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New market landscape to question commodity shipping
In a recent article on this site, a debate was initiated on whether shipping is a ‘commoditised’ business. We define…
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MSC Daniela likely to return to service next month
MSC anticipates its fire-struck ship, , will be back in service by as early as the middle of next month.…
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Global carbon pricing coalition turns attention to shipping
Tristan Smith, a reader in energy and transport at University College London and Johannah Christensen, a director at the Global…
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The great commoditisation debate
Panos Patsadas from Target Maritime Transport shares his thoughts on our ongoing discussion about the commoditisation of shipping in what…
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CMES integrates shipping assets of Sinotrans & CSC
China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has announced that the company is planning to issue new shares to acquire major assets…
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MOL’s autonomous shipping research wins state backing
Mitsui OSK Lines’ (MOL) joint project with Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding on developing a technological concept for autonomous ocean transport…
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London event discusses the disruptive future of shipbroking
The third edition of Smart Solutions event in London this week commenced with a heated discussion among IT providers and…
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Shipping failing to meet emission reductions targets: IEA
A new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) report slams shipping for failing to take tough enough measures to…
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Stellar Daisy: We are back to square one
Captain Manjit Handa, a bulk carrier master, reflects on the tragic sinking of the Korean ore carrier. The loss of…
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Odfjell hit by another American pollution violation
A subsidiary of Odfjell finds itself in hot water with the US Department of Justice once again. Singapore-based Odfjell Asia…
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Norwegians to finance vessel retrofits
Following the IMO ratifications of the ballast water and exhaust gas treaties, government-owned Export Credit Norway is now offering financing…
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Has shipping become commoditised?
Some argue our industry always has been while others reckon massive failures like Hanjin have halted the process. It’s a…
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Marshall Islands issues Stellar Daisy statement as repairs continue on another Polaris converted VLOC
More than seven weeks since the Stellar Daisy sank in the South Atlantic with the loss of 22 lives, its…
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Denmark trials blockchain to register ships
The Danish Maritime Authority has launched a pilot project to harness blockchain technology to make ship registration a more digitilised…
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On-demand container shipping
Digitalisation will eventually mean that ocean transport of containers will be organised in a much more efficient manner. If the…
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Using unicorns to improve your marketing in six months
“Marketing Manager Wanted: Must provide strategic level advice to the business, work with the media, be the brand guardian, write…
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MOL to launch sales of popular redesigned propeller boss cap fins
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), Japan’s largest shipowner, will start selling an upgraded version of its popular energy-saving propeller boss cap…
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Columbia Shipmanagement and Marlow Navigation sign ‘blue sky thinking’ partnership with Lufthansa
Columbia Shipmanagement together with Marlow Navigation have signed a partnership deal with Lufthansa Industry Solutions that they claim in a…
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Wilhelmsen Ships Service to start delivering to ships by drone
Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) will soon be delivering its agency essentials via drone, a move it says marks a seismic shift in…
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Unsafe at any draft – Part two
On March 31, in fine weather, with everything onboard as routine as could be, the Stellar Daisy began to list,…
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