Contributions
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OSV market values: Please sir, can I have some more?
Over the last couple of months we have witnessed the decimation of the OSV sector in Southeast Asia. Big names…
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Protecting ships, people and the polar environment
IMO’s Lee Adamson provides the low down on a new IMO film which shows how the IMO Polar Code supports safe and environmentally-friendly…
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Smaller risks, but bigger problems for shipping
Trond Eilertsen and Chris Grieveson from law firm Wikborg Rein on the ‘very modern nightmare’ that was the fire on…
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The great enabler
A fast and reliable data connection between vessel and shore will transform the way operators run their business, writes Jan…
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Hacked ships
Patrik Wheater from Seaborne Communications reflects on last week’s massive ransomware attack and how shipping is in urgent need of…
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What is happening with Alibaba and liner shipping?
Regular Splash contributor Lars Jensen argues boxship operators risk losing the supply chain balance of power. The past few months…
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Click work for crewing clarity
Hanseaticsoft’s Alexander Buchmann argues software can get owners the best out of their crews. Personnel planning and management pose huge…
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Robotrucks versus short-sea shipping
Roar Adland, shipping chair professor at Norwegian School of Economics, pours some cold water on the week’s big news of…
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Digitialisation in container shipping may not be the carriers’ doing
Much ink has been spilled on the subject of Maersk and Alibaba striking a deal allowing Maersk’s booking process to…
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Crane failures – ongoing issues and mitigation
Chris Dyson and Lorne Gifford from Brookes Bell Group look at the potential causes and impacts of crane collapses. In recent weeks,…
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Selective management of seafarers’ health and safety
Four years on from MLC 2006 coming into effect Carolyn Graham, a PhD Student from the Seafarers’ International Research Centre…
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Achieving ‘Procurement Nirvana’ with big data
Big data, observed the chair of the ShipServ Smart Procurement KD Adamson, is a little like teenage sex. “Everybody claims…
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Where others fear to tread
The maritime industry has been blindsided once with regard to Somalia. It needs to put its best foot forward now…
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Have newbuild prices bottomed out?
Splash is hearing more and more about shipyards welcoming owners keen to catch the bottom of the newbuild price cycle.…
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Routing for whales
Natasha Brown, media and communications officer at the International Maritime Organization, writes for Splash on global efforts to spare whales…
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Sell, stack or scrap: What to do with all these OSVs?
To say that the offshore marine sector is in trouble is an understatement par excellence. Numerous articles on the subject…
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Shortsea boxtrades set for disruption
Kristofer Andrén puts some Scandinavian perspective on the size debate in container shipping. Shipping in general and the container industry…
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Pros and cons of container consolidation
Singapore’s port is seeing more calls thanks to the recent alliance merry-go-round. The island’s top terminal operator remains cautious on…
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BW rings the changes
Andreas Sohmen-Pao has sold his VLCC fleet, while other Singapore owners have feasted on cheap bulker bargains this year. Andreas…
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Forget oversupply, the offshore rig market presents opportunity
The world is awash with more offshore rigs than it will ever need. But established rig owners can ignore that…
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