Grant Rowles

An agent’s role in enhancing the efficiency of port calls for dry bulk shipowners is more significant than ever, argues Svend Stenberg Mølholt, chief commercial officer at Inchcape Shipping Services in the latest in our ongoing series of Geneva Dry Dialogues, ahead of April’s return of the world’s premier commodities shipping conference. “A proactive and …

Claudia Paschkewitz, director of sustainability, diversity and inclusion at Columbia Group, writes about the impact Donald Trump’s rulings on DEI will have on the maritime industry. US President Donald Trump’s recent ruling against diversity and inclusivity measures is a step backwards in the progress that has been made around the world, and it could have …

On Splash’s big birthday, lead columnist Andrew Craig-Bennett gives his take on the past decade. Ten years ago, the industry that we all love was getting over the 2012 crisis – the year when many of the ships ordered during the 2004-2008 boom caused by China’s accession to the World Trade Organization were delivered. Everything …

Artificial Intelligence is seen by Splash readers as the technology having the most significant impact on maritime operations in the coming 10 years in an ongoing survey being carried out in association with Inmarsat.

With scores of shipowners booking their flights for late April to Switzerland for the world's top dry bulk event, Vasileios Gkikas will be on hand to answer some of the most pressing questions on the agenda.

We have a new magazine launching today, designed to give the shipping industry an idea of how the markets might play out in the coming months. Today’s opening instalment looks at the trajectories of the world’s two largest economies. Economists have been left flabbergasted by the opening months of Donald Trump’s return to power in …

Having attended over 200 shipping events since 2009, Gennadiy Ivanov found last year’s inaugural Geneva Dry gathering to be one of the most “efficient, proactive and practical” conferences he’s ever attended. “As proof of its value, we registered for the second Geneva Dry the very next day after the first one concluded,” Ivanov, a director …

In the second instalment of our brand new magazine, Maritime CEO canvasses the industry over on all things tech. For Mikael Skov, who heads up Hafnia, the world’s largest product tanker owner, artificial intelligence emissions reduction and autonomous vessels are likely going to be the biggest tech breakthroughs in general in the industry due to …

DP World has signed a long-term strategic agreement with Maersk to expand maritime services at DP World's terminal in the Port of Santos, Brazil.

AET, a tanker firm controlled by Malaysia's MISC, has appointed Nick Potter, a well known name in Singapore shipping circles, as its next president and CEO.