Contributions
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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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Trading places
It was only a matter of time before Maersk EEE would lose its crown as “the biggest” container ship. Orders…
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The one and only Wei
As he prepares step down, SinoShip profiles Captain Wei Jiafu, Cosco’s great helmsman. Step into the Beijing office of Captain…
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