Singapore Maritime Week
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Maritime CEO
Maritime CEO Forum: Sniff of an uptick in dry bulk draws operators back into the arena
A sniff of a return of a decent dry bulk market will likely see many operators return to the sector…
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Asia
Baltic Exchange introducing LNG and container indices
The Baltic Exchange – now owned by the Singapore Exchange – is introducing LNG and container indices. Newly appointed Baltic boss…
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Asia
Pros and cons of container consolidation
Singapore’s port is seeing more calls thanks to the recent alliance merry-go-round. The island’s top terminal operator remains cautious on…
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Europe
Euronav: $600m in cash ready to spend
Paddy Rodgers, the ceo of Euronav, is adamant he will not be left behind in snapping up tanker bargains. While…
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Contributions
BW rings the changes
Andreas Sohmen-Pao has sold his VLCC fleet, while other Singapore owners have feasted on cheap bulker bargains this year. Andreas…
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Asia
Singapore government readies maritime workforce for digital transformation
Singaporean authorities are taking steps to transform maritime manpower in the republic in step with the technological changes sweeping through…
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Asia
‘Digital will change the fundamentals of shipping’: Lasse Kristoffersen
Lasse Kristoffersen, president and ceo of Scandinavian line Torvald Klaveness, has warned his peers that the opaque nature of shipping…
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Maritime CEO
Maritime CEO Forum: Tech changes will leave IMO ‘dead and buried’
Delegates attending yesterday’s Maritime CEO Forum held at Singapore’s iconic Fullerton Hotel debated the future of the industry, with opinion…
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Contributions
Opportunity knocks
With some sectors looking to have bottomed out many in Singapore are buying up cheap assets. Speak it quietly but…
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Operations
Maritime CEO Forum – Shipping losing war for talent
Shipping is losing the talent war for the next generation of seafarers, and has failed to properly show the opportunities…
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Asia
Other cities eye Singapore’s shipping crown
Singapore Maritime Weeks has kicked off. Chief correspondent Jason Jiang assesses whether the Lion Republic is the world’s most vibrant…
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Asia
Framing the future of shipping debate
Once again shipping and its digital transformation drew many readers’ attention this week on Splash. Frank Coles’ article yesterday elicited…
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Asia
BW LPG and BW Pacific pen VLGC and MR deals with Nissen Kaiun
BW LPG has agreed to sell its last VLGC newbuilding to Nissen Kaiun and lease it back, and will timecharter…
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Asia
Sea Asia delegates told not to worry about financing: ‘There’s plenty of funds available’
Singapore: The current climate for ship financing is warming up, and there is sufficient funds in the market, delegates were…
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Containers
Container shipping is like an arms race: CC Tung
Singapore: Container shipping’s rush to order ever larger ships was likened to an arms race at yesterday’s Singapore Maritime Lecture.…
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Asia
Swire Pacific Offshore boss admits conditions increasingly tricky for OSVs
Singapore: Weaker utilisation and a “highly competitive market” are making life extremely difficult for OSV players, a leading name in…
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Asia
Germanwings tragedy should serve as wake-up call for shipping: Sailor’s Society
Singapore: Contrary to a recent report from Bimco and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) claiming seafarers were largely content…
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Asia
IMO head calls for global body to oversee offshore sector
Singapore: Koji Sekimuzu, the secretary-general of the IMO, has called for the offshore sector to have some form of global…
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Containers
Challenges facing boxlines debated at Sea Asia
Singapore: The global container shipping market is still not optimistic for the foreseeable future, and cost control has become one…
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Greater China
Chinese yards seek growth with special purpose vessels
Singapore: With the traditional shipping market still in the slow recovering process and the offshore market struggling, some Chinese shipyards…
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