Sam Chambers
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Containers
Arctic Container Line launches first service
A new Scandinavian containerline has kicked off its first service. Arctic Container Line, based in Fonnes to the north of…
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Splash Extra
Sanctions debate gives pause for thought
As a Brit I’ve never really questioned whether sanctions work. My default mindset has always been pretty black and white…
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Dry Cargo
Europe’s renewed coal thirst props up capes
Capesize trading patterns have shifted dramatically in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine 125 days ago. More coal is…
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Environment
Study claims green shipping would add just eight cents to a pair of Nikes
Running ships entirely on green hydrogen-based fuels would add less than €0.10 ($0.10.5) to the price of a pair of…
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Bunkering
Cross-industry risk assessments highlight the dangers and solutions of ammonia as a future fuel
Ammonia might be a frontrunner in the fuel of the future stakes, but it still has plenty of safety hurdles…
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Ports and Logistics
13 dead, hundreds injured following chlorine leak at Aqaba port
Thirteen people have died and 251 have been injured in a toxic gas leak from a container carrying 25 tonnes…
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Bunkering
CMA CGM partners with Shell for LNG supplies
Shell and French carrier CMA CGM have signed agreements today which include a multi-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply agreement,…
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Asia
Ley Hoon Quah receives France’s highest honour
Ley Hoon Quah, the chief executive of the Maritime & Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore, has been awarded France’s highest…
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Tankers
VLCCs’ role as tanker bellwether questioned
VLCCs’ traditional role as the bellwether of the tanker market has been questioned by one of the sector’s most famous…
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Operations
Indian Register of Shipping lambasts western views on sanctions against Russia
The Indian Register of Shipping (IRS), the fastest growing classification society in the world this quarter, has sought to explain…
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Containers
Smart container fleet predicted to expand eight-fold over the next five years
The global telematics enabled container equipment fleet is forecast to grow eight-fold over the next five years and account for…
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Operations
New Inmarsat report highlights seafarer concerns in the digital era
A new report published by sat comm giant Inmarsat in association with UK consultancy Thetius makes clear the worries many…
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Containers
BAL Container Line orders its first ships
Fast growing Chinese containership operator BAL Container Line has placed its first newbuild orders. Clarkson Research Services is reporting the…
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Dry Cargo
Fleet changes at Taylor Maritime Investments
London-listed Taylor Maritime Investments has made some fleet changes, offloading one vessel while cancelling the sale of another, which will…
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Dry Cargo
Trouble at the mill: China’s declining steel demand has cape owners on edge
China’s plummeting steel demand and falling prices for the metal are putting cape owners on edge.China’s steel market, the world’s…
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Gas
MOL taps local yards to develop ammonia-powered gas carrier
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), Tsuneishi Shipbuilding and Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding have launched a joint project aimed at developing and…
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Tankers
ADS Maritime moves into the shuttle tanker sector
Terje Bodin Larsen-led ADS Maritime Holding has acquired stakes in four AET shuttle tankers operating in the North Sea under…
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Ports and Logistics
DP World to invest further in Romania’s Constanta port
The Romanian government has signed an agreement with Dubai’s Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC) and DP World to…
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Containers
Container spot rates duck below long-term rates on the transpacific
Business on the key transpacific box trade to the US west coast has hit a critical juncture with softening spot…
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Containers
Yang Ming and HMM hit by collusion charges in the US
At the end of May America’s official maritime regulator concluded there was no sign of collusion or price gauging by…
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