The Riviera CO2 Shipping and Terminals conference highlighted enthusiasm for CO2 shipping in carbon capture projects, but challenges include regulatory alignment between the EU and UK, clarity on UK government support, and decisions on fuel for Liquefied CO₂ vessels.

Buried in a helpful piece from Hellenic Shipping News last week was the admission that a not insignificant proportion of the global LNG fleet...

The well-established principle of state immunity was re-examined in the context of the Marine Shipping Act 1993 when the question arose of whether a governmental organisation should pay its proportion of a salvage operation from which it had benefited.

In Abu Dhabi Investment Company & ors v. H. Clarkson & Company & ors (26 June 2008) the Court of Appeal has held that a special purpose vehicle created by joint venture partners may bring a claim in misrepresentation even where it was not formed when the representation was made.

Given that the Dover Straits Port Group, including the Channel Tunnel, currently handles 66% of all freight vehicles heading for mainland Europe from the UK, the Calais region is critical in providing the main cargo link between the UK and Continental Europe.

On 10 May 2002, a train crash at Potters Bar station resulted in seven fatalities. The inquest into the causes of the accident during the summer of 2010 concluded that poor maintenance and inspections to a set of points caused the accident.

It is the duty of a country to ensure the safety of its citizens. A large number of people may get stranded in various parts of the world due to a collapse of an airline company...

If the shipping industry were a country on its own, it would be the sixth largest greenhouse gas emitter worldwide.

The march towards replacing diesel trains in the UK continues, with Siemens Mobility's new train manufacturing facility in Goole, Yorkshire reckoning that their new bi-mode trains will save Britain's railways...

Britain's railways are oft beloved for their nostalgia, but not necessarily their innovation. The new Scottish Hydrogen Train Project provides plenty of both.

WindWings involves the installation of 2 or more foundations on platforms above the hatch covers of an existing or new-build bulk carrier.

The global 0.5% sulphur cap for marine fuel, due to take effect from 1 January 2020, has led to calls for a prohibition on the carriage of non-compliant marine fuels.

Investment in rail innovation continues in Wales. This time it is a new Railway Research and Innovation Centre at the Global Centre for Rail Excellence (GCRE) in South Wales.

Network Rail has launched a comprehensive 12-week consultation on proposed rail access arrangements that will establish the contractual framework for implementing the Railways Bill. The consultation covers critical documents including Track Access Contracts, Station and Depot Codes, and capacity planning processes, with responses due by December 2, 2026.

Readers will be hard-pressed to avoid the news that Ryanair has been forced to cancel 50 flights a day up to 31 October 2017, which has affected and will affect approximately 400,000 passengers...

This means a significant change to non-U.S. companies' ability to trade Iran, and has particular relevance to the shipping industry.

The Supreme Court has in Oceanbulk Shipping & Trading SA v TMT Asia Ltd & Ors held that without prejudice negotiations which form part of the factual matrix leading to a settlement agreement will be admissible as evidence to assist in the interpretation of that settlement agreement.

An alarming number of motorists have been accused of speeding in Greater Manchester over the past year. According to recent reports, more than 30,000 drivers have found themselves facing...

Transportation rates remain elevated across all major modes as capacity constraints persist in trucking and air freight, while ocean markets show early signs of stabilization following inventory front-loading activity. Despite some moderation from peak levels, rates across global shipping, air cargo, and North American trucking continue to run significantly above prior-year benchmarks due to ongoing network disruptions and structural capacity limitations.

The question of whether demurrage liquidates all or just some of the damages arising from a charterer's breach in failing to complete cargo operations within the laytime has divided...