Contributions
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What Triton could learn from Somalia
A couple of weeks ago I tweeted a link to a BBC news story on the Triton operation that has…
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Gaping holes in the Clean Ship concept
Katherine Hawes from Aquarius Lawyers takes regulators to task. Seas at Risk coined the phrase ‘Clean Ship’ and the concept…
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Myanmar – Saviour to oil & gas in SE Asia or in the “too hard” basket?
International companies will not shy away wholesale from Myanmar exploration and production projects despite a collapse in global crude oil…
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Marketing 101 (Brand Development) for shipping companies
In any industry, business, or profession it is easy to be distracted by the latest sparkly toy. An easy distraction…
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Cheaper oil puts brakes on OSVs
Kohe Hasan from law firm Oon & Bazul on the offshore outlook for 2015 The offshore supply vessel (OSV) industry…
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Smoke and mirrors
Katherine Hawes from Aquarius Lawyers on complex impending ECA legislation Despite ship transportation being considered as the most energy efficient…
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On maritime ineptitude
I dare say most of us know that the concept of ‘CRM’ – cockpit, or crew, resource management – is…
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Overcapacity concerns
So here we are at the end of another tumultuous year for shipping, one finishing with much talk of overcapacity…
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Do we need a new canal?
Andy Lane and Charles Moret from Container Transport International Consultancy on the merits of the Chinese-funded Nicaragua Canal. As…
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The great PMSC retreat
When I was six, I lived with my parents in Mogadishu. It was a delightful place to be a little…
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Bright spots amid the gloom
So here we are about to mark six years since Lehman Brothers fell and shipping remains in the doldrums. I…
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Perilous cargo
Gareth Williams from Holman Fenwick Willan on the carriage of sulphur into China. A carrier’s core obligation under the Hague…
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Playing Catch Up: Shipping and Social Media
The use of social media is now an integral part of building a commercial brand. Social media channels are rapidly…
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Razor wire – injuring the crew it’s designed to protect
An article debating how best to secure your ship, contributed by GUARDIAN A recommendation of BMP4, and currently the most…
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The shipping recovery that never arrived
Private equity and hedge funds are gambling on ship values and not the long-term revenue streams from operations, says Paul…
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Game changer or floating monuments of engineering prowess?
About a year ago, euphoria swept the marine shipping world, as the Maersk EEE started making regular voyages and caused…
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Data in real time key to savings
Eniram’s Captain Melvin Mathews looks at optimising fleet performance. The future of shipping lies in having the technological expertise to…
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Collision avoidance
Commander Nicholas Iliopoulos, a master mariner, looks at best practices when transiting the busy Singapore and Malacca Straits. The recent…
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Why the BDI always falls in January
Khalid Hashim from Precious Shipping identifies reasons for dry bulk’s annual slump around this time of year. The million dollar…
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Building a shipping brand
Over 100,000 merchant vessels carry 90% of the world’s trade, yet the shipping sector rarely gets good press. Actually, it…
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