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
Jebel Ali port traffic slump costing DP World $100m per month
DP World posted resilient earnings as its global ports and logistics network helped soften the blow of the loss of container volumes at its UAE flagship port of Jebel Ali, where the Hormuz closure has wiped out vessel traffic
Stranded-asset risks could hit shipping earlier than expected, study finds
A UCL report warns against underestimating the risks of an energy transition in shipping, and of responding too late
Tax-free IMO plans would struggle with volatile compliance costs
UCL professor Tristan Smith argued that removing the fixed carbon price from a global IMO measure would make zero-emission fuels projects harder to invest in and create greater complexity for a market trying to forecast future fuel costs
No-tax IMO options could still hike shipping costs, Imarest study finds
The NZF policy options on the table at IMO would all increase shipping costs by 70%-80% by mid-century, including plans that get rid of the compulsory carbon price
Dry bulk ordering ‘under control’ says Star Bulk
Despite an uptick in vessel contracting in the first half of 2026, limited shipyard capacity and an ageing fleet leaves Star Bulk unconcerned amid strengthening bulk market