Contributions
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What you don’t know can hurt you: Addressing the offshore market’s knowledge gap
Ian Nash from SPS Technology writes today on the importance of sharing know-how in the hard-hit offshore sector. The steady…
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Welcome to the roaring twenties. Bold moves required from this point on
Around a century ago, on November 2 1920, 25m US citizens cast their vote in the first presidential election of…
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CEO Chronicles #15: Four monkeys and an elephant
“Four Monkeys” and “An Elephant” are two fables that describe how companies and individuals build and endure their own prisons……
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Will 5G change logistics and ports?
The recent conference and summit circuit in Singapore has had a strong focus on technology and how it will forever…
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The newbuilding quandary
Zane Berry from MCA Consulting writes for Splash today on what are the realistic propulsion options for ships ordered this…
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Goodbye to all that crap
“We burn crap on our ships. The end of the refining cycle, the residue; one step up from the asphalt…
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Underperforming emerging markets weigh on an already sickly global economy
Analysts delight in being right most of the time, but markets often have other ideas, writes Daniel Richards from Maritime…
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Start small to support seafarer mental health
Wendy Harvey and Mark Featherstone from Svitzer UK have some useful advice on developing mental health provisions. Mental health is…
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Annual Review: The year shipping grew up
I’d say – with some considerable relief – that 2019 was the year shipping grew up. After the toughest decade…
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How to privatise ports, the Australian way
Every country in the world views their ports as critical to their ability to trade with other nations. This is…
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Now you see them: dry bulk market haunted by phantom orderbook
The late reporting of orders to qualify ships as IMO Tier II compliant fails to mask a continued fall in…
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The ghost of shipping’s Christmas future
It’s Christmas in Airdrie in Scotland, but Mr Prospector’s dreams take a somewhat darker turn. Last week marked the turning…
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Why ports must digitise
Alexandra Anagnostis-Irons, founder of Total Marine Solutions, writes for Splash today on the importance of sharing data. Recognising the trend…
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Energy transition and uncomfortable questions for shipping
Greg Atkinson, chief technology officer at Japan’s Eco Marine Power, explains to Splash readers how shipping can learn and flourish…
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IMO2020: How long will majors and refiners be able to bear the credit heat?
Will Hogg from Infospectrum on risk management in the sulphur cap era. IMO 2020 seems to be providing oil majors…
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Is it time for the maritime industry to seriously reconsider onboard representation?
Fellow maritime scholars Carolyn Graham and Ralph Buiser got together to contemplate how to address the day-to-day work concerns of…
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Crowd-solving worked in 1714. Why not try it again?
Harry Sangree, the founder of SeaFreight Labs, recalls how the British government created a public challenge in the 18th century…
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Christmas crisis for the handy market
Operators of handy bulk carriers are facing plenty of fuel headaches in the final month before the sulphur cap starts.…
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Tanker demand boost from the sulphur cap
BIMCO’s chief shipping analyst Peter Sand remains cautious despite the recent sensational highs. Stakeholders have long been talking about a…
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Live Animal Export: Canberra opens the door to exemptions for improving animal welfare
The Australian government is backtracking on its commitment to improve conditions onboard livestock carriers. Dr Lynn Simpson is not impressed.…
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