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Europe
Boskalis quits low-end offshore, cites overcapacity from Asia
Dutch offshore transport company Boskalis has decided to exit the loss making low end transport market and take some of…
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Contributions
Live Animal Export: The global trade is dying
Dr Lynn Simpson reports on the pullback from live animal exports seen across the world in recent months. Too many…
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Containers
Weekly Broker: Brokers wait for owners to get off their megayachts
For many the beach towels have been folded away, the suntan lotion popped back on shelf; the holidays are fast…
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Containers
Digital freight space in limbo: Kontainers
The digital freight place for the container sector remains in limbo, somewhere short of where customers would want it to…
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Greater China
Evergreen tenders for 36 more boxships
Taiwan’s Evergreen has put out a tender to take 36 boxships on long-term charter. The world’s seventh largest container is…
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Asia
HMM continues to report the worst results of all the major carriers
Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM), South Korea’s flagship carrier, continues to post the worst results of all the major carriers around…
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Environment
VLCC owners with scrubbers in place by 2020 will enjoy first-mover advantage: Drewry
Analysis from UK consultants Drewry claims VLCC owners who have managed to get scrubbers on their ships by 2020 will…
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Contributions
The feeder opportunity
Santosh Patil delves behind the rationale for DP World’s surprise acquisition of Unifeeder. The recent takeover of Unifeeder by terminal…
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Americas
VLCC terminals set to spread far and wide across the US Gulf
New York-based tanker broker Poten & Partners has detailed the sudden raft of landmark VLCC terminals potentially being built around…
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Europe
Zeaborn gets rid of famous German shipping brands ER Schiffahrt and Rickmers Shipmanagement
One of Germany’s chief shipping consolidators, Bremen-based Zeaborn Group is combining its shipmanagement activities under the new brand Zeaborn Ship…
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Maritime CEO
AXSMarine: Platform wars reignite
Jacques Goudchaux admits a sense of déjà vu with the current shipping platform wars. The CEO of France’s AXSMarine has…
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Contributions
Where maritime has gone wrong with LinkedIn
Charlie Whyman, an independent marketing strategist and LinkedIn trainer, writes exclusively for Splash today on shipping’s failure to properly use…
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Asia
HMM jettisons Hyundai heritage in rebrand
South Korean shipping major Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) is now undergoing a rebranding process which will change the company’s official…
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Europe
Unifeeder & DP World: The curious marriage on the short seas
Profitable growth in the maritime shipping industry is a precious commodity. The old thinking of getting bigger through mergers or…
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Europe
Under pressure Hapag-Lloyd ‘critically reviewing the economic viability’ of its ship systems
Germany’s top boxline Hapag-Lloyd is awash in red ink and is conducting a massive fleet-wide review of its operations to…
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Asia
Triomphe Shipping Lines makes debut in Singapore
French agricultural group Invivo Grains and Global Equity Group have partnered to form Triomphe Shipping Lines in Singapore. According to…
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Europe
Maersk and IBM reveal TradeLens blockchain platform
Maersk and IBM have revealed details of their new blockchain platform. Called TradeLens, the two parties have already managed to…
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Europe
Norden joins Maersk in downgrading full year forecast
Citing the “very weak” tanker spot market, Norden has become the second Danish owner in consecutive days to lower its…
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Asia
Triyards served with wind up summons
Offshore shipbuilder Triyards Holdings, part of Singapore’s Ezra Holdings, has been served with an originating summons by MDL’s Ocean Energy…
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Containers
Weekly Broker: Deals filter through despite holiday lull
The effect of summer holidays continues to show in the sale and purchase market with more potential buyers moving to…
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