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BRS boss reignites the slow steaming debate
François Cadiou, the chairman of French brokerage BRS, has reignited the slow steaming debate, arguing in his company’s just published…
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Pools no longer seen as a defensive measure
The world’s leading commercial managers make the case for pools in an upturn. Commercial management of ships is a growing…
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Cargo vessel suffers hull breach in the Black Sea
Russian-owned general cargo vessel suffered a hull breach in the Black Sea while on its way from Turkey to Rostov,…
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Shipmanagers and the art of risk removal
Owners are increasingly relying on managers to help navigate the tsunami of environmental rules coming shipping’s way The steadily increasing…
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Another Thai tanker explodes in Bangkok
Another tanker has exploded in the Thai capital with the loss of one life. The , a product tanker, exploded…
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Ioannis Stefanou appointed to head up Wallem Ship Management
Hong Kong’s Wallem Group has appointed from within for its next senior executive position, selecting Ioannis Stefanou as managing director…
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No sign shipping is willing to take up Russia’s safe corridor offering
Russia announced yesterday it was creating a humanitarian corridor for ships to leave Ukrainian waters. The 80 mile long corridor…
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Why shipmanagers don’t collaborate on software development
Owners would love shipmanagers to share some of their software breakthroughs. Don’t hold your breath. The tech is often their…
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Maersk provides details on latest box spill incident
Maersk has provided further details of a box spill that occurred on a chartered-in boxship in the North Pacific on…
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Knutsen’s Synnøve Seglem appointed president of Norwegian Shipowners’ Association
Synnøve Seglem, the deputy CEO of Knutsen OAS Shipping, has been elected president of the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association, after serving…
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Wallenius Wilhelmsen takes full control of ALS
Oslo-listed car carrier operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen has acquired full ownership of UK-based Abnormal Load Services (ALS) in a move to…
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Tennet advances Dutch wind farm project as bulker collision causes limited damage to platform foundation
Transmission grid operator TenneT has determined that there was no major damage to the platform jacket foundation of the 1.5…
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Liberia celebrates QUALSHIP 21 status
The Liberian Registry has been awarded QUALSHIP 21 status for 2022-2023 by the United States Coast Guard’s (USCG). The QS21program…
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Maersk-chartered ship spills boxes in the North Pacific
A Maersk-chartered ship lost an unspecified number of containers during stormy conditions on a Pacific voyage to the US on…
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Höegh Autoliners likely to challenge Brazilian cartel fines
Höegh Autoliners is looking at contesting a fine dished out by Brazilian authorities in one of many car carrier cartel…
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Californian company touts methanol-to-hydrogen propulsion solution for existing ships to meet green requirements
A Californian company has debuted technology that requires no major retrofit to make today’s bunker fuel guzzling generation of ships…
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Getting owners to understand the merits of a happy crew
How do managers discuss the importance of crew welfare with their customers? Crew welfare has been brought into sharp focus…
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Ukrainian port cities face the brunt of Putin’s invasion forces
The near month-long Russian invasion of Ukraine has recorded enormous maritime infrastructure damage, which will take years to fix. The…
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The Ever Given grounding one year on
On this day one year ago, a giant vessel approached the Suez Canal in windswept conditions, sand whipping up across…
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Is the shipmanagement model of ‘we can do it more cheaply than you can’ broken?
Shipmanagement is a very competitive business. It always has been, and while there has been plenty of consolidation in the…
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