The 98,000 cu m Seri Everest is all set to make its maiden voyage from the newly constructed Orbit ethane export terminal in Nederland, Texas. This is the first of six vessels to work for Zhejiang Satellite Petrochemical under a 15-year sale-and leaseback deal with MISC.

By this time next year, the European Commission will have unveiled exactly how it wants to regulate shipping emissions, while the International Maritime Organization may have begun its own debate on market-based measures.

IRISL Marine Innovation magazine editor-in-chief Fatemeh Moonesan sits with UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi to discuss global maritime transport, digital technologies and the green shipping industry.