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Bunkering
Moving toward cleaner fuels: Complications, controversy and (some) confusion
The debate over emissions from commercial ships is based on Annex VI of the MARPOL Convention, pushed forward by the…
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Lots of surprises yet to come post-Brexit
For those with maritime interests, what happens at the International Maritime Organization, (it favours the American spelling) has relevance, significance,…
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The last word on Posidonia 2016
The editor has been hassling me for my impressions on last week’s Posidonia so here goes. The most important, which…
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What to expect in 2016
Unlike those of Nostradamus and the Delphic Oracle, my tongue in cheek predictions come with a warranty of complete reliability.…
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For those in peril
In the world of modern communications, we have come to expect constant contact, or at least prompt information. So the…
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Americas
Will pigs fly before the Jones Act changes?
It is true that US law requires that a ship, permitted to trade coastwise, must be built in a US…
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Copper is still king. So is China
The shipping industry still looks to commodities as barometers of its own future, and the global economy, generally. Copper is…
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Americas
The El Faro blame game begins
It is said that the struggle to improve on safety at sea “progresses from sinking to sinking”. It is likely…
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Glass half full: Clay Maitland
Back in the day, as they say, it was a commonplace (particularly in England) that ‘things have to get worse,…
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Is marine reinsurance set for a crisis?
As many of us would remember, about 10 years ago, we learned a lesson. The world learned that repackaged mortgage…
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The times they are a-changin’
Shell’s decision to abandon the Burger J project, along with its entire Arctic exploration program, comes immediately after the revelation…
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Beware of Chinese proverbs
It may be due to the ubiquitous Chinese fortune cookie, but nowadays, all Chinese proverbs seem to be purpose-written for…
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Don’t stop thinking about tomorrow
Winston Churchill said: “Success is going from one failure to the next with no loss of enthusiasm.” The shipping industry…
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RBS says goodbye to all that
The curtain is about to come down on one of the most dominant ship finance franchises in banking history: the…
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‘Events, dear boy, events’
When I was in high school, we had a session, every Monday, called ‘Current Events’. All you had to do…
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What a difference a week makes in the tanker trades
Last week, the International Energy Agency, which advises the OECD countries on energy policy, said that the oil market was…
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Oil, shipping and the commodities collapse
While the world is awash with speculation on what will happen to Greece, the Euro and the Chinese economy, a…
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