Editor’s Picks
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Greater China
Chinese yards dominate repair industry
As with so many other facets of shipping, China dominates the ship repair industry. Latest data from Clarkson Research show…
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Europe
Bremenports eyes Arctic traffic, buys into Icelandic terminal development
Germany’s Bremenports signed a deal yesterday to lead the development of a new Icelandic deepsea port with a view to…
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Asia
Maritime CEO Forum: IMO 2020 compliance workshop
A shipmanager, a shipowner, a fuel reseller and a fuel verification expert made the perfect panel for Monday’s special IMO…
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Asia
Shipping’s lost generation
We’ve schmoozed and schnarfed our way across myriad events at Singapore Maritime Week. It’s been insightful, and yet I come…
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Asia
Fredriksen, Martinos and Radziwill among host of big names signing up to Peter Weernink’s new dry bulk venture
Former SwissMarine CEO Peter Weernink has launched a new dry bulk venture called Singapore Marine. Sponsored by Weernink as its…
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Asia
Maritime CEO Forum: Prepare to be Ubered
Shipping is innovative, but has yet to get disruptive and the massive fragmentation of digital offerings is not helping the…
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Greater China
Junzheng Energy set to complete Sinochem fleet takeover
Junzheng Energy & Chemical Group, an Inner Mongolia-based private chemical manufacturer, is expected to complete the takeover of the entire…
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Containers
Weekly Broker: Smaller ships dominate sales action
The sale and purchase activity is picking up this week for both tankers and bulkers with buyers showing particular interest…
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Environment
Survey launches looking at IMO 2020 compliance
Today sees the launch of our quarterly survey, MarPoll, results of which will be carried in the next issue of…
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Europe
France calls for shipping speed limits
France has made a submission to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) urging for a swift global speed limit for shipping…
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Asia
Cash-strapped shipping losing the war on talent
Results from an HR survey aimed at senior maritime executives show the contradictory nature of recruitment for the hard-pressed shipping…
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Asia
Maritime CEO Forum: Is the dry bulk business model fundamentally broken?
The basic business model of dry bulk shipping came under scrutiny at Monday’s Maritime CEO Forum with a host of…
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Asia
Parliamentary debate adds fuel to the green fire
Is too much expected of shipping on environmental matters? That was the topic for discussion at this morning’s parliamentary debate…
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Contributions
Blockchain roaming in the maritime industry
How to get maritime blockchains to interact with each other. A special report compiled by Okan Duru and Muhammad Imran…
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Asia
Philippines’ dominant crewing position comes under threat
The Philippines, the world’s dominant source of seafarers this century, is coming under severe pressure with the number of deployed…
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Tankers
Swathe of VLCCs and LR2s set for floating storage ahead of the sulphur cap
Ageing tankers are set to be used for floating storage in greater numbers in the coming months as the days…
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Asia
Maritime CEO Forum: Banchero Costa’s dry bulk warning
Ralph Leszczynski, global head of research at Banchero Costa, took the hot seat for the opening quickfire Q&A markets salvo…
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Europe
Nobu Su taps human rights experts to spring him from jail
Nobu Su, the fallen shipping magnate currently residing at Her Majesty’s Pleasure in Pentonville prison in north London, is understood…
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Asia
New boss strikes sombre tone as K Line turns 100
Today marks the 100th anniversary since the founding of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), Japan’s third largest shipping line. It…
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Regulatory
IMO to clamp down on fake ship registrations
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is preparing to crack down on substandard ship registries and the issue of illegal ship…
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