Trials, technical gaps, legal issues and cybersecurity needs for realistic adoption
A concise read of the 2025 technical assessments and trials that define where Remote Maritime Pilotage stands: capable in controlled settings but not yet ready for mandatory pilotage areas.
Ship vulnerabilities & cyber defense measures: achieving IMO compliance effectively
Ships now operate as networked platforms. This briefing summarises the top 2025 cyber threats, affected systems, and practical defence steps operators must implement to meet IMO requirements.
Discover the rules ensuring safe, fair, and legally protected work for seafarers
An up-to-date 2025 summary of the Maritime Labour Convention: what it guarantees for seafarers, key obligations for shipowners, and practical implications for shipboard safety and welfare.
Analysis of new inspection rules, compliance impacts, and shipping costs
The Panama Canal’s new risk-based vessel inspection model reshapes compliance, creates digital inspection paths via VUMPA, and brings material financial and operational impacts for global shipping in 2026.
Comprehensive guide to ballast water management inspections for Paris & Tokyo MoU PSC regions
A practical briefing for ship operators ahead of the Sep–Nov 2025 BWM Concentrated Inspection Campaign led by Paris and Tokyo MoUs: documentation, system checks, crew training and detention triggers.
