Hydrogen Injection Without Replacing the Engine
Marine Hydrogen Injection Retrofit Hydrogen Injection Without Replacing the Engine: 10 Checks Before Owners Believe the Fuel-Saving Claim A 24% fuel saving on an 8,500-nautical-mile bulk-carrier voyage will get every owner’s attention. But the...
Bunker Strategy 2027: 8 Ways Owners Are Responding to Tight Fuel Supply
ShipUniverse Bunker Strategy Report | September 2026 8 Ways Shipowners Are Reworking Bunker Strategy as Marine Fuel Supplies Tighten Into 2027 There was a time when the bunker meeting mostly came down to price,...
Can Variable-Speed Gensets Cut Ship Fuel Use 15%? 7 Vessel Types to Watch
Variable-Speed Gensets vs Constant-Speed Generators: 7 Vessel Types Where the Retrofit Could Pay First A generator running at full synchronous speed does not care that the ship only needs a quarter of its rated...
7 Remote Ship Inspection Technologies Cutting Tank, Hold and Hull Survey Costs
Remote Ship Inspections Are Starting to Attack the Expensive Part of the Survey A surveyor looking at steel has never been the expensive bit. Getting him close enough to look at it is. Scaffolding...
10 Ship Safety Systems Decarbonization Is Quietly Creating a New Market For
ShipUniverse Supplier Opportunity Report | September 2026 The New Ship Safety Equipment Market Hiding Inside Decarbonization Anyone who has sat through a retrofit budget review knows the engine is rarely the whole job. The...
Scrubbers Are Back? Vessel Types Where the 2026 Fuel Spread Is Changing ROI
Scrubber ROI 2026 Scrubbers Are Back? 7 Vessel Types Where the 2026 Fuel Spread Is Changing the ROI The scrubber debate never really died. It just got quieter when the spread was too thin...
Cruise Ship Supplier Categories Winning From the $4 Billion Drydock Boom
Cruise Drydock Supplier Opportunity Cruise ship suppliers are chasing a $4 billion drydock market. The winners are not just selling prettier cabins. A cruise drydock used to feel like paint, carpets, class work and...
Some Indian Ship Recycling Yards Still Can’t Access the EU List, Even After HKC Compliance
Ship Recycling Regulation HKC-Compliant but Still Locked Out: Why 110+ Indian Recycling Yards Remain Outside the EU List A shipowner can sell an end-of-life vessel in one phone call, but the cleanest recycling decision...
Before Installing Rotor Sails & The Ship-wide Systems Owners Likely Need to Integrate
Wind-Assisted Propulsion Integration Wind Propulsion Isn’t Just a Sail: 10 Ship Systems Owners Must Integrate Before Installing Rotor Sails Rotor sails are moving from novelty deck equipment into the machinery and navigation conversation. Maersk...
Can Shipowners Prove AI Actually Saves Fuel? 8 Technologies Needed for Bankable Voyage Optimization
AI Voyage Optimization Can Shipowners Prove AI Actually Saves Fuel? 8 Technologies Needed to Turn Voyage Optimization Into Bankable Savings Anyone who has watched a voyage estimate get cleaned up after the fact knows...
Cargo Securing Inspections Start Today and 10 PSC Checks That Can Delay a Sailing
PSC Campaign Starts Today Cargo Securing Inspections Start Today: 10 Things Port State Control Will Check Before Your Ship Sails From September 1 to November 30, 2026, Paris MoU and Tokyo MoU inspectors are...
Your Ship’s Cranes Are Now a SOLAS Issue: 10 Costs Owners Should Budget Before the Next Renewal Survey
SOLAS 2026 Lifting Appliances Your Ship’s Cranes Are Now a SOLAS Issue: 10 Costs Owners Need in the Renewal-Survey Budget Most ship cranes do not become a problem because the hook suddenly cannot lift....
VLCC Rates Are Turning Into the Cleanest Signal in the Crude Tanker Market
VLCC Rate Market VLCC Rates Are Turning Into the Cleanest Signal in the Crude Tanker Market There are tanker markets where the headline rate tells you almost nothing, and then there is the current...
Should Your Next Ship Still Be LNG Dual-Fuel? 10 Numbers to Run Before Signing a Newbuild Contract
2027 Newbuild Decision Should Your Next Ship Still Be LNG Dual-Fuel? 10 Numbers to Run Before Signing a Newbuild Contract Höegh Autoliners ordering six more LNG dual-fuel Aurora-class car carriers is the kind of...
Your Ballast Water System (BWMS) is Getting Old: 10 Repairs That Signal It May Be Time for a Major Upgrade
Ballast Water System Upgrade Test Your Ballast Water System Is 10 Years Old: 10 Repairs That Signal It May Be Time for a Major Upgrade A 10-year-old ballast water management system can look compliant...
Is Bunker Fuel Quality Getting Worse? 7 Checks Shipowners Should Add Before Accepting a Stem in 2026
Marine Fuel Quality 2026 Bunker Fuel Quality Is Getting Worse: 7 Checks Shipowners Should Add Before Accepting a Stem A cheap stem can become the most expensive fuel on board if the owner only...
Methanol Retrofit or Replace the Ship? The Vessel-Age Test Owners Should Run First
A $10 million to $25 million engine and fuel-system project can look strategic on a young, high-earning ship with committed cargo and fuel access, but it can look like stranded capex on a vessel...
Weekend Updates @ Ship Universe
Weekend Intelligence Update The Maritime World Doesn’t Stop for the Weekend ShipUniverse Intelligence continues tracking the developments shaping the maritime industry — including major projects, deals, emerging fleet programs, technology, regulations and incidents from...
Can a Bunker Platform Replace Your Broker? The Real Answer Depends on the Stem
I keep coming back to bunker platforms because the real question is not whether software can run an RFQ faster than a broker. The better question is which stems are simple enough for software...
Your Bunker Tests at 58°C: 9 Costs Triggered by One Bad Flashpoint Result Under the New SOLAS Rules
A bunker sample that tests at 58°C is not a small laboratory note under the 2026 flashpoint regime. I keep coming back to low-flashpoint bunkers because one number below the SOLAS line can turn...
IMO is Studying Swappable Ship Batteries that Could Turn Energy Into a Leased Container
I think the most interesting part of swappable ship batteries is not the container, but who owns it. It is whether the owner can buy the vessel, but lease the energy container. If traction...
The Post-Fixture Profit Test: 12 Events That Should Automatically Trigger a New Voyage P&L Forecast
I keep coming back to post-fixture P&L forecasting because the voyage estimate should not sit untouched while the voyage keeps changing. The fixture may be fixed, but expected profit is still moving every time...
The Voyage Margin Leak That Turns Good Fixtures Into Weak P&L
I would frame voyage margin leakage as the difference between the deal the desk approved and the voyage the vessel actually performed. The commercial desk may approve the voyage based on a strong TCE,...
The Real Cost of Going PFOS-Free on Shipboard Firefighting Foam in 2026
I think the biggest PFOS mistake is assuming compliant foam solves the problem by itself. The rule is now live, but the real cost is not just buying replacement foam. It is proving that...
Hormuz Transit Fees: The Top Insurance and Sanctions Traps Shipowners Should Price Before Passage
I think the first question is not how much the Hormuz fee costs, but what the payment does to cover, compliance and recovery. The larger problem is the chain reaction that can follow a...
Tariff Frontloading and the Budget Risks Behind Record July Import Volumes
I keep coming back to tariff frontloading because it looks like a smart defensive move until the second invoice cycle begins. Importers rush containers ahead of tariff changes, fuel surcharges and trade-policy uncertainty, then...
Robotic Hull Cleaning vs Traditional Cleaning: When Does a $100M Fleet Need Its Own Hull-Care Strategy?
I keep coming back to robotic hull cleaning because it turns a maintenance task into a fleet strategy question. Traditional cleaning asks when the hull is dirty enough to send divers or a cleaning...
India’s Shipbuilding Supplier Boom Is Bigger Than the Fund
I keep coming back to India’s shipbuilding finance push because the most interesting opportunity may not be the shipyard headline at all. The new money is important, but shipyards cannot turn long-term finance, fleet-acquisition...
Hormuz Transit Fees: 9 Insurance and Sanctions Traps Shipowners Should Price Before Passage
Hormuz Transit Fees Are Becoming an Insurance and Sanctions Trap I keep coming back to Hormuz transit fees because the biggest risk is not only the money paid at the chokepoint. The real exposure...
The BWMS Works, But the Filter Doesn’t – Key Upgrades to Try Before Replacing the Entire System
I think the filter is the part of a ballast water management system that gets blamed last and costs money first. The treatment unit may still be fundamentally sound, but muddy water, high turbidity,...