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
BSM boss says IMO has listened on polluter-pays problem
A simple change of wording in the IMO net zero framework may prevent disputes between owners, charterers and shipmanagers about who pays the costs
Decarbonisation now depends on one key detail
The IMO net zero framework still leaves many unanswered questions. But its yet-to-be-defined lifecycle assessment guidelines for ranking and rewarding green fuels are the most vital
IMO carbon price not a done deal industry warned
The IMO’s new green regulation has drawn fire for its complexity and weak climate targets. But it is seen as better than nothing — and nothing is still a real possibility
LNG will remain the cheapest fuel through to 2035 under IMO rules
IMO and EU regulations make LNG the cheapest ship fuel until 2035, according to consultancy Rystad Energy, which projected VLSFO costs would rise above $1,100 that year
Where do the new IMO rules leave LNG fuel?
Worries that a carbon-trading system would unfairly benefit LNG fuel seem to have been averted. Both sides of the LNG debate are claiming victory from the IMO