Contributions
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Feedback from 50 commercial shipping operators on digitalising their business
Captain Jan Wilhelmsson from Eniram, a Wärtsilä company, reports. As part of productising our latest product line we sat down to…
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How five digital experts at top logistics providers are preparing for the future
Eytan Buchman from online freight marketplace Freightos reports. I’ve been writing about freight digitisation for years. For much of that time,…
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The future of crew connectivity – it’s not just about the money
Global Navigation Solutions suggests that shipowners are as concerned about content as cost when it comes to internet access for…
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Blockchain: Friend or foe?
Alysia Xirinachs from MTS Logistics adds to Splash’s growing debate about how this revolutionary technology could change shipping. Amid chaos…
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Geared to go long
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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Container cannibalisation or consolidation?
Michael Bentley, a partner at Revenue Analytics, argues that in the wake of the Cosco/OOCL deal the race to the…
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Why procurers put client satisfaction first
Client satisfaction is the one facet of the procurement sector that hasn’t changed one jot in recent years – however…
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New fuels, new markets key to products tanker trade prospects
Asia continues to dominate conventional refining capacity growth, writes Tim Smith, senior Analyst, MSI. Refining capacity continues to be the…
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The intriguing marriage dance of OOCL and Cosco
The container shipping consolidation claimed another mid-size player and, if approved, will catapult the buyer into the small group of…
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China a fragile commodity for dry bulk sector fortunes
Shipowners have every reason to be satisfied with the start of 2017 but a weaker Q2 could set the stage…
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Myanmar and the chase for the new Silk Road
Myanmar is a very interesting country to visit, particularly when one wants to get a feel for what is taking…
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Concerns about how the Cosco deal for OOCL came about
Few people have tracked the highs and lows of Cosco and OOCL more closely than Charles de Trenck over the…
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Micawber’s Dilemma: part three
“I’ve done my AMOS for the day!” “If it’s Tuesday, it must be cargo pumps!” “It is found that anything…
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IMO attempts to hold back the tide on GHG emissions
Maurice Meehan, director of shipping operations at the Carbon War Room, reflects on last week’s MEPC gathering. Last week saw…
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The asset appreciation play has yet to leave port
The so-called ‘asset play’ investment strategy, buying low and selling high, is a well-known way of generating outstanding profits in…
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What’s in a name?
When spending millions of dollars on a new vessel, it’s understandable that most shipping companies will opt for a sober,…
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How to keep cyber criminals at bay
Louise Zucchi of Towergate Insurance on lessons to be learned from Maersk’s bad week at the hands of cyber criminals.…
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A wake-up call? We’ve been hitting ‘snooze’ on cyber risk for too long
Ian Millen, security and intelligence advisor at Global Navigation Solutions, passes comment on this week’s ransomware attack. Despite the recent…
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Does One Belt, One Road make commercial sense?
Following the recent summit held in Beijing in which the Belt Road Initiative (BRI) was the centrepiece, there has been…
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Credit is due to shipping finance
The freight market has been disappointing recently, for dry bulk, tankers and containerships, while asset prices too have been on…
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