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 ChambersJuly 8, 2021
Togo jails pirates for first time
Nine pirates who attempted to hijack a ship in Togolese waters in May 2019 have been sentenced to prison terms…
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Containers
Sam ChambersJuly 7, 2021
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Ever Given weighs anchor and heads towards Europe
A ceremony was held in Egypt to mark an agreement on compensation for the fiasco, with the giant boxship now…
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Containers
Sam ChambersJuly 7, 2021
More than 1m teu worth of boxships have changed hands so far this year
Records keep falling across every segment of the container shipping industry. In sale and purchase, 1.025m teu of secondhand tonnage…
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Shipyards
Sam ChambersJuly 7, 2021
Kawasaki Heavy shifts more production to China, will focus on LH2 carriers at home
A Japanese shipyard is shifting more production to China in order to focus on a new revenue stream at home.…
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Gas
Sam ChambersJuly 7, 2021
Celsius returns to Samsung Heavy for more LNG carriers
Celsius Shipping has returned to Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea for three more LNG carriers. The Danish owner currently…
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Containers
Sam ChambersJuly 7, 2021
TS Lines selects Shanghai Waigaoqiao for 7,000 teu quartet
The mid-sized containership sector orderbook, almost starved of any newbuilds nine months ago, is beginning to look lengthy. Taiwan’s TS…
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Containers
Sam ChambersJuly 7, 2021
NBOSCO in for trio of 3,300 teu newbuilds
Ningbo Ocean Shipping Co (NBOSCO) has been identified by Alphaliner as the company placing recent orders at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding for…
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Containers
Sam ChambersJuly 6, 2021
Liners on track to secure up to $100bn profit this year
Drewry’s latest Container Forecaster report has carried out a massive upgrade of liner profits for the full year. Drewry is…
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Bunkering
Sam ChambersJuly 6, 2021
Euronav doubles down on ammonia fitted tankers
Euronav is proceeding with its fleet rejuvenation programme while pressing ahead with ammonia propulsion developments. The Belgian tanker giant revealed…
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Bunkering
Sam ChambersJuly 6, 2021
CMA CGM leads Marseille’s bio-LNG pitch
Marseille-headquartered CMA CGM could get a reliable source of bio-LNG in its own backyard soon. The company that has invested…
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Containers
Sam ChambersJuly 6, 2021
CULines enters the transpacific trades
This year’s fastest growing container line in geographic terms, China United Lines (CULines), is set to take its bow on…
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Environment
Sam ChambersJuly 6, 2021
Ship GHG rating tool launches
Online benchmarking and comparison platform Vesselindex has introduced GHG ratings in order to bring what it claims will be more…
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Containers
Sam ChambersJuly 5, 2021
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Ever Given to depart Egypt on Wednesday
The giant boxship will finally leave Egypt on Wednesday 106 days after it entered the Suez Canal on a fateful…
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Operations
Sam ChambersJuly 5, 2021
Record 8% of all ships predicted to change hands this year
As much as 8% of the global fleet will change hands this year in what is turning out to be…
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Tankers
Sam ChambersJuly 5, 2021
Owners of TOTE Maritime lodge bid to take over OSG
American shipping could see dramatic consolidation with news that the owners of TOTE Maritime have lodged a bid to take…
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Europe
Sam ChambersJuly 5, 2021
Latest court ruling puts Nobu Su back in the spotlight
A court ruling in the UK has left Nobu Su open to be pursued by creditors again as well as…
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Environment
Sam ChambersJuly 5, 2021
Less than one in two ships comply with the annual efficiency ratio created by the Poseidon Principles
UK consultants Maritime Strategies International (MSI) has added annual efficiency ratio (AER) calculations used in the Poseidon Principles to its…
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Ports and Logistics
Sam ChambersJuly 5, 2021
Qingdao develops skyrail to shift boxes
The Port of Qingdao in northeast China has unveiled the next chapter in its ongoing ambition to be among the…
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Regulatory
Sam ChambersJuly 2, 2021
Shipping exempted from new global taxation plans aimed at multinationals
Shipping has dodged another bullet from the taxman. A total of 130 countries, representing more than 90% of global GDP,…
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Containers
Sam ChambersJuly 2, 2021
Boxship sales double in H1, feeder prices quadruple in the space of one year
Secondhand deals for red-hot containerships have jumped more than 100% in the first half of the year, new data from…
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