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.

Asia
Sam ChambersFebruary 24, 2015
Singapore’s first War Risks Mutual launched
Singapore: The Standard Club Asia Ltd (Standard Asia) has today announced the launch of its new Singapore War Risks Mutual…
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Dry Cargo
Sam ChambersFebruary 24, 2015
Baosource orders two
Dalian: Korean shipbuilding news site, Asiasis, reports that Baosource Shipping, a Shanghai firm, has ordered a pair of small bulkers.…
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Dry Cargo
Sam ChambersFebruary 24, 2015
Wisdom back in Japan for another bulker
Taipei: Fast expanding dry bulk operator Wisdom Marine is spending $22m on another Japanese bulker. The Taiwanese line has opted…
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Asia
Sam ChambersFebruary 24, 2015
Rehobot found almost one month after pirate strike
Manila: After more than three weeks the tanker Rehobot has been found in Philippine waters. The Indonesian-flagged chemical tanker was…
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Asia
Sam ChambersFebruary 23, 2015
Record low rates claim another dry bulk scalp
Seoul: Record weak dry bulk freight rates have claimed a third shipping line victim of the year. Daebo International Shipping…
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Asia
Sam ChambersFebruary 23, 2015
Petronas shifts LNG carriers MISC’s way
Kuala Lumpur: In a switch between subsidiaries Petronas has sold five LNG carriers being built at Hyundai Heavy Industries to…
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Asia
Sam ChambersFebruary 23, 2015
Coastal’s first win in 2015
Kuala Lumpur: Coastal Contracts has secured contracts for the sales of two OSVs for an aggregate value of approximately RM197m,…
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Asia
Sam ChambersFebruary 23, 2015
Myanmar mulls ditching Yetagun gas field
Bangkok: As has widely been predicted falling oil prices are likely to dent Myanmar’s offshore plans. The future of Yetagun,…
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Asia
Sam ChambersFebruary 23, 2015
Westports hunting terminal acquisitions
Kuala Lumpur: Terminal operator Westports Holdings is on the hunt for Asian merger and acquisition (M&A) targets, its ceo Ruben…
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Greater China
Sam ChambersFebruary 23, 2015
China’s changing tanker patterns
London: UK broker Gibson has filed a report on the changing nature of Chinese tanker trades with a greater willingness…
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Asia
Sam ChambersFebruary 20, 2015
New Philippine dry bulk terminal
Manila: Seasia Nectar Port Services Inc (SNPSI), a joint venture between Seasia Logistic Philippines Inc and the UK’s Nectar Group,…
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Gas
Sam ChambersFebruary 20, 2015
China’s LNG terminals underutilised
Shanghai: Despite all the bluster surrounding China’s LNG demand, a study by Russian newswire Interfax shows that China used just…
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Asia
Sam ChambersFebruary 20, 2015
Arun adds to Indonesia’s LNG import network
Jakarta: Indonesia’s third LNG importing terminal is set to open shortly with the imminent arrival of the 146,000 cu m…
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Asia
Sam ChambersFebruary 19, 2015
Hanoi favours airport construction, keen to divest its ports
Hanoi: Hanoi is switching transport infrastructure priorities. The Ministry of Transport (MOT) has ditched plans to build ports this year…
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Asia
Sam ChambersFebruary 19, 2015
Sri Lankan PM vows to solve Chinese port riddle
Colombo: The new Sri Lankan government has tried to make China’s port construction plans more clear. Following last month’s elections,…
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Americas
Sam ChambersFebruary 18, 2015
Hanjin’s exit leaves ICTSI Oregon hunting for clients
Los Angeles: The disarray across US West Coast ports has seen Korea’s Hanjin Shipping announce plans to cancel calls at…
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Greater China
Sam ChambersFebruary 18, 2015
China VLCC seals Dalian deal
Shanghai: The tanker joint venture between China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) and Sinotrans&CSC, China VLCC, has sealed a two-year deal…
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Asia
Sam ChambersFebruary 18, 2015
Hubline exits container sector to focus on breakbulk
Kuala Lumpur: Hubline is pulling out of the container shipping business, citing weak freight rates and continued overcapacity. The Malaysian…
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Asia
Sam ChambersFebruary 18, 2015
Glencore takes Agritrade VLCC
Singapore: Rimau Shipping, an indirect wholly-owned of Agritrade Resources, has entered into a floating storage unit service contract with Glencore.…
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Asia
Sam ChambersFebruary 18, 2015
Tan snaps up millions of Tanjung Offshore shares
Kuala Lumpur: The man at the centre of the Tanjung Offshore scandal is using his financial muscle to get his…
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