All articles by Adele Berti

Roundtable: how can cruise lines reduce their environmental impact?

The biggest cruise ships are effectively floating settlements, offering more entertainment, food and accommodation than ever before. Unfortunately, this ‘go…
The challenge of integrating automation on ships

Automation has been gaining traction among shipowners as an enabler of greater efficiency and cost savings. However, the president of…
Q&A: memoirs of a cruise ship entertainer with Sam Catling

Sam Catling is a former cruise ship entertainer now turned handyman, supporting artist for TV and film and, as of…
Q&A: using real-time data to cut emissions with ZeroNorth

ZeroNorth is a technology company that aims to help shipowners and operators in the tramp shipping industry reduce carbon emissions…
Debate: should shipping be regulated regionally or globally?

Ilaria Grasso Macola: Shipping needs international regulation if it wants to be united in tackling climate change and helping crews…

What will Joe Biden’s election mean for shipping?

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are less than a month away from replacing Donald Trump and Mike Pence in the…
The return of Swan Hellenic

Considering the current state of the world, launching a business nowadays could be considered either borderline crazy or a highly…
Brexit and fishing: how issues over Channel rights could affect UK ports

The issue of fishing rights is fast becoming one of the most curious paradoxes of the Brexit negotiations and stalling…
How to speed up shipping: a look at the IMO’s ‘Just In Time’ Arrival Guide

Optimising a ship’s port call process may not be the ultimate solution to tackling the climate change crisis, but according…
Handling dangerous goods in the wake of the Beirut explosion

In August 2015, two consecutive explosions in a container storage station at the Port of Tianjin in China killed over…