June 6th, 20180Politics, scrubbers, scrapping and consolidation were themes that dominated yesterday’s shortened TradeWinds Shipowners Forum, held just in front of the Splash sponsored press office at Posidonia. The event, which featured a host of top shipowner names, was unfortunately marred by a power cut, but before the lights went out there were...
June 6th, 20180A new LNG bunkering project called probunkers was launched at Posidonia yesterday. The newly-formed Athens-headquartered company will design, build and operate a fleet of modern, eco-friendly LNG bunkering vessels. The project involves: planning, financing, implementation, operations and sales. It will have a three-tier role as...
June 6th, 20180Global ship tracking company MarineTraffic, which already partners with Splash, and maritime software, services and data analysis provider NAPA have agreed to collaborate in developing a set of new advanced new voyage planning, optimisation, and analysis services for the shipping industry. The two companies have signed a...
June 5th, 20180Monday evening saw Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras preside over the official opening ceremony of the Splash-sponsored Posidonia exhibition, which this year celebrates its 50th anniversary. Despite the firepower that having a prime minister officiate at a shipping show, the thunder came from a familiar source at the opening ceremony...
June 5th, 20180Shipping industry giants debated the future of LNG Shipping at ABS’ panel discussion held at the start of Posidonia 2018 yesterday. Chairman and CEO of Angelicoussis Shipping Group John Angelicoussis, executive chairman of Gaslog Peter Livanos, chairman of Dynacom George Procopiou and chairman emeritus of Poten and Partners Michael...
June 5th, 20180Maritime CEO assesses the mindset of a Greek shipowner, and why this nation is so good at getting shipping cycles right. A survey carried on the back page of this magazine shows readers overwhelmingly believe the Greeks are the best at reading shipping cycles. Among the top 10 shipowning nations, Greece garnered 64% of the...
June 5th, 20180So here we are at Posidonia once again and my, oh my how the mood of owners descending on Athens has changed since the last edition two years ago. I will be using the world’s most famous shipping show to launch my new project - eShipfinance.com – a platform designed to address the shortage in the availability of ship finance to...
June 4th, 20181Kitack Lim, secretary general of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), made his pitch today to keep the UN body at the centre of global shipping regulations. In an address to the hundreds of delegates attending Capital Link’s conference in Athens, Lim discussed the likely disruptions coming shipping’s way. “The next...
June 4th, 20180Simon Ward from Ursa Shipbrokers on his six steps to getting through this hectic week in Athens. Here we are on the eve of Posidonia proper and already the sight hot and thirsty visitors is a common occurrence, both on the streets of Piraeus and Athens, as well as the parties themselves. The suits have been pressed, the dresses have...
June 4th, 20180The sulphur cap presents the capesize market with a once in a lifetime opportunity to cash in, delegates attending Capital Link’s Athens conference were told this morning. A high calibre line up of big name dry bulk owners all agreed that the case was clear for slow steaming come the January 1, 2020 start of IMO’s global sulphur...
