Editor’s Picks
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Europe
The Nor-Shipping zoo
Of bees, dodos and ostriches. The boss of Transas, Frank Coles, gives his take on the latest edition of this…
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Containers
Shipping companies idle as e-commerce players build the future
Every time we think of the most powerful e-commerce companies, what comes to mind are images of artificial intelligence (AI)…
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Asia
Asia accounts for 60% of seaborne trade and still growing: Stopford
Asia now accounts for a dominant 60% of seaborne trade, and has plenty of potential to grow, according to statistics…
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Europe
Shipping in need of an urgent ‘global detox’: Nor-Shipping
Shipping is in urgent need of a “global detox” delgates attending the opening session of Nor-Shipping in Oslo were told…
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Maritime CEO
Morten Arntzen: ‘Do the opposite of what the Norwegian investment banking world consensus position is’
He’s one of the most famous names in shipping, and one of our industry’s most amusing. Morten Arntzen, now in…
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Contributions
The finance case for Oslo
There are endless polls on which city ranks highest as an international maritime hub with invariably Singapore ranking top. Even…
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Europe
Global maritime stakeholders’ forum to be created tomorrow
Representatives of major stakeholders in the maritime supply chain will meet on Wednesday to create a global maritime stakeholders’ forum,…
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Contributions
Norway’s top owners are busier than ever
The retirement age in Norway is 62. No one seems to have informed John Fredriksen or Arne Blystad. John Fredriksen,…
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Environment
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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Contributions
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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Asia
Nisomar: ‘Shipping remains a very inefficient business model’
A new maritime technology service start-up hopes to transform various businesses in the shipping industry including shipowners, operators, brokers, charterers…
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Europe
Danish Ship Finance predicts growth in seaborne volumes will average just 1% per annum through to 2030
Danish Ship Finance has provided a sneak peak of its latest market report, one that paints a grim picture for…
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Contributions
Aggressive regional carriers
Liners ranked 21 to 40 in the world have grown their capacity by a combined 14% so far this year.…
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Maritime CEO
Torvald Klaveness: Lasse Kristoffersen stars on the cover of the latest Maritime CEO magazine
The latest issue of Maritime CEO magazine launches today with a decidedly Scandinavian flavor to its contents given its distribution…
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Europe
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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Americas
Founders of Yahoo! and PayPal invest in new bulk broking tool
Silicon Valley has come in with an initial $2.5m to support Shipamax, a new bulk broking tool. Shipamax’s founders say…
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Dry Cargo
Keith Denholm: Returning home with bulker bargains in mind
Keith Denholm looks set to return home to the UK after many years abroad, seeking new opportunities having left US-based…
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Tech
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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Contributions
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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Americas
Uber Freight launches
Taxi hailing giant Uber launched Uber Freight yesterday. The new standalone app allows truck drivers and trucking companies to search…
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