That IMO 2020, eh? They're all talking about it, aren’t they? But perhaps no one has ever before discussed it while being filmed playing table tennis on a quayside in "sunny" Southampton.
However, ExxonMobil is proud to break new ground, with its action-packed summit now being shown on its website and YouTube.
The only discernible reason for this edited reel is that the ExxonMobil-branded table is made using sulphur.
This could all have been fantastically awkward, of course, but the scripted questions are posed quite naturally.
Luca Volta, the oil major's marine fuels venture manager, and Mark Whitaker, director of John H Whitaker (Tankers), are naturals — a Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon for the brave new maritime age.
Indeed, it is all very reminiscent of Coogan's renowned spoof television personality Alan Partridge's brainstorming session for programme ideas: "Cooking In Prison! Youth Hostelling With Chris Eubank! Monkey Tennis! IMO 2020 Ping Pong!"
But what next for this nascent genre of informative shipping videos?
Perhaps Paddy Rodgers and Petros Pappas could discuss the merits of scrubbers while abseiling down Mount Rushmore? Over to you, lads...
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There are big plans afoot for a Greek island once owned by shipping legend Aristotle Onassis.
Russian tycoon Dmitry Rybolovlev has obtained planning permission to turn Skorpios into a top-notch resort for international VIPs.
Senior Greek finance ministry officials gathered in Athens earlier this week to approve the €165m ($190m) project.
Rybolovlev plans to build a five-star hotel for 60 guests.
Developments will include bungalows, a villa, an artificial lake, swimming pools, soccer and tennis courts, a nightclub and an open-air theatre, as well as stables and an equestrian course for up to 10 horses.
He is said to have spent about $100m to buy Skorpios six years ago from Onassis heiress Athina.
Onassis purchased the Ionian island in 1963. He planted thousands of trees and imported hundreds of tonnes of sand to turn it into his family's private resort.
Onassis’ grave is still there, as are those of his children Alexander and Christina, who died in their 20s and 30s.
Some of the buildings Onassis erected on Skorpios are likely to be demolished as part of the overhaul.
