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Hormuz to Malacca: How Chokepoint Risk Reaches the Bridge
The industry keeps asking if ships can pass Hormuz. The better question is what happens before they try. By the time a Master receives revised…
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MEPC 84 Outcomes: New ECA and Carbon Framework Delays
MEPC 84 will be remembered publicly for the carbon framework it did not finalise, but for ships the more immediate result is simpler. The 84th…
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ECDIS Certification Is Not the Same as ECDIS Competence
The Certification Paradox ECDIS carriage requirements were introduced through 2009 SOLAS amendments that entered into force on 1 January 2011 and were phased in by…
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UAE Leaves OPEC: From Quotas to Chokepoints in the New Gulf Crude Map
The UAE’s exit from OPEC is being read as an oil market headline. That is too narrow. For the maritime professional, it may mark a…
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VDES and AIS: What Actually Changes on the Bridge
There is a familiar sequence in shipping whenever a new system enters the bridge environment. The technology is positioned as a solution, the regulatory framework…