Container shipping companies and international customs authorities met earlier this month to discuss ways to step…
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Ballast water treatment systems at a glance
With the ratification of the Ballast Water Management Convention, shipowners are pressed to decide which treatment…
Which fleets are cross-traders in shipping?
“Going where the work is” has been a familiar mantra for many generations across the world, and…
Keeping seafarers sane
By Michael Grey “Seafarers required – preference will be given to stolid, pragmatic anti-social candidates who…
The Qatar situation – assessing the impact on shipping
By Barry Parker Geopolitical developments, politely called “exogenous factors” have a funny way of creeping up…
Smooth sailing on the high seas
A shipowner seeking finance in Hong Kong has a plethora of choices including debt financing from…
Taking the blame
What is the worst thing that can possibly happen to you in your profession? How have…
Shipping: Setting a course towards a cleaner future
The introduction of new environmental regulations is leading the shipping industry to look for ways of…
18,000+ TEU megaships: Will they live up to the promise?
There are 56 container ships of 18,000 + TEU on order slated for delivery from April,…
Trump’s trade plans spell uncertainty for Mexican port
Latin America’s most technologically advanced shipping terminal opened in Mexico early this month, with a ceremony…
Zombie companies (like DSME) threaten to eat Asia’s future
By Michael Schuman Any horror aficionado knows that the only good zombie is a dead zombie.…
Light at the end of the tunnel for the multipurpose shipping market
Following another poor year for multipurpose shipping with further erosion of rates making it the worst…