Contributions
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Five schools of thought on key maritime issues
Wolfgang Lehmacher, Richard Watson, Mikael Lind, Jillian Carson-Jackson and Sukhjit Singh release details of a new maritime expert study. Stakeholders…
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Enter the dragon
Will the forthcoming Lunar New Year herald a year as auspicious and lucky as the dragon is believed to represent?…
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Live Animal Export: The animals who returned home to have their stories told
The plight of more than 16,000 animals stuck on a boiling-hot livestock carrier for the past month has made headlines…
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Will the Year of the Dragon spring some surprises?
Pierre Aury on the four big topics shipping needs to be aware of in the coming months. So where is…
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Live Animal Export: Voyage to nowhere, with only deepening excrement to dine, rest and sleep in
The plight of more than 16,000 animals stuck on a boiling-hot livestock carrier for the past month has made headlines…
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Alliances: the blatant cartel?
At a time where global alliances are in flux, Alison Cusack, a lawyer from Melbourne-based Cusack & Co, weighs in.…
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The missing ingredient for those working onboard
R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Find out what it means at sea. Steven Jones, founder of the Seafarers Happiness Index, channels Aretha Franklin to…
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Why globalisation and its enemies matter
Andrew Craig-Bennett channels a former paramount leader of China in reminding readers to seek truth from facts. People like to…
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‘We need a convoy system past Yemen. Now’
Andrew Craig-Bennett knows how best to resuscitate Suez traffic. A lady I know has reminded me that the best way…
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Will seafarers be on the agenda?
Dr Carolyn Graham from Caribbean Maritime University questions what will be the priorities of the new IMO secretary-general. Although the…
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Machismo and the art of shipmanagement
Andrew Craig-Bennett on the hard man culture afflicting shipping. Reading about the escape from disaster of the Alaska Airlines B737-9…
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Shipping’s environmental priorities this year
Dr Simon Bullock writes for Splash today, with analysis from researchers at the Tyndall Centre, University of Manchester, on shipping’s…
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The crewing Hunger Games
Carl Martin Faanessen, CEO of Manila-based Noatun Maritime, has some advice for those looking to sign crewing contracts this year. …
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What I’d like to see happening in shipping in 2024
We asked Andrew Craig-Bennett for his wish-list for what he would like to see happening in shipping in 2024, and…
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Powering the fleet with alcohol
Pierre Aury points out all the shortcomings of methanol as shipping’s proposed fuel of the future. Between COP1 and COP28,…
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Don’t listen to the fearmongers over emissions trading in shipping
There is no reason to panic about the EU ETS – unless you are not fully prepared, writes Christian Rae…
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2024: A turning point for the maritime industry’s clean energy transition
Christian Berg from Amogy on the year ahead and all things green shipping. The volume of maritime trade is projected…
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Dry bulk owners pop the bubbly but will the bubble burst in 2024?
The market has surprised to the upside with technical factors to the fore, but fleet supply and a gloomy macro…
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New technology needs nurturing – so does its reputation
As the rush to meet shipping’s urgent need for decarbonisation technology raises pressure and stakes across the board, this is…
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Splash Annual Review: Can everyone please calm down?
The newbie, aspiring writer comes to China and feels like he or she could write a 1,000-page epic. After a…
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