insist and what does it mean for the future of shipping?

The IMO-Norway GreenVoyage2050 Project has released an updated version of its clause-by-clause analysis of MARPOL Annex VI, which addresses air pollution from ships.

ReCAAP ISC published its August report for piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia, informing that a total of 6 incidents of armed robbery took place, and no piracy incident.

The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, in a joint effort with McKinsey & Company, has developed a new blueprint for assessing the feasibility of green corridors.

Wärtsilä has revealed that renewable-based power systems, backed by grid balancing engines and energy storage, can enable Southeast Asian countries to reach net zero by mid-century whilst cutting the levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) by over 20%, when taking into account likely future carbon taxes.

ICCT published a report, focusing on ships trading with the European Union, predicts a tripling of demand for LNG as marine fuel between 2019 and 2030, based on trends in fuel consumption.

The IMO’s carbon intensity indicator (CII) and Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Design Index (EEXI) will come into effect on 1st of January 2023. These measures form a key part of the IMO’s strategy to lower CO2 emissions from the industry. However, as is sometimes the case with regulation, unintended consequences can arise, says Gibson Shipbrokers.