Maritime Resilience: preparing for
the future

Maritime Resilience:
Preparing for the Future

Shipping accounts for about 80-90% of global trading activity,
with its cargo carrying capacity doubling since 2005.

Our Members are at the forefront of this global industry but they are facing a changing landscape, characterised by three main challenges:

(1) People & Safety

Manning vessels is becoming increasingly difficult due to a lack of experienced seafarers, especially following the crewing crisis of Covid-19 and a general lack of interest from young people in choosing a career at sea.

As operations onboard and in ports become more technologically advanced and with emerging new sources of energy or fuel, there is also an increasing need to focus on ensuring that seafarers are adequately trained to safely conduct such operations.

(2) Environmental Impact

The climate and ecological crisis is the greatest threat that humanity has ever faced and the global regulatory framework is evolving to address it.

From the IMO's EEXI (Energy Efficiency Existing Index) & CII (Carbon Intensity Indicator) clauses which are being revised at the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), to the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), environmental regulation affecting the industry is continuously evolving.

There is no one solution that will work for all which creates uncertainty, especially where solutions need to be applied to an ageing fleet and investments in new fleets must try to look ahead and seek to reflect the ever-changing regulatory environment.

(3) Technology

The expected expansion of autonomous shipping, increased digitisation and more artificial intelligence (AI) systems as well as port operation automation again highlight the need to train crews to adequately handle and manage new technologies in a safe and efficient manner, for their personal safety, the safety of their vessels and the safety of the oceans and the environment in which they operate.

Sustainability unlocks a new
wave of challenges as well
as opportunity.