ombugge
December 16, 2024, 8:37pm
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The East is rising:
China is building a commanding lead over Greece as the world’s largest shipowning nation, its lead now stretching to close to 30m gt, according to the latest data from Clarksons Research. It was in August last year that China surpassed Greece...
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Vessels Value’s ranking from Febr. 2024:
Memel
December 29, 2024, 6:40am
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About time. Now that I am old and broken down, the crewing agencies out of Odessa, Cyprus, Jersey & Guernsey may actually have taken a look at my resume. Funny. Born too late or too early. I submitted resume’s by the bushel in the 80’s and 90’s and never got a bite despite having been double ended seismic/ seismic surveyor and seismic marine crew on Western and HGS seismic vessels; experienced in a very small niche market, and having worked on multiple overseas assignements in Brunei, Red Sea, Egypt, North Sea and Nova Scotia. They saw I was a US national and threw my resume away.
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ombugge
January 2, 2025, 5:25pm
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Likewise. Even if I’m no longer a candidate for any new position, at sea or ashore, I notice that many of the searches I receive on LinkedIn are by HR people that is looking for qualified people to fill vacancies in various maritime positions.
I don’t know if anybody here is interested in Lloyd’s Maritime Institute and their offering of online maritime training courses for Mariners that is looking for a new maritime related position: https://www.lloydmaritime.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/school/lloyds-maritime-institute/
Or maybe just to offer candidates for their Maritime Personality of the Week ?https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/1yGa5FKX9Suiw4I4_gk8-OQez772
Intercargo Annual Review 2024 - Commitment to Safe, Sustainable, and Resilient Dry Bulk Shipping | MaritimeCyprus
“” Safety remains at the heart of everything we do. Our 2024 Bulk Carrier Casualty Report highlights encouraging trends, with vessel losses declining even as the fleet continues to grow. However, the devastating consequences of cargo liquefaction remind us that significant challenges remain, requiring ongoing vigilance and proactive measures. Issues such as cargo liquefaction and enclosed space entry continue to contribute to casualties, underscoring the importance of our continued efforts. “”
ombugge
January 6, 2025, 12:46pm
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The remarkable appreciation in ship assets in the 2020s has seen the value of the world fleet, including vessels on order, jump above $2trn for the first time, according to data from Clarksons Research. The global merchant fleet, including the...
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To put it in perspective:https://www.reuters.com/technology/apple-approaches-4-trillion-valuation-investors-bet-ai-momentum-2024-12-23/
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ombugge
January 6, 2025, 12:57pm
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A roundup of Shipping News over the X-Mas break.
Cable layers are a niche segment of the global merchant fleet with just 75 or so in operation today. They are set for plenty of action in the opening weeks of 2025 as another new segment, cable cutters, have dominated shipping headlines in the 19...
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Startup of “FuelEU” Maritime regulation also gets a mention.
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ombugge
January 6, 2025, 12:59pm
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Tanker market recap for 2024:
The changing oil seaborne trades are evident in Poten & Partners’ just released annual list of the top dirty spot charterers, statistics that highlight China’s softening economy in 2024 as well as the search for non-pipelined oil from Russia from...
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ombugge
January 20, 2025, 11:22am
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Today marks the end of the Joe Biden administration in the US, one of the most profitable four-year periods for shipping. With the return of Donald Trump to the White House, the shipping industry has many questions about what the future of global...
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More Trump 2.0 predictions:
Punit Oza from consultancy Maritime NXT gleans what lies ahead in the Trump 2.0 era. Albert Einstein famously said, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.”. Donald Trump may not be liked by many...
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From a shipping perspective, a greater role for the US, both as a supplier and consumer of global raw materials and finished goods, is good news. If a country can sell to or buy from the US, business can skyrocket.
ombugge
January 29, 2025, 3:19pm
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Gong Xi Fa Cai!!!
The January issue of Splash Extra gives readers the ultimate guide to shipping prospects in the Year of the Snake. The Lunar New Year is not starting too well with many sectors struggling to break even in January. The cross-sector...
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If you are looking at a new job in shipping, here is some news that may be handy:
Paul Ratcliffe provides readers with highlights from Ignition Global’s 2024 Commercial Shipping Leaders Survey. Hiring in commercial shipping should be getting easier. The talent war of 2021–22 has ended, and dry bulk bonuses are cooling. Inflation...
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ombugge
January 30, 2025, 12:53pm
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The national ownership of world’s shipping fleet by value and gross tonnage is very different:
With Switzerland joining the top 10 by value:
One family has propelled a landlocked European nation into the top shipowning countries in the world. Gianluigi Aponte’s Geneva-based Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has been on a historic fleet expansion in the 2020s, hoovering up more than 400...
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ombugge
January 30, 2025, 5:13pm
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Since the dedicated thread on the Panama Canal takeover was close, maybe this fits here:
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ombugge
January 31, 2025, 8:40pm
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AI is hot in the news lately, incl. shipping news:
Wolfgang Lehmacher and Mikael Lind write for Splash today sharing some of their input to the recently released World Economic Forum AI TradeTech report. Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to change international trade. AI will improve efficiency,...
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ombugge
February 28, 2025, 10:16am
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A new bulk trade developing?:
Japanese shipowner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is joining forces with Cyprus-based dry bulk specialist SMT Shipping to jointly explore options for shipping direct reduced iron (DRI). Interest in DRI produced by reducing iron ore with natural gas or...
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MOL, which has been delivering iron ore to steel industries for many years, said that shipping of DRI requires specialised skills and care to prevent overheating and that SMT, with a fleet of over 65 vessels involved in shipping and transshipment of dry bulk cargo, is a world leader in this field.
“To produce steel via DRI requires high-grade iron ore, not just in terms of Fe content, but also low impurity, something that is spurring the development of the huge Simandou iron ore mine in West Africa,” Derek Langston, global head of dry cargo research at Braemar told the nearly 600 delegates attending last year’s Geneva Dry.
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On the occasion of its 60 years, the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) has rebranded as ECSA European Shipowners. The organisation represents 22 European shipowners’ national associations, accounting for around 35% of the global...
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“Our goal is to raise awareness of what European shipping represents. European shipping accounts for around 35% of the global fleet, far exceeding Europe’s 15% share of global GDP. Our sector delivers the energy Europeans need, the goods we use daily, and drives innovation. We are an asset to the security and competitiveness of Europe,” said Sotiris Raptis, the organisation’s secretary-general.
PS> 35% represent European owned ships, not just European flagged ships.
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