Contributions
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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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Will software developers dominate the shipping industry? Part 1
Simon Beechinor from maritime consultants Strathmay Maritime kicks off a two-part contribution asking some tricky questions about the future of…
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Shipping needs to share more information on accidents
Valerie Lim from Helix PR argues the industry could benefit by being more open about mishaps at sea. It’s usually…
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Power of the brand still eluding many in shipping
Amie Pascoe, director at PR firm BLUE Communications, reports from a recent breakfast debate on maritime and brand building. Are…
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He who craves wealth joins the party
In his ongoing series for Splash looking at how to conduct business in the People’s Republic, Charlie Du Cane, the…
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Disappointing reflections on London International Shipping Week
Ed King, founding editor of Climate Home, lashes out at the outdated views on display this week across the British…
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When London had international shipping, it didn’t need a Week
I started work in the City in 1974; within walking distance of my office in St Mary Axe were three…
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Insuring the future
Chip Reed from Willis Towers Watson provides a comprehensive guide on how blockchain could change the world of marine insurance.…
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Britain once ruled the waves: it can do again
Diane Gilpin from the Smart Green Shipping Alliance outlines her wish list for the UK government to bolster the island’s…
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The floating computer and inherent cyber risks at sea
John Boles and James Bickley from Navigant Consulting provide Splash readers with a useful heads-up on maritime cyber security. Today’s…
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Box market enjoys a warm summer but big problems are hitting the water
An improving demand outlook has helped the charter market but the torrent of ultra large tonnage will keep a cap…
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Shipping can learn from the Korean mess
When one looks at the current problems between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the United States of…
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And then there were three: Musical chairs and containerships
This column contains speculation. I hope that it is speculation based on the principle that, to a certain extent, the…
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Offshore drilling rig empires emerging to take over the industry
Call them speculative, but the drilling companies and investors buying offshore rigs at today’s values could be dominating the industry…
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‘The implications of an interoperable data sharing platform are immense’
Deanna MacDonald, CEO of Blockchain Labs for Open Collaboration, gives Splash readers a glimpse of a new white paper she…
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Post-Hanjin reality, one year on
Does anyone still remember the excitement of Maersk’s EEE (18,340 teu) coming into service in 2015? Any passion still left…
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Fast action on climate means ships must stay slow
Faig Abbasov, the aviation and shipping officer at Brussels-based NGO Transport and Environment, suggests today that any pick up in…
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Hacked off
Does shipping need to thrash out a new legal framework regarding cyber attacks? Chief correspondent Jason Jiang investigates. With the…
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The devil is in the detail of OSV demand data
Current demand-side indicators – coupled with the wrong-headed application of big data to the offshore market – are underestimating the…
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Five questions for your maritime connectivity provider
Malcolm McMaster, president of Globecomm Maritime, argues there’s more than just price when it comes to picking a network vendor.…
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