Shipping is and will remain central to international trade, in which Singapore and the UK have a shared interest. Challenges and questions will arise from technology and AI — the industry and shipping lawyers must shape the resulting changes. So too, environmental issues may well loom large. While in the salvage area continued pressure on the traditional LOF salvage agreement may be anticipated, shipping law more generally will evolve in keeping with traditional common law methodology. Co-operation and sharing of best practice between courts internationally is an exciting and necessary development, exemplified by the Standing International Forum of Commercial Courts (SIFoCC). Though a mature industry, shipping will continue to produce novel disputes of importance to the industry and the law more generally. Amidst constant change, underlying realities, values and know-how must be preserved.