Declan Bush
Multimedia Editor
Former Lloyd’s List sustainability editor Declan re-joined us in August 2023 as multimedia editor, overseeing our daily news and other digital output. Between his Lloyd’s List tours of duty, Declan covered distressed debt as a reporter with Reorg, an industry-leading financial newswire. He has also written for legal trade press and, before that, newspapers in his native Western Australia. When not checking the news, Declan plays guitar in London's blues music scene and buys more books than will ever have time to read.
Latest From Declan Bush
Shipping’s talent shortage extends ashore
Industry leaders are worried who will replace them in the office, while they seek out seafarers able to work on more complicated ship types and grapple with training costs
Net zero in doubt but progress is being made, brokers told
Decarbonisation is still the industry’s biggest challenge and net zero by 2050 looks doubtful, industry bosses told the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers
Black carbon regulation back on the cards at IMO
Countries have voiced support for developing a polar fuel standard, which green groups hope will mean progress on black carbon after a decade in the regulatory long grass
Ruby owner complains of media beat-up
The Ruby’s owners said media speculation and resulting prejudice over its ammonium nitrate cargo were stopping the ship from finding a port and getting fixed
Zemba survey highlights gaps between e-fuel promises and reality
The Aspen Institute’s Zemba non-profit said green e-fuels could be available for its next green freight tender, but big challenges remain in getting shipping to use them
MEPC82 split over food security concerns
The IMO’s climate talks were dominated by debates over what carbon pricing would do to poor states’ food security, with some states arguing too little is known to proceed with a regulation yet