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Live Animal Export: Industrial insecurity

February 13th, 20190 Regular livestock contributor Dr Lynn Simpson makes her 2019 debut warning there’s still plenty to fix in this trade. Where to start? A quick update of current live...

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A pig of a year ahead?

February 4th, 20190 The Lunar New Year starts tomorrow so what does the Year of the Pig hold for shipping ? Splash consults occasional contibutor Bei Hong to sift through the opinions of...

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As scrubber uptake becomes clearer, compliant fuel provision needs to step up

January 30th, 20190 Bunker demand in 2020 will be determined by scrubber usage, fuel availability and the degree of global compliance, writes Tim Smith, director of tanker and energy...

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Blockchain evolution must focus on problem solving

January 25th, 20190 Andrew Fenner,  CEO of Swiss-based BitNautic, argues the blockchain revolution could be as important as the containerisation of global trade itself. Having been...

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The best time to invest in shipping?

January 24th, 20193 Crude tanker stocks are ready for takeoff, argues J Mintzmyer from Value Investor's Edge. As I discussed in a Splash article last month, shipping stocks had been...

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Dangerous dry bulk trade forecasts

January 23rd, 20196 Regular contributor Jeffrey Landsberg from Commodore Research warns he has been seeing some bizarre trade forecasts lately. “I can't remember the last time some...

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The pursuit of a single digital platform for shipping would be bad for all of us

January 22nd, 20197 A single dominant and proprietary platform is not only unlikely to succeed, but also highly undesirable, argues Nick Chubb from Intelligent Cargo Systems. While the...

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Rigid sails for modern ships – it’s unlikely to be all plain sailing

January 15th, 20192 Greg Atkinson from Japan’s Eco Marine Power on the growing interest in wind power among shipowners today. Recently there has been a relative surge in interest...

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Used to building big, liner operators must be prepared think small

January 14th, 20190 The IMO 2020 sulphur regulation has been an effective brake on new orders for larger vessels, writes Daniel Richards from Maritime Strategies International. The...

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More than a numbers game

January 10th, 20190 With 2020 fuel price increases on the cards owners and operators need to look at every way to cut bunker bills, writes Andreas Glud from Hempel. With a year to go...

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What blockchain can tell us about MSC Zoe and shipping practices

January 8th, 201915 Shipping is still a black box – it is opaque. We know that folks are cutting corners, or just making uninformed mistakes, but without real visibility and...

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Abandoned, but not forgotten

January 7th, 20193 The Revd Canon Andrew Wright, secretary general of The Mission to Seafarers writes exclusively for Splash today, outlining his seafarer safety forecast for the year...

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As we step into 2019

January 3rd, 20190 Some predictions for the year ahead from Helix PR’s Ed Ion. As communicators working in the maritime industries our clients often ask us how they can stay ahead of...

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Seafarer mental health management: We don’t talk about that

January 3rd, 20196 Could seafarers’ experiences of mental health management be adding to the problem? Carolyn Graham investigates. Would talking about health in committee meetings on...

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What you can do to help those at sea

December 24th, 20180 Former soldier Steve Regis, now COO of ARX Marine, writes about seafarer mental health, a critical issue at this festive time of the year. A seafarer. What does the...

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In the era of platforms, what does good look like?

December 19th, 20180 A carrier-agnostic approach needs to be taken to solve one of container shipping’s great riddles for 2019, argues Stefan Kukman, CEO of CargoX. It seems every day...

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Shipping must address its commissions system

December 12th, 20182 Why did the Financial Conduct Authority of the United Kingdom ban commission-based fee systems among investment advisories, and what does it tell us about the...

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Stellar Daisy VDR recovered
The voyage data recorder (VDR) of the sunken very large ore carrier has been located and recovered... Feb 18th, 2019 inDry Cargo
China extends import restrictions on Australian coal
Adding to dry bulk’s woes, China is believed to have imposed import restrictions for Australian... Feb 18th, 2019 inDry Cargo
Sterile living conditions onboard make hospitals look attractive: Mission To Seafarers
The Mission To Seafarers has hit out at today’s accommodation blocks, suggesting the sterile... Feb 18th, 2019 inOperations
Cosco ordering 16 newcastlemaxes for bauxite shipping project with Chalco
Chinese state-run shipping giant Cosco is ordering up to 30 newcastlemax bulk carriers at domestic... Feb 15th, 2019 inDry Cargo
Chopped up Maersk Honam in transit
Maersk has issued photos of the chopped up which is now bound from Dubai to be rebuilt at Hyundai... Feb 15th, 2019 inContainers

Ruben Brothers offer for RBD Armatori sees fleet auction cancelled

SSY slashes dry bulk trade forecasts as uncertainties grow

Cobelfret returns to dry bulk buying with Japanese post-panamax deal

MOL Chemical Tankers takes a 20% stake in Den Hartogh

Vale temporarily shuts down Malaysia distribution centre after fire

Laker in winter layup catches fire

Stellar Daisy located

ExxonMobil takes option on Rowan drillship

Bahri clarifies position on Venezuela-bound tanker

Shelf Drilling secures jackup extension from Chevron

Data is the new container: DP World

Milaha starts first direct Europe boxship calls

Stellar Daisy VDR recovered

Tanker owners risk being elbowed out of Korea’s top yards as huge LNG order hoves into view

MOL Chemical Tankers takes a 20% stake in Den Hartogh

Valles back in Japan for an aframax

China extends import restrictions on Australian coal

Valles back in Japan for an aframax

CSC Phoenix parent goes into liquidation

Cosco ordering 16 newcastlemaxes for bauxite shipping project with Chalco

Are VLCCs set to be 2019’s star performer?