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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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Not a description of one — this is the issue we sent on 24 October 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-W43-2
- European Parliament Backs Delay to Methane Obligations on Energy Imports The European Parliament backed a three-year delay to EU Methane Regulation obligations for energy importers. It is a negotiating position, not law in force.
- RightShip Rev 4.0: general cargo added, 'unknown' ship records on the platform rated Unacceptable RightShip's Dry Bulk Vessel Vetting Baseline Criteria, Revision 4.0, dated 1 October 2026, now cover general cargo ships. Under RightShip's criteria, a ship whose DOC company, class, flag or P&I club shows as unknown on the platform is Unacceptable, three or more PSC detentions in 24 months mean Unacceptable, and the MoC/VTOP questionnaire is due within 1 month of a newbuild delivery or DOC change.
- EU ETS for ships of 400 to 5,000 GT: what the Commission proposed, which ships, which dates On 17 July 2026 the European Commission proposed bringing smaller tankers, gas and LNG carriers, general cargo ships and offshore vessels of 400 to 5,000 GT into the EU ETS from 2031, and extending EU emissions monitoring to tankers, gas carriers and passenger ships from 2029. All dates are proposals.
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 Inspection: Process, Finding Grades and Validity Periods A guide to the RightShip inspection process, RISQ finding grades, the 15-day close-out, the validity matrix and the Rev 4.0 vetting criteria.
- Off-hire bunker ROB discrepancy: 7 steps when owner and charterer figures don't match What the technical manager, master and charterer's operator do when the redelivery bunker figures disagree: hold the tanks, compare on one basis, re-gauge, reconcile against the ship's records, record the disagreement and settle under the charter party.
- Wind-Assisted Propulsion on Existing Ships: Retrofit Constraints, Savings Drivers and How EEXI Counts Wind A technical manager's guide to assessing a wind-assisted propulsion retrofit: what the saving actually depends on, what a bulk-carrier retrofit programme taught Lloyd's Register, and how MEPC.1/Circ.896 credits wind power for EEDI and EEXI.
Past issues
Every issue we have sent, in full — read them before you decide.
- This week in maritime: 6 briefs, 1 tool
- This week in maritime: 6 briefs, 1 tool
- Rystad, OceanScore Bring FuelEU Pooling Prices Into Research · +5 more
- This week in maritime: 6 briefs, 1 tool
- RINA Expands Singapore Innovation Hub for AI, Decarbonisation · +5 more
- This week in maritime: 6 briefs, 1 tool
- OCIMF Update: Seafarer Safety Amid Middle East Disruption · +5 more
- This week in maritime: 1 action, 6 briefs, 1 tool
- RINA Grants Type Approval to PowerCell Marine System 225 · +5 more
- This week in maritime: 1 action, 6 briefs, 1 tool
- Thai Owner Gets $10.98M War-Risk Payout After Hormuz Attack · +5 more
Turkish editions
- Bu hafta denizcilikte: 6 brifing, 1 araç
- Bu hafta denizcilikte: 6 brifing, 1 araç
- Rystad ve OceanScore'dan FuelEU Havuzlama Fiyat Verisi İşbirliği · +5 haber
- Bu hafta denizcilikte: 6 brifing, 1 araç
- RINA, Singapur İnovasyon Merkezi'ni Genişletiyor · +5 haber
- Bu hafta denizcilikte: 6 brifing, 1 araç
- OCIMF'den Orta Doğu Gerginliğinde Denizci Güvenliği Güncellemesi · +5 haber
- Bu hafta denizcilikte: 1 aksiyon, 6 brifing, 1 araç
- RINA'dan PowerCell Marine System 225'e Tip Onayı · +5 haber
- Bu hafta denizcilikte: 1 aksiyon, 6 brifing, 1 araç
- Tayland Sahibine Hürmüz Saldırısı Sonrası 10,98 Milyon Dolar Ödeme · +5 haber
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- European Parliament Backs Delay to Methane Obligations on Energy Imports
- RightShip Rev 4.0: general cargo added, 'unknown' ship records on the platform rated Unacceptable
- EU ETS for ships of 400 to 5,000 GT: what the Commission proposed, which ships, which dates