ombugge
September 22, 2020, 4:57pm
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Should IMO move it’s HQ from London to Singapore, the world’s leading shipping hub?:
There is a variant of Parkinson’s Law which says that once an organisation builds itself a grand headquarters it is in decline. A visitor to Tower Hill, in London, will see an imposing building called Ten, Trinity Square; now a hotel, formerly the...
ombugge
September 26, 2020, 3:10pm
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The ongoing trade war between China and the US is good for Inter-Asian trade and shipping:
Due to the tariffs imposed on Chinese goods entering the US, manufacturing companies move out of China to other Asian countries (not back to the US)
PS> Some MAY be Chinese made goods shipped to other Asian countries, re-labeled and exported to the US from there,
Danes are obviously popular as CEOs in the Shipping Industry these days:
Peter Norborg has been headhunted to run Swire Bulk in Singapore, quitting as CEO at Denmark’s Clipper Group yesterday. Norborg, who had led Clipper since 2016, will take up his new role on January 1, the day Swire Bulk starts operating as a...
P&I Club Skuld issues circular with warning about new Chinese rules on import of solid waste and hazardous waste.
Shipping companies are warned not to carry any to China without proper import license:
Heavy Lift specialist SAL takes over Intermarine:
In the latest round of consolidation in the heavylift sector Germany’s SAL Heavy Lift, part of Harren & Partner, has acquired a major stake in US owner Intermarine. Intermarine will operate as an independent brand within the SAL Heavy Lift Group,...
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Intermarine will operate as an independent brand within the SAL Heavy Lift Group, and will tie its Americas liner service to SAL’s global heavylift trade in what the two companies say is the most comprehensive maritime breakbulk and heavylift solution in the Americas. The Intermarine fleet consists of seven multipurpose heavylift vessels.
ombugge
October 11, 2020, 1:18pm
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Do you know why the grass in Denmark is green??
Because it difficult to make it blue, like nearly everything else in Denmark.
Maersk is the undisputed largest company in Denmark:
http://cphpost.dk/?p=119141#:~:text=There’s%20simply%20no%20denying%20that,turnover%20of%20259%20billion%20kroner .
ombugge
October 28, 2020, 9:36pm
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The US election isn’t only of interest to US citizens. It affects the whole world, including the world of shipping:
With the US election just six days away, we asked Dr Adam Kent, managing director of Maritime Strategies International, for his take on the ramifications of the result for international shipping. Whether Donald Trump has been good or bad for shipping...
ombugge
October 30, 2020, 8:42pm
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Followed by what the next Chinese 5-year plan mean for shipping:
ombugge
November 1, 2020, 12:47pm
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Shipping will be in the doldrums for another year accoding to this prediction:
ombugge
November 1, 2020, 12:50pm
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More Doom and Gloom in this article:
ombugge
November 2, 2020, 4:21pm
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Is this a good development, or are the “Big 5” forming a cartel to block others from competing??:
By approving two agreements among five of the world’s biggest carriers, the US Federal Maritime Commission has caused a major setback to fair competition in the shipping industry, argues Dutch lawyer August Braakman who writes for Splash today. On...
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ombugge
November 3, 2020, 2:48pm
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Another prediction of what the outcome of the US election will mean for shipping:
VesselsValue’s chief strategy officer Adrian Economakis has become the latest analyst to give his verdict on what today’s US presidential election means for international shipping, broadly stating that a win for the current incumbent of the White...
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ombugge
November 3, 2020, 3:19pm
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To impose Carbon Levy on shipping has been proposed in several parts of the world.
What would be the impact on shipping?:
ombugge
November 7, 2020, 5:15pm
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Nothing is secret any more:
The ‘A’ to ‘E’ operational efficiency rating of every ship above 5,000 gt will be made fully public and updated on an annual basis, according to the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS). This rating system could be adopted as soon as IMO’s MEPC 75...
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But it is left to be seen which shipping sector perform best next year:
Which shipping sectors will perform the best and worst next year? That’s part of the latest set of questions posed in MarPoll, our regular survey taking the pulse of the shipping markets. Results of the poll will be carried in the next issue of...
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What is your educated guess??
ombugge
November 11, 2020, 10:14pm
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SCF named as, “Shipping Company of the year”:
ombugge
November 18, 2020, 2:53pm
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ANL, now owned by a French shipping company has started ‘The Pilbara Connection’, a directly links to/from Singapore to Port Headland, Western Australia:
I noticed this statement:
Providing direct access to the region, ANL’s Pilbara connection offers customers shorter supply chains, reduced road haulage and the opportunity to source product more cost effectively from other parts of Australia via Singapore.
Could this apply to US as well?
Could shipping containers from any ECUS Ports to Freeport, Bahamas for transhipment to Oakland be cheaper than to do the same by rail or road?
ombugge
November 24, 2020, 1:56pm
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Could US Crude Oil export save the tanker market?:
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/could-us-crude-oil-exports-provide-a-boost-to-the-tanker-market/ ?cf_chl_jschl_tk =4c9a05a3692c6ef85ea59a928ef9a57ee40c71c9-1606225752-0-Aa_-Q47981G1-NG-0vj1E7a4zbsyp7dpFeeyVV8lPbiWwznRiOJWo6I7H6eFpixA7E0x7MzNy0wgJfXOvM_gSjLQtD10s8BIaGD7FcNKvE-2c3kPzEZPGRu2PuTV9IQ678oz5zlSGnO23EpYm01QXnCy3Kcbt56x3wV_IG3_scde-91W-Ti0Ba4dvtzK_BaABuLzGlNypZt88ADiG3L0WSE4TwQ3QTOtQESkoWpbhK4pS_UyGbe7_uCUWFeZvOrF_ViuTqhdusf4kY_Y2e14TFPqjGSlKOBdSejI7qRa8M8urLQRtiKe4cl_-3QHOsWm7jJjmw8cAUzsXTSLNeL-4cMQjJj8Rk0cN5T8_i0Xrrwu0-_S51M9cK6T3e6uzENj7DVgBfoYJPM0S3JXbeubbE0
ombugge
December 16, 2020, 9:24pm
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COSCO secure contract to transport Airbus sections and parts from Europe to the assembly plant in Tianjin:
Cosco Shipping Logistics, a unit of Cosco Shipping Group, has been awarded a contract by Airbus to transport aircraft components. The contract, which will commence from March 2021, is for a period of three years and will see Cosco transport the...
Some will be by air…
ombugge
December 29, 2020, 12:30pm
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Consolidation in the small gas tanker sector.
BW become dominant Owner in the joint Epic/Lauritzen Kosan:
BW Group is already a major player in the medium size and large LNG/LPG/Ethylene Carrier segments: