Sam Chambers

Sam Chambers

Starting out with the Informa Group in 2000 in Hong Kong, Sam Chambers became editor of Maritime Asia magazine as well as East Asia Editor for the world’s oldest newspaper, Lloyd’s List. In 2005 he pursued a freelance career and wrote for a variety of titles including taking on the role of Asia Editor at Seatrade magazine and China correspondent for Supply Chain Asia. His work has also appeared in The Economist, The New York Times, The Sunday Times and The International Herald Tribune.

Containers
Sam ChambersMarch 5, 2021
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Straits Orient Lines acquires two container vessels
Straits Orient Lines Singapore, part of Transworld Group Singapore, is adding two ships to take its fleet to 12 ships.…
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Shipyards
Sam ChambersMarch 5, 2021
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Koreans target hydrogen standards
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE), the holding company of Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, has joined hands with class society…
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Environment
Sam ChambersMarch 5, 2021
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Shipping giant Eastern Pacific plumps for ammonia and methanol
Eastern Pacific Shipping, one of the world’s largest shipowners with 168 vessels in its fleet, has weighed in on the…
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Operations
Sam ChambersMarch 5, 2021
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BW gets into the vessel performance optimisation game
Shipowning giant BW Group and Miros are launching Miros Mocean, a joint venture vessel performance optimisation tool. BW Group and…
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Operations
Sam ChambersMarch 5, 2021
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Concern Abu Sayyaf might be targeting ships again
ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre, an Asian piracy monitoring organisation, today issued a warning based on information from the Philippine Coast…
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Environment
Sam ChambersMarch 4, 2021
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Israel identifies tanker it believes caused huge spill
Israel says it has identified the tanker it believes is responsible for the huge oil spill that has washed up…
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Containers
Sam ChambersMarch 4, 2021
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Court gives PIL rescue plan the green light
Pacific International Lines’s (PIL) proposed scheme of arrangement – a de facto debt workout – has been sanctioned by the…
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Bunkering
Sam ChambersMarch 4, 2021
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Inland boxship to be running on hydrogen by year-end
An inland container vessel will be running exclusively on hydrogen power by the end of this year. Future Proof Shipping…
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Middle East
Sam ChambersMarch 4, 2021
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Israeli car carrier sets sail again after last Friday’s explosion
An Israeli car carrier that suffered an explosion off Muscat is back sailing, having left Dubai where it underwent repairs.…
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Ports and Logistics
Sam ChambersMarch 4, 2021
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UK pushes ahead with freeports plan
Eight freeports will be established in England as part of the British finance minister’s annual budget unveiled yesterday. The first…
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Containers
Sam ChambersMarch 4, 2021
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‘We need to talk more about predicability rather than just visibility’: TPM
The Journal of Commerce-organised TPM, container shipping’s top event, closed its first virtual gathering yesterday, ending a week-long deep dive…
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Gas
Sam ChambersMarch 4, 2021
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Baltic Exchange adds new LNG-powered seaborne gas assessments
A new set of independent indices for the liquified natural gas (LNG) seaborne trade went live this week, based on…
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Gas
Sam ChambersMarch 3, 2021
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Hyundai Heavy developing LPG/CO2 carrier in partnership with Saudi Aramco
Hyundai Heavy Industries is developing ships capable of carrying CO2 and LPG at the same time in partnership with Saudi…
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Regulatory
Sam ChambersMarch 3, 2021
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Shipping needs to talk market-based measures: BIMCO
BIMCO, one of the world’s largest shipping associations, is encouraging states and the industry to start a dialogue on how…
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Containers
Sam ChambersMarch 3, 2021
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Maersk Eindhoven departs Yokohama
The 13,100 teu sailed yesterday from APM Terminals Yokohama with an estimated time of arrival of March 13 at the…
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Shipyards
Sam ChambersMarch 3, 2021
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Texas home to America’s first EU-compliant shipbreaking facility
America has a yard capable of scrapping ships to European Union standards. International Shipbreaking, part of the EMR Metal Recycling…
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Asia
Sam ChambersMarch 2, 2021
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Foresight, Exmar and GMS in the mix for Shipping Corp of India buy-out
Multiple Indian media outlets are reporting a host of local and overseas companies expressing an interest in taking over state-run…
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Containers
Sam ChambersMarch 2, 2021
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Container chaos will take through to Q3 to resolve: TPM
Shippers have been told they’ll need to wait through to the second half of the year before any semblance of…
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Tankers
Sam ChambersMarch 2, 2021
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HMM orders VLCC trio
HMM, South Korea’s flagship line, has returned to compatriot yard Hyundai Heavy Industries for a series of VLCC orders. Allied…
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Containers
Sam ChambersMarch 2, 2021
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Iranian boxship refloated off Batam
In a delicate operation involving many vessels, the Iranian boxship was refloated today. The ship has been stuck in the…
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