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Why aren’t more women serving at sea?

August 26th, 20162 Every week Dalian correspondent Jason Jiang is tasked with writing a topical, in depth feature. This week he tackles the gender gap at sea. Shipping has historically...

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Seafarers online: Is internet onboard a good thing?

August 24th, 20169 Edward Ion from Navigate Response on the thorny issue of web use among crew. One of the unquestioned laws of seafaring in recent times has been: “The internet...

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Drastic action required as China's excess boxport capacity creeps towards 100m teu

August 18th, 20160 Dalian correspondent Jason Jiang will be writing weekly in depth features for Splash starting today with a look at China's massively overbuilt ports scene. Go back to...

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Live Animal Export: At risk from pirates

August 18th, 20163 Dr Lynn Simpson continues her series on the livestock trades by looking at the risks posed by piracy. Call me picky, but I hate pirates. They don’t look like Johnny...

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Three reasons why global trade will reach its peak

August 17th, 20162 Olaf Merk, a ports and shipping expert with the OECD, warns of very challenging times ahead. Maritime transport is driven by what people consume, where things are...

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Shipping the Zika virus around the world

August 10th, 20160 Videotel has produced a video and companion digital workbook on the dangers of this growing virus. Fleet owners, shipmanagers, masters: you are responsible for taking...

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Live Animal Export: Animal hospitals at sea

August 9th, 20162 Dr Lynn Simpson, a leading Australian livestock expert, puts pen to paper once again, this time detailing what happens to ill animals on a voyage. The average...

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CSOs: Expect more, demand less

August 4th, 20160 Maritime risk intelligence is highly elastic, writes Harry Pearce from Ambrey Risk. For risk managers, success is never final. The singular treatment of known knowns...

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Pokémon GO and the world of container shipping as we knew it

August 3rd, 20160 Rahul Kapoor, head of Drewry Financial Research Services, tries to decipher the effects of the evolving consumer psyche and how the traditional GDP to container trade...

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Dry dockings lag behind other asset-intensive operations

August 2nd, 20162 Industry benchmarking and assessment firm AP-Networks looks at dry docking practice and performance trends. Asset Performance Networks has announced the results of...

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Livestock cooked alive at sea

August 1st, 20164 In the fourth of a searing series for Splash, leading Australian livestock expert Dr Lynn Simpson explains what happens when things get too hot below deck: “like a...

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The offshore industry and modern slavery

July 29th, 20163 Slavery is a matter for history, not for the oil and gas industry. Or is it? Simon Hems from law firm Ince & Co explains. Only last month, an offshore supply...

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All offshore roads lead north

July 28th, 20160 Despite a slump in oil prices, there has been a surge of activity in the North Norwegian offshore sector. Herman Jorgensen, managing director of GAC UK and former...

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Making seafarers happier at sea

July 27th, 20164 Alastair Fischbacher, chief executive of the Sustainable Shipping Initiative, on a new onboard charter. There can be no doubt that seafarers face vastly different...

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When Uber enters the shipping industry

July 26th, 20164 Jan Wilhelmsson from Eniram says shipping has failed to realise the importance of connectivity and digitalization thus far. As a keen private sailor and having spent...

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LNG not shipping’s green panacea, as IEA warns of ‘huge disruption’ over looming 2020 sulphur cap
A report out this week suggests LNG is not the panacea for shipping’s fuel concerns now that... Apr 19th, 2018 inEnvironment
Sinokor to take over 30 feeder boxships from Vroon
South Korean owner Sinokor Merchant Marine is taking over a fleet of 30 feeder containerships from... Apr 19th, 2018 inContainers
Weekly Broker: En bloc deals dominate
Activities in the secondhand bulker sale and purchase market kept up a steady trend this week after... Apr 19th, 2018 inOperations
Grindrod completes historic sale of its bunker division
South African transport giant Grindrod has sold its bunker subsidiary, Unicorn Bunker Services, for... Apr 19th, 2018 inBunkering
Lessons for effective and sustainable safety communications in the logistics industry
Des McGowan from Insync ponders whether we should focus on safety compliance or safety... Apr 19th, 2018 inContributions
International Transport Forum calls for greater, more harmonised use of port-based incentives
Port-based financial incentives to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions currently remain... Apr 18th, 2018 inEnvironment

Tsakos finds a buyer for its oldest VLCC

Klaveness launches dedicated new combination carrier company

Vincent Bolloré charged with corruption

Troubled kamsarmax arrested and set for auction

Vantage Drilling jackup awarded Gabon contract by Total

Erin Energy files for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

McDermott management stands firm in face of growing Subsea 7 overtures

Norvic Shipping: Fleet about to broach the century mark

19 tankers being held by Houthis in Yemen

KOTC splashes for four MRs at Hyundai Mipo

Former BP boss Browne joins Israeli maritime startup’s board

KOTC tanker fleet set to double through to 2040

Captain of bulker that sparked huge Indonesian oil spill faces lengthy jail sentence

Sembcorp Marine and GTT sign licensing agreement

MOL consolidates logistics business under new brand

Singapore collaboration to develop autonomous vessels

Shenghang Shipping looks to establish financial leasing arm

Lawsuits pile up against embattled Noble Group

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding acquires major stake in domestic bulker owner

CSC Phoenix reports risk of capacity shortage

India on track to be the world’s largest oil consumer