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Tanker and dry bulk changing fortunes
As the charts on this page from Clarksons make clear, it’s a brave person who would buy a bulk carrier…
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How worried should shipping be about decoupling?
Shipping’s constant focus on the double Ds of decarbonisation and digitalisation these days ought to spare a thought for a…
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No longer hot air
Wind assisted propulsion technologies are just what is needed today as they have, ultimately, the biggest fuel saving potential of…
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Key Shipping Statistics
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Let’s reinvent ourselves to get talent and capital
So that’s summer over once more. Let’s hope you are returning recharged and refreshed. As we predicted before the break,…
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Solving the maritime recruitment crisis: why salary rises are not enough
Phil Parry, chairman of Spinnaker, writes for Splash today on hiring priorities. There is a palpable supply-side shortfall in maritime…
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Jones Act numbers reveal the law’s failure
Colin Grabow, a research fellow at the Cato Institute’s Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies, responds to criticism…
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Is extending the life of a ship bad for the environment?
Dr Anand Hiremath from Global Marketing Systems (GMS) has three simple ways for shipping to become more circular. The maritime…
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The numbers behind the Jones Act
Blue Alpha Capital’s John McCown writes for Splash today on the always contentious issue of the Jones Act in the…
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Different shades of steel
Dr Anand Hiremath from Global Marketing Systems (GMS) writes for Splash today on the topic of green steel. You may…
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Food at sea: changing menus
Marine Catering Training Consultancy (MCTC) CEO Christian Ioannou reflects on how the industry has evolved over the past decade as…
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Are shipping’s carbon regulations a problem or an opportunity in disguise?
While the challenges are considerable, decarbonisation might lay the groundwork for future competitive advantage argues Georgios Plevrakis, vice president, global…
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Marine LNG and the regulatory race of alternative fuels
Current EU regulations enable the use of LNG as a ship fuel until 2040, and there’s no indication this will…
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Smile like you mean it
Steven Jones, the founder of the Seafarers Happiness Index on the rise of grin washing. You have probably heard the…
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Clean technology – low hanging fruit that’s ripe for the picking
Over the past 18 months, there has been an increasingly strong focus on low and zero carbon marine fuels as…
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How EEXI and CII will impact global fleet dynamics
With 156 days to go until their implementation, the debate about the International Maritime Organization’s upcoming Energy Efficient Existing Ship…
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‘Bulk carriers have a pronounced case of the mid-year blues’
Splash Extra identifies the reasons for the current lull in the markets. Bulk carrier freight rates have increased in June…
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Shipyards
Splash Extra: Ordering boom sees yards weigh up risks of expansion
Global shipbuilding capacity is down by 60% from its 2010 peak at around 2,700 ships capacity per annum and yet…
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Yards toy with adding capacity
Surging newbuild orders and an escalating backlog have prompted the question of the possible reopening of some mothballed shipyards, or…
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July 2022 Review
Shipowners and insurers are reacting with caution to Friday’s news of a deal hammered out between Russia and Ukraine, assisted…
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