Contributions
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Quo Vadis: Where goes the digital ship?
Russell Hodge from surveyors Pirie & Smith peers into the future. While many of us may not realise it, the…
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China’s Belt Road Initiative and supply chains in Asia
The Belt Road Initiative (BRI) is an industry wide phenomenon that all in the logistics and supply chain sector needs…
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A more effective and meaningful response to seafarer abandonment
Carolyn Graham, a PhD student from the Seafarers’ International Research Centre at Cardiff University, wades into our campaign, highlighting the…
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Quit Weining
Kate Adamson, the founder of Futurenautics, draws parallels between Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein and shipping’s rotten apples. Hollywood is having…
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Digital disruption or social media distribution?
Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t know which half. – John Wanamaker…
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Drone ships, convoys and the modular vessel
A tale of the near future… possibly. Maritime analyst Dave Walker tries his hand at science fiction. The ten-person crew…
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Abandonment issue gives shipmanagers a chance to shed ‘spiv’ image
The announcement by the eight big shipmanagers that they propose not to do business with owners who have a history…
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Temporary truce reached on Asia-Europe
Carriers are making money finally on a key tradelane, but challenges lie ahead, warns SeaIntel’s Lars Jensen. In the period…
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India: the future of shipping?
Mark Williams, managing partner at Affinity Research, ponders just how much the world’s largest democracy can bolster global maritime fortunes.…
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As reality bites, VLCCs are torched
Tanker owners are facing up to a troublesome demand future. BIMCO’s Peter Sand reports. Four VLCCs were sold for demolition…
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Digital tsunami threatens to wipe many out
I am afraid to tell you that I think too many shipowners and ship financiers have little or no understanding…
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The problem with real news
In 2017, sadly no research, articles or reports can be assumed as being accurate, writes Jeffrey Landsberg from Commodore Research.…
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That’s enough theory – let’s get on with the practice
There are reams and reams of cyber security advice now published. Ian Millen, GNS’s security and intelligence advisor, suggests now…
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The global orderbook: fools rushing in?
To order, or not to order – that is the question. This may be a poor misquote of Shakespeare, but…
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The falsehoods of IMO’s energy efficiency design index
Faig Abbasov, aviation and shipping officer at Brussels-based NGO Transport and Environment, makes the case for tightening EEDI efficiency targets.…
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Chinese ship finance to the fore
Jason Jiang identifies key trends in the emerging powerhouse of maritime capital. In the past few years, the international shipping…
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Cloud potential dawns on shipping
Alexander Buchmann, managing director of Hanseaticsoft, gives readers important tech advice. Earlier this year, maritime leaders at the Sea Asia…
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Three reasons to reconsider digital bunker procurement
Danny Soos, the CEO and founder of new bunker broking platform OilFront, suggests how we go about sourcing fuel for…
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Will software developers dominate the shipping industry? Part 2
Simon Beechinor from maritime consultants Strathmay Maritime concludes his frank outlook on the future of maritime operations. In the near-term,…
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One Belt, One Road and the Old Man and the Sea
On a recent trip to China to attend a summit and meetings regarding the One Belt, One Road (OBOR) I…
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