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.

Greater China
Sam ChambersAugust 4, 2020
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Richard Hext takes the helm at the Hong Kong Maritime Museum
A well known name in global shipping has been appointed chairman of the Hong Kong Maritime Museum (HKMM). Former Swire…
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Ports and Logistics
Sam ChambersAugust 4, 2020
Montreal port suffers another strike
Montreal port has been plunged into another strike. The Quebec port went through a fractious five-day strike last week over…
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Tech
Sam ChambersAugust 4, 2020
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Inmarsat, Thetius and Shell launch crew welfare open innovation challenge
Satellite communications giant Inmarsat has joined forces with Shell Shipping and Maritime and maritime digital consultancy Thetius to launch a…
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Tech
Sam ChambersAugust 4, 2020
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Novel Ricoh technology provides ship snapshots
Japanese shipping firm Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has detailed how it is using technology from electronics firm Ricoh to keep…
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Environment
Sam ChambersAugust 4, 2020
Evergreen joins the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative
Taiwan’s Evergreen Marine Corporation has become a signatory to the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI) to improve the sustainable lifecycle…
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Europe
Sam ChambersAugust 4, 2020
Volkswagen decides to hold on to MAN Energy Solutions
German automotive giant Volkswagen has decided it will keep hold of one of the world’s largest ship engine manufacturers while…
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Containers
Sam ChambersAugust 3, 2020
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Rates to the US west coast hit records, leaving analysts puzzled
Analysts are at a loss to explain at how when the US has just recorded a 32.9% drop in quarterly…
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Containers
Sam ChambersAugust 3, 2020
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Emergence of a three-tiered structure among top global carriers
During the pandemic the sizes of the fleets of the top four carriers have bunched closer together, while the next…
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Middle East
Sam ChambersAugust 3, 2020
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UAE opens crew changes across all seven emirates
The Federal Transport Authority in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday issued a circular opening crew changes to all…
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Dry Cargo
Sam ChambersAugust 3, 2020
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Details emerge of how a disgruntled armed guard took control of an Eagle Bulk supramax for three days
On Friday NASDAQ-listed Eagle Bulk released brief details of a remarkable hostage situation onboard one of its supramaxes, which saw…
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Containers
Sam ChambersJuly 31, 2020
Liners wary as rates come under pressure with tonnage being reintroduced fast
The inactive containership fleet fell to 313 ships – equivalent to around 1,555,959 teu as of 20 July, representing 6.6%…
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Dry Cargo
Sam ChambersJuly 31, 2020
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India and China cut coal shipments drastically
For only the second time this century shipments of thermal coal are on course to slip this year. Alphabulk is…
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Operations
Sam ChambersJuly 31, 2020
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Shipowning: A sunny place for shady people
“A sunny place for shady people”. That was how the English novelist Somerset Maugham brilliantly summed up the principality of…
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Shipyards
Sam ChambersJuly 31, 2020
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Mitsui E&S and Tsuneishi to join forces
Another Japanese shipbuilding tie-up is on the cards. Local business newswire Nikkei reports that Mitsui E&S Holdings is in talks…
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Containers
Sam ChambersJuly 30, 2020
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Boxship orderbook-to-fleet ratio ducks below 10% for the first time this century
The global containership orderbook, seen as a percentage of the world fleet, has dropped to its lowest level in more…
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Operations
Sam ChambersJuly 30, 2020
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Seafarers survey highlights growing mental health crisis at sea
The latest Seafarers Happiness Index, published yesterday by The Mission to Seafarers, has revealed the ongoing impact of Covid-19 on…
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Dry Cargo
Sam ChambersJuly 30, 2020
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Beijing’s new ‘iron ore security’ policy puts Australian miners on edge
China’s decision to construct a raft of new very large ore carrier (VLOC) terminals is being interpreted by some analysts…
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Europe
Sam ChambersJuly 30, 2020
Explosion rocks Vita Management HQ in Piraeus
Police are investigating a second attack this year on the Piraeus headquarters of Vita Management yesterday. An explosion ripped the…
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Containers
Sam ChambersJuly 30, 2020
New African shipping line launches first service
Djibouti Shipping Company, a new feeder line based in East Africa, has launched earlier this month its first container service.…
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Ports and Logistics
Sam ChambersJuly 30, 2020
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Strike at Montreal port to extend for a fifth day
Further to the strike action announced by the Montreal Longshore Union CUPE 375, which started at 07:00 on Monday, and…
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