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.

Operations
Sam ChambersMay 7, 2021
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Chinese seafarers land knockout jab in crewing crunch, wage bill spikes
Wage demands for Chinese seafarers are skyrocketing as they become a hot, jabbed commodity, replacing many Indian and Filipino crews…
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Asia
Sam ChambersMay 7, 2021
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Three finalists in the running to take over Shipping Corp of India
Three bidders have been finalised for the sale of the government’s 63.75% stake in Shipping Corporation of India (SCI). The…
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Operations
Sam ChambersMay 6, 2021
0
Crew change crisis tipped to be worse than last year
With many of the world’s top hub ports raising barriers to anyone who has been to South Asia recently there…
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Ports and Logistics
Sam ChambersMay 6, 2021
3
Yokohama crowned world’s most efficient container port
The Japanese port of Yokohama has been crowned as the world’s most efficient box facility in a new study launched…
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Containers
Sam ChambersMay 6, 2021
0
Logistics giant DSV charters 1,800 teu boxship to move cargoes on frenzied Asia-Europe tradelane
The incredible tightness of available slots on almost all tradelanes has forced one of the world’s largest logistics operators to…
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Gas
Sam ChambersMay 6, 2021
0
First new LPG FFA trades completed
The first freight derivatives contract using the Baltic Exchange’s recently launched liquified petroleum gas (LPG) assessment (BLPG3) was traded by…
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Renewables
Sam ChambersMay 6, 2021
0
NYK seals crew transfer vessel bareboat charter contract
Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has concluded a bareboat charter contract with Northern Offshore Service (NOS), a subsidiary of the…
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Europe
Sam ChambersMay 6, 2021
0
Bock quits Howe Robinson to steer S&P at Hanse Bereederung
Well known S&P broker Alexander Bock has quit Howe Robinson to head up Hamburg-based Hanse Bereederung’s sale and purchase department.…
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Containers
Sam ChambersMay 5, 2021
2
Share prices of global liners leap 400% during the pandemic
Investors have piled into the red-hot container shipping market, sending share prices for top liners skywards. Alphaliner has run the…
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Operations
Sam ChambersMay 5, 2021
0
Economics of ammonia-ready ships questioned
Asiatic Lloyd has signed for two firm ammonia-ready 7,100 teu boxships. The deal with Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co for the…
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Containers
Sam ChambersMay 5, 2021
0
Egyptian court blocks Ever Given’s departure
An Egyptian court ruled yesterday that the 20,388 teu containership which blocked the Suez Canal in March will continue to…
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Operations
Sam ChambersMay 5, 2021
0
Shipping unites to raise funds for India
Seafarer welfare charities and shipping industry players have launched an emergency relief fund in order to support seafarers and their…
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Operations
Sam ChambersMay 5, 2021
0
Scottish university develops new fuel-saving rudder system
A new rudder system, designed at the University of Strathclyde in Scotland, will be demonstrated as part of a €6m…
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Ports and Logistics
Sam ChambersMay 5, 2021
0
Top German steel mills work with Rotterdam port to develop hydrogen supply chains
German steel companies thyssenkrupp Steel and HKM and the Port of Rotterdam are investigating setting up international supply chains for…
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Shipyards
Sam ChambersMay 4, 2021
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Covid immigration controls heap pressure on Singapore’s shipyards
Immigration restrictions thanks to Covid-19 are heaping pressure on Singapore’s shipyards. In a trading update yesterday, Sembcorp Marine, one of…
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Shipyards
Sam ChambersMay 4, 2021
0
EU urged to rethink policies on supporting shipbuilding
The German Shipbuilders Association has today called for a fundamental restructuring of the framework conditions for European shipbuilding, as Asian…
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Dry Cargo
Sam ChambersMay 4, 2021
0
Eastern Pacific and Rio Tinto enter charter for up to six dual-fuel LNG newcastlemaxes
Singapore-based tonnage provider Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has entered into an agreement with miner Rio Tinto for three LNG dual-fuelled…
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Renewables
Sam ChambersMay 4, 2021
0
Floating wind prototype readies for Canary Islands deployment
X1 Wind is preparing to deploy its new PivotBuoy floating wind technology in the Canary Islands after successfully completing the…
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Asia
Sam ChambersMay 3, 2021
0
Singapore extends crew ban across South Asia
Singapore has extended its travel ban across south Asia as soaring cases of Covid-19 create huge problems for crew changes.…
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Operations
Sam ChambersMay 3, 2021
0
Two perish as violent storm topples New Times gantry crane
Two crane operators are thought to have died when an extraordinarily violent storm hit Jiangsu province in eastern China on…
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