Contributions
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Is MLC working for seafarers?
Regular Splash contributor Carolyn Graham ponders whether shipping’s ‘bill of rights’ is fit for purpose. This year, the International Labour…
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Shipping’s lost generation
We’ve schmoozed and schnarfed our way across myriad events at Singapore Maritime Week. It’s been insightful, and yet I come…
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Blockchain roaming in the maritime industry
How to get maritime blockchains to interact with each other. A special report compiled by Okan Duru and Muhammad Imran…
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How shipping is so vulnerable to hackers
A week ago Splash reported how consultant Captain Ozgur Dogan Gunes had been able to hack into two Hong Kong…
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Fleet reductions could see tanker owners in touch with a profit in 2019
IMO sulfur regulations will constrain large tanker supply growth while an ageing fleet should encourage scrapping, writes Tim Smith, director…
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‘Shipping must get its humanity back’
The quote above came from Singapore-based shipping consultant Giulio Gennaro and was on the back of a series of articles…
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Outside port perimeters
DP World has ventured way beyond its terminal operating roots as this in-depth feature for Maritime CEO magazine assesses. Gone…
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IMO 2020 is nothing new
Shippers and carriers faced off earlier this decade over high fuel prices, recalls Lars Jensen from SeaIntelligence Consulting. At the…
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Consortia BERexit?
Rotterdam-based advocate August Braakman, a specialist in maritime antitrust law, gives his verdict in the heated Block Exemption Regulation debate.…
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Dry bulk newbuild headwinds
This year’s ordering volume exceeds the ordering activity seen in 2017, 2016, and 2015, warns Jeffrey Landsberg from Commodore Research.…
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Italy’s belt road embrace
With Italy becoming the first G7 country to enter an MOU with China and its Belt Road Initiative (BRI), there…
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How the global economy will shape shipping this year
The editor gave me a free rein this issue. “The choice of topic is totally up to you,” he said.…
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How the world values maritime infrastructure
Nick Chubb from Intelligent Cargo Systems tries to get his head around Flexport’s valuation in light of the recent $3.4bn…
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One eye to the telescope? We need more visibility, not less, on vessel inspection data
The decision by the Paris MoU to limit the availability of its inspection results undermines the building of a safety…
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The Baltic as shipping’s Illuminati? Fat chance
Mr Prospector takes aim at the new Twitter account, @ActionBaltic. The Baltic Exchange might be incompetent, he argues, but top…
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Shipping’s Y2K bug?
Do you remember the fear mongering as the clocks ticked down to the dawn of the new millennium? The Y2K…
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Live Animal Export: Can farmers find an alternative in only 40 weeks?
Livestock carriers have the oldest age profile in deepsea shipping. The sulphur cap should ensure many of them find their…
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Lubes headache brewing
Fuel choices have obscured the complex issues over lube selection ahead of IMO 2020. Here’s a useful guide to the…
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Exxon Valdez 30 years on
As the Solomon Trader disaster shows, nowhere is safe from oil spills, write Dr Sian Prior, Eelco Leemans and Dave…
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Time for a dedicated Singapore maritime bank
Singapore-based shipping advisor Vijay Kamath has a fix for the Lion Republic’s ship finance shortcomings. The development of Singapore as…
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