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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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OceanSaver: Ballast water treatment market to remain “commercially challenging”
Drammen: Ballast water treatment systems (BWTSs), once sensationally expensive, now a fraction of the price they were just two or…
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Over the Rainbow: China completes first offshore wind power turbine installation platform
Shanghai: Nantong Rainbow Offshore & Engineering has completed China’s first offshore wind power turbine installation platform. The vessel was designed…
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Michael Jay Maritime: New ports consultancy
Southampton: Michael Jay Maritime (MJM) is a new company set up by three like-minded individuals to look at the maritime…
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VesselsValue.com: Changing the investment landscape
London: Eleven months ago the founder and ceo of maritime e-commerce site ShipServ, Paul Ostergaard described VesselsValue.com, the company profiled…
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Karatzas Marine Advisors: Owners must become more transparent and corporate
New York: In the new straitened times for shipping, shipowners will have to get more transparent and corporate with their…
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Epic Gas: By name and by nature
Singapore: This week has seen an anniversary of sorts in Singapore shipping. One year ago saw the creation of a…
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Tianan enters Shanghai shipping insurance scene
Shanghai: Another Chinese insurance company, Tianan Insurance, has became the seventh qualified insurance company to provide shipping finance services in…
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International Tanker Management: The officer crunch
Dubai: The quality of seafarers handling tankers continues to worsen, according to one of the world’s leading tanker managers. Lars…
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Sailors’ Society: The seafarer link
Southampton: The Sailors’ Society is one of shipping’s most famous charities, providing an international network of chaplains at ports around…
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Shanghai Institute of Marine Insurance launches
Shanghai: China’s first professional marine insurance association, Shanghai Institute of Marine Insurance (SIMI) has been officially launched yesterday. The members…
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ZF Marine: Championing hybrid technology
Singapore: Shipyards, while remaining generally cautious to new technologies, are increasingly embracing hybrid propulsion systems, a trend that is set…
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CSSC Jiangnan Heavy Industry faces lawsuit
Shanghai: CSSC Jiangnan Heavy Industry announced that the company has received notice from Shanghai Hongkou District Court to jointly pay…
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Spartan Partnership: Where’s hot in ship finance
London: China, the US and the UAE are the hottest places for ship finance at the moment, according to a…
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InnoTech: Lube solutions
Hampton Roads: The issue of escalating lube prices is one that will continue to vex shipowners for years to come…
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Wah Kwong: Renewal period
Hong Kong: In a busy year of fleet rejuvenation and expanded Chinese ties, one of Hong Kong’s grand names in…
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mar-IT-ime consulting: Look to the clouds
Grays: In an era where the role of IT has never been more vital to organizational success and where technology…
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Propulsion Dynamics: Getting to grips with fuel bills
Copenhagen: With fuel bills near the top of the headache list for shipowners these days one Danish firm is growing…
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Maris: Ecdis time
Shanghai: When Steinar Gundersen founded Maris in 1997, after a long stint with Denmark comms firm Kongsberg, he did so…
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KC Maritime: In ordering mode
Hong Kong: Getting in on the newbuild bulker craze is one of Asia’s more conservative owners, KC Maritime. At the…
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