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Containers
Trade war between China and the US could hit 2.5% of global box trade
BIMCO’s president Anastasios Papagiannopoulos has called for China and the US to hold off from a trade war as data…
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Europe
Newport re-emerges with unique ship repair offering
UK-headquartered Newport Shipping Group has appointed a new executive team made up of many well known names in the industry…
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Bunkering
ICS chairman warns time is running out for the global sulphur cap
Time is fast running out for implementation by IMO member states of the 0.5% global sulphur in fuel cap by…
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Dry Cargo
Bulker carrying disputed phosphate finally leaves South Africa after a year’s impoundment
Morocco’s OCP Group has finally managed to get a cargo of 55,000 tonnes of phosphates out of South Africa just…
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Americas
All systems go for Elon Musk’s SpaceX at the Port of Los Angeles
The Los Angeles City Council yesterday approved a lease agreement for Elon Musk’s SpaceX to build rockets capable of interplanetary…
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Americas
Another Hapag-Lloyd prang caught on video
Hapag-Lloyd is investigating another embarrassing boxship prang caught on social media. The one-year-old, 10,500 teu collided with three ferries while…
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Asia
Tsuneishi and Mitsui Shipbuilding join forces
Japanese shipbuilders continue to collaborate to stay competitive amid fierce competition from rivals in East Asia. Tsuneishi Shipbuilding has signed…
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Asia
MOL installing new smart steering gear on VLCC newbuild
In its latest push to develop so-called smart ships, Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), one of the world’s largest shipowners,…
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Europe
IoT, robotics and machine learning transforming supply chains
Transport and logistics businesses are investing in Internet of Things (IoT)-based smart technologies to help them take advantage of the…
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Containers
$34bn annual hole identified in global freight payment systems
A new white paper from consultants Drewry suggests that today’s antiquated liner invoicing and payment processes are costing the industry…
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Containers
Feeder boxship shortage predicted
Analysts at SeaIntel in Copenhagen are suggesting something unheard of in shipping since the collapse of Lehman Brothers 10 years…
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Asia
Khalid Hashim warns of 2020 ‘supply shock’ coming to dry bulk
Khalid Hashim, the well respected head at Thai dry bulk line Precious Shipping, has warned of a “supply shock” likely…
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Americas
PSA relying on Panama’s president to resolve terminal spat
Officials at the Singapore headquarters of global terminal operator PSA International are waiting quietly to see if a spat at…
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Environment
IMO proposes incentives for first movers to take up new green technologies
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has submitted a 27-page note to the United Nations Climate Change secretariat outlining the key…
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Europe
Arne Fredly adds management layer to Hunter Group
Norwegian investor Arne Fredly has set about adding a layer of management to his new VLCC vehicle. Last month, Fredly,…
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Tankers
VLCC earnings slump to just $6,000 a day so far this year
VLCC spot earnings slumped to near record lows of just $6,000 a day for the first four months of the…
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Environment
Drewry lashes scrubbers as ‘messy answer’ to shipping’s green conundrum
Leading shipping consultancy Drewry has dismissed scrubbers as a “messy answer” in shipping’s ongoing search to reduce its emissions. In…
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Greater China
China’s state-owned yards regain dominance not seen since before the global financial crisis
New analysis from Clarkson Research shows how China’s state-owned shipyards have emerged as the survivors in the near decade-long shipbuilding…
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Europe
New venture aims to take a slice of the fast growing decommissioning market
UK class society Lloyd’s Register (LR), Australian engineering firm WorleyParsons, and salvage giant Ardent have created a new consortium targeting…
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Operations
Australian livestock exporters agree to cut stocking densities
Chastened Australian livestock exporters have agreed to cut stocking densities of sheep aboard vessels during northen hemisphere summer months by…
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