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News informs. Apeks decides. Apeks Brief turns the week's maritime developments into decisions — what changed, who is affected, what to do now — with the regulation clock and a free tool when it helps. Sent issues are archived on this page.
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What an issue actually looks like
Not a description of one — this is the issue we sent on 12 September 2026, word for word. Every issue we have ever sent is on this page, in full, before you give us an address.
Apeks Brief · 2026-W37
- RINA Reviews Silverstream's Energy Savings Methodology RINA has independently assessed Silverstream's methodology for measuring air lubrication system energy savings.
- IMO MSC 111: MASS Code, LRIT Access, Piracy Data Update IMO's Maritime Safety Committee adopted a MASS Code, eased Gulf STCW rules, expanded LRIT access, and reported a 17% rise in piracy incidents.
- IMO Net-Zero Talks End With Key Issues Still Unresolved Latest IMO working group session on the Net-Zero Framework closes with major divisions unresolved, pushing decisions toward late 2026 sessions.
Why this exists
Shipping has never got safer because someone wrote about it. It gets safer when the people who run ships pass on what they actually see — the deficiency that keeps repeating across a fleet, the question set that quietly changed, the clause nobody read until it mattered.
Apeks Brief is our side of that exchange. We do the week's reading and screening, and hand it back as something you can act on. Your side is simpler: if we get something wrong, or it looks different from where you sit — the bridge, the office, the vetting desk — write to hello@apeks.tech. Corrections and field experience shape what goes into the next issue.
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What changed
The week, screened
Regulation, vetting, fuel rules and market moves — filtered for operational impact, not volume.
Who is affected
Your fleet, not "the industry"
Vessel types, trades and roles named explicitly — owner, technical manager, superintendent.
What to do now
Deadlines and actions
The regulation clock, concrete first steps and the free browser tool that gets you started.
Start now — nothing to sign up for
These are free and open to anyone, subscriber or not. They run in your browser and nothing you type leaves your device. The Brief is simply how the next one reaches you without you going looking for it.
Free operator tools
- RightShip age trigger checker Is the vessel past the trigger — and what changes in January 2027?
- SIRE 2.0 preparation checklist Work through the question set before the inspector does.
- PSC deficiency checklist generator Build a port-specific checklist from recurring detainable findings.
- EU ETS voyage cost calculator Put a number on the allowance cost of a specific voyage.
Guides worth the read
- RightShip Requirements Explained: Vessel Data, Safety Score, RISQ Inspection and the Age Trigger A practical breakdown of what RightShip actually asks from a dry bulk or general cargo vessel and its manager: platform data, the Safety Score inputs RightShip publishes, the RISQ inspection layer, charterer acceptance clauses — and the inspection age trigger, now 11 years and moving to 10 (or 10.5) years in January 2027.
- EU ETS for shipping: what the scheme actually obliges you to do EU ETS applies to shipping since 2024: scope, voyage split rules, shipping company definition, and surrender deadlines explained.
- SIRE 2.0 CBT: what computer-based training can and cannot do before a vetting inspection OCIMF does not require SIRE 2.0 computer-based training certificates for crew; inspectors won't ask for them during vetting inspections.
Past issues
Every issue we have sent, in full — read them before you decide.
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- RINA Reviews Silverstream's Energy Savings Methodology
- IMO MSC 111: MASS Code, LRIT Access, Piracy Data Update
- IMO Net-Zero Talks End With Key Issues Still Unresolved