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.

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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Greater China
Sam ChambersFebruary 18, 2015
Winland files for bankruptcy
Dalian: A Dalian shipowner, Winland Ocean Shipping, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Texas after two of its…
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Asia
Sam ChambersFebruary 18, 2015
Captain fined for illegal Great Barrier Reef transit
Sydney: The master of a Taiwanese bulker has been fined several thousand dollars, after entering a no go zone in…
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Asia
Sam ChambersFebruary 17, 2015
Philippine Span Asia ruling revealed
Manila: One of the Philippines’ most notorious shipping lines can now only transport cargo. The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) of…
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Asia
Sam ChambersFebruary 17, 2015
Equinox buys LNG carrier for $135m
Jakarta: Indonesian firm PT Perusahaan Pelayaran Equinox has paid Golar LNG $135m to buy the 2005-built LNG carrier, Golar Viking.…
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Asia
Sam ChambersFebruary 17, 2015
Bomb onboard tanker a hoax
Bangkok: The Thai tanker attacked over the weekend and left with what robbers claimed was a bomb onboard has been…
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Dry Cargo
Sam ChambersFebruary 17, 2015
China’s Ministry of Transport gives valemax verdict
Beijing: In China’s post-valemax ban era, the Ministry of Transport has released design details of new 400,000 dwt bulk carriers…
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Finance and Insurance
Sam ChambersFebruary 17, 2015
Contrasting fortunes for top shipowning nations
London: Statistics from UK online ship pricing vehicle VesselsValue.com show contrasting fortunes for the world’s top 10 shipping nations. The…
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Asia
Sam ChambersFebruary 16, 2015
South Sulawesi port development
Jakarta: Details of a new Indonesian port have been revealed, the latest in a slew of terminal developments under the…
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Americas
Sam ChambersFebruary 16, 2015
Overheating electrical equipment cited as cause of fire on MOL Contribution
Los Angeles: A fire broke out on the MOL Contribution yesterday evening. The ship was docked at the Port of…
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Asia
Sam ChambersFebruary 16, 2015
Details of Dynamic Oil Trading’s bankruptcy revealed
Singapore: Dynamic Oil Trading (Singapore), the subsidiary of bankrupt Danish firm OW Bunker, is owed $329m in gross receivables, its…
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Asia
Sam ChambersFebruary 16, 2015
Hijackers leave a ‘bomb’ on Thai tanker
Bangkok: In a frightening new development in the ongoing series of fuel thefts in Southeast Asian waters, a bomb has…
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