All articles by Gareth Evans

Warships of the future: how will the Royal Navy sail in 2050?

Innovative ship design has played a significant part in the success of the Royal Navy since the middle of the…
India’s shipyards – on the rise?

In February, in his address to the Indian Maritime University, President Pranab Mukherjee spoke of the essential role that shipbuilding…
Treating ballast water: a bouyant market

For as long as sailors have ploughed the seas, a whole range of marine life has been stealing a passage…
Suez Canal: ready for a new era?

The project was included in most of the main candidates' 2012 election campaigns, though not the now-ousted President Morsi, who…
Private marine security – the best option for tackling piracy?

"The problem is driven by a variety of things; greed, poverty and a vulnerable maritime industry," says Captain William H.…

Continuous emissions monitoring – sailing into murky waters?

With new international standards forthcoming from the IMO, and a number of regional and national regulators in the process of…
Ship recycling – EU draft regulations spell hope for a growing controversy

In 2012 alone, one European ship a day was consigned to such sub-standard beaching yards in South Asia, according to…
A world afloat: why seaborne trade will double before 2030

According to Global Marine Trends 2030 - a jointly produced report from Lloyd's Register, QinetiQ and Strathclyde University, looking at…
Is climate change rewriting the global shipping map?

Arctic sea-ice reached a record new, all-time low in 2012, according to Nasa, with sea ice covering only 1.58m square…