Contributions
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Open, SesaMaersk!
I am inclined to think that there may be less to Maersk’s deal with Alibaba than meets the eye. Yes,…
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China’s economy in 2017
China is still the most important economy to watch for most shipowners. Chief correspondent Jason Jiang assesses prospects in the…
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The offshore rig market in 2017
Rig owners and shipyards will maintain their holding pattern while outside investors seek asset play bargains in an oversupplied market,…
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Crew health: Food hygiene onboard
Shipowners Club has partnered with the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) to raise awareness of crew-related illness and…
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Crew health: Obesity onboard
Shipowners Club has partnered with the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) to raise awareness of crew-related illness and…
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For liner operators, light at the end of a tunnel, for owners, just another train
At the behest of their backers, tonnage providers are being forced to exchange hope for action, while for operators the…
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2016: The year of living dangerously
As your editor I tend to get up very early – 5am in wintertime, 6am in summertime. As with all…
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‘2017 will see the players who will shape the future emerge’
All week we’re peering into the future, questioning what 2017 has in store for shipping. Today we ask the founder…
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Mixed bag good for brokers
All week we’re looking at prospects for 2017. Today, chief correspondent Jason Jiang goes through the various sectors. The year…
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Hong Kong Convention on a knife-edge in 2017
In the final week of the year, we’re looking ahead each day to what’s in store in the months ahead.…
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Myanmar’s role along China’s new Silk Road
In September of this year I wrote an article arguing that Myanmar will play a pivotal and key strategic role…
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All I want for Christmas Is internet, access to social media, and a ‘Like’
For Christmas, I got two new clients and another two ‘expressions of interest,’ all of whom were interested in developing…
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An open letter to the IMO demanding changes to the livestock trades
Having created one of the world’s greatest exposés in the history of shipping journalism, Australian vet Dr Lynn Simpson has…
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A wintry outlook for shipping
‘Investors need to understand the workings of the industries they invest in and not attempt to influence the values of…
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Green ahoy
Local authorities in Singapore are incentivising less polluting ships while mapping out the city’s maritime future. Not sitting on its…
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Getting Singapore’s Gen Y and Gen Z interested in shipping
The maritime sector in the island republic has a worryingly greying population of talent. Human resources issues tend to take…
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Live Animal Export: A seafaring Christmas
I’m not sentimental about Christmas. At sea I learned to celebrate some, ignore others. Some companies/captains decided crews of mixed…
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Singapore takes the LNG bunkering lead
The republic is pressing ahead with all sorts of initiatives to make LNG as a ship fuel more attractive Singapore…
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Singapore offshore: Barely hanging on
It’s been one of the worst years in memory for anyone in Singapore connected to oil and gas. On November…
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Good news for OSV operators at last, or is it?
Roy Donaldson dishes a grim bit of reality for offshore operators. “Waiting for it to get better is like having…
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