Declan Bush
Senior Reporter
Former Lloyd’s List’s sustainability editor Declan rejoined us in August 2023 as senior reporter. 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
WinGD releases first high-pressure LNG engine as IMO delay prolongs fossil fuels
Swiss engine designer WinGD has released its first high-pressure, dual-fuel LNG engine, pitched at ultra-large containerships. The first will hit the water from 2028 and compete with Everllence’s ME-GI engine
Reaching net zero will take more than just the IMO, says LR’s Brown
IMO regulation alone cannot spur the trillions of dollars needed to decarbonise shipping, according to Lloyd’s Register CEO Nick Brown: ‘We have to recognise that we are one part of a much wider energy transition’
GMF urges countries not to give up on green corridors
The number of ‘green corridor’ projects to trial zero-emission shipping has reached 84, but most have struggled to get off the ground for lack of a business case, according to the Global Maritime Forum’s latest review
Cash-strapped fraud investigations ‘outsourced’ to the press, says defence lawyer
HFW head of global investigations Barry Vitou said companies linked to fraud or sanctions-busting faced huge reputational risk from being named in media stories
Why be a seafarer in 2025?
The dream of a career at sea is still real, and shipping must do a better job of promoting the career path. But challenges old and new continue to hold back progress