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The Interview: Tan Soo Koong
Having built an illustrious career in the oil and petrochemical trade, SLNG chief executive Tan Soo Koong has moved on to invest time in boosting LNG adoption in maritime and other sectors aside from power generation. He is confident the lack of gas resources would not hold back Singapore from asserting its claim as Asia’s LNG trading hub
The Lloyd’s List Podcast: All eyes on Doha
Listen to the latest edition of Lloyd’s List’s weekly podcast — your weekly briefing on the stories shaping shipping
Top Stories
Yard Talk | No end to state subsidy seen
Shipbuilding nations advocating market-based rules, such as Japan, have been disappointed by continuing government handouts from competitors, but the frustration is unlikely to go away anytime soon
Daily Briefing January 24 2020
Free to read: Scrubber premiums spike tanker earnings boost as fuel prices erode profits | Shipping said to be failing to attract institutional investors | Questions over environmental benefits of tanker age restrictions | Exclusive interview with SLNG chief Tan Soo Koong
Training for ballast is still key issue
There are dozens of ballast water management system providers. That can cause difficulties for crew members, who have to get accustomed to a new BWMS that they may end up using for just six months before heading to a new ship with a different system
Search for greener solutions will stimulate wider maritime collaboration in 2020
As the non-maritime world grows ever more litigious, the need for shipowners to work more closely with law firms, insurance companies, shipmanagers and specialist agencies becomes clear
Pressure mounts for shipping to do the right thing
While shipping has, and is, responding to environmental challenges, the industry also needs to turn its attention to social governance
Evolution of maritime sector is closely aligned to Qatar National Vision
Qatar’s vision of a diversified economy combined with environmental protection will form the backdrop to the most significant maritime event to be held in the Gulf state for many years.
The Lloyd’s List Podcast: All eyes on Doha
Listen to the latest edition of Lloyd’s List’s weekly podcast — your weekly briefing on the stories shaping shipping
Yard Talk | No end to state subsidy seen
Shipbuilding nations advocating market-based rules, such as Japan, have been disappointed by continuing government handouts from competitors, but the frustration is unlikely to go away anytime soon
FSO off Yemen presents explosion threat
‘The risk of explosion increases by the day, and if that were to happen, not only would it damage or sink any ships in the vicinity, but it would create an environmental crisis roughly four and a half times the size of the Exxon Valdez oil spill,’ the report says
Scrubber premiums spike tanker earnings boost as fuel prices erode profits
Crude tankers fitted with exhaust gas scrubbers appear to be benefiting from the technology in the first month of 2020 as fuel price rises add a jolt of volatility to the market
The Interview: Andrew Yeoman
Insurtech Concirrus has gone from a standing start in 2016 to build a customer roster that includes some of the biggest names in marine insurance. Chief executive Andrew Yeoman explains how he came to shake up an entire sector
The Lloyd’s List Podcast: The view from Gothenburg
The Lloyd’s List Intelligence Executive Meeting is an annual Gothenburg gathering of shipping leaders and analysts who share views on how best to navigate the turbulent waters that lie ahead. While this is generally a pretty exclusive affair the podcast team were granted an access all areas pass and headed off to Gothenburg in search of insight. Featuring on this week’s edition with our Markets Editor Michelle Wiese Bockmann we have LLI’s lead analyst Christopher Palsson talking tanker numbers, ABB’s marine and ports head Jorgen Karlsoon talking tech and Stena Bulk chief Erik Hanell talking security and Stena Impero.
Tankers
Evolution of maritime sector is closely aligned to Qatar National Vision
Qatar’s vision of a diversified economy combined with environmental protection will form the backdrop to the most significant maritime event to be held in the Gulf state for many years.
Oil and chemicals experience brings tanker benefits
The chemicals industry has evolved rapidly over the past 30 years, and today there are more than 1,000 different types of chemicals being shipped by sea. Fleet Management works closely with the chemicals industry in sharing specifications
Yard Talk | No end to state subsidy seen
Shipbuilding nations advocating market-based rules, such as Japan, have been disappointed by continuing government handouts from competitors, but the frustration is unlikely to go away anytime soon
Coronavirus could adversely impact tanker market
Goldman Sachs warns that the outbreak could cut global oil demand by 260,000 barrels per day
Spotlight
Shipping said to be failing to attract institutional investors
‘Institutional investors own everything already and they can choose anything in which to invest,’ argues leading maritime asset manager
Long Beach port director delivers upbeat view for 2020
As a result of the recent Phase One trade agreement between Washington and Beijing, the Long Beach port supremo expects that ‘more markets’ will open up as China eases tariffs on US goods. Farm and energy exports in particular can expect an increase in volumes
Sanctions
US tightens sanctions net on Iran's petrochemical sector
The US has been tightening the sanctions net on the Islamic Republic since April 2019 when President Donald Trump announced the designation of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organisation
Flag registries drop Iran-linked ships amid sanctions scrutiny
Flag-shopping is one strategy to evade scrutiny used by about 40 tankers and gas carriers shuttling crude, fuel oil and LPG to China and Syria via ship-to-ship transfers and off-the-radar shipments
Iran’s flag-shopping fleet drags registries into sanctions net
Registries and flag administrations can expect the US authorities to pay close attention to anything that gives off the impression of circumventing the Trump administration’s attempt to strangle Iran’s trading power
Russian diluent heads for Venezuela via Gibraltar STS
Vessel tracking shows that state-owned Russian oil company Rosneft is supplying diluent via multiple ship-to-ship transfer shipments and voyages in which vessels ‘go dark’
Special Reports
In focus: Greece & Cyprus
This special report combines reports on Greece and Cyprus at landmark moments for both shipping communities
Maritime Cities: Building the connected cluster
Maritime cities must adapt to a changing landscape to maintain their hub status
Lloyd’s List Containers: Big interviews & big data
The latest magazine contains a trio of big-name interviews, including Maersk CEO Søren Skou, plus more on box shipping’s digitalisation journey
Future Fuels
The Interview: Tan Soo Koong
Having built an illustrious career in the oil and petrochemical trade, SLNG chief executive Tan Soo Koong has moved on to invest time in boosting LNG adoption in maritime and other sectors aside from power generation. He is confident the lack of gas resources would not hold back Singapore from asserting its claim as Asia’s LNG trading hub
Off-spec VLSFO detected at six key ports
Compliant fuel oil blends at six ports are found to contain off-specification sediments, according to one fuel-testing firm
Trade wars and regulation remain a challenge, says Habben Jansen
Europe’s Green Deal and continuing trade tensions remain high on the agenda for 2020 at Hapag-Lloyd
Maersk hikes bunker adjustment factor after VLSFO price surge in Singapore
Maersk expects the change in the average bunker price to be more than $50 per tonne in January, triggering a fee review
The Shipping Podcast
Podcast Company News
The Lloyd’s List Podcast: The view from Gothenburg
Listen to the latest edition of Lloyd’s List’s weekly podcast — your weekly briefing on the stories shaping shipping
The Lloyd’s List Podcast: Is shipping at risk from Iran?
Shipping has once again been left with the threat of getting caught in the crossfire of escalating tensions in the wake of the US killing of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani. Joining the Podcast this week to discuss the risk assessment for shipping in the Strait of Hormuz are Bimco’s head of safety and security Jakob Larsen and Senior Maritime Analyst at Control Risks, Cormac Mc Garry
The Lloyd's List Podcast: That was the year that was
The London editorial team review the top stories of 2019 and make a few forecasts for 2020
Webinars
Search for greener solutions will stimulate wider maritime collaboration in 2020
As the non-maritime world grows ever more litigious, the need for shipowners to work more closely with law firms, insurance companies, shipmanagers and specialist agencies becomes clear
Sustainable shipping leads the debate for the Lloyd’s List Outlook 2020 webinar
Shipping stands at the threshold of another year, but rather than trying to guess what might happen in 2020, it's important to understand the present
A tale of tension, transition and trade wars
Linton Nightingale
Geopolitical tension and trade hostility were among the overriding themes of 2019; the Lloyd's List Top 100 People seeks to add clarity to the narrative
A decade of maritime’s most influential players
Linton Nightingale
Documenting shipping’s trials and tribulations over the past decade, the rankings have also charted the rise and fall of shipping kingpins, while springing a few surprises along the way
Interactive rankings
View the interactive grid setting out the risers and fallers across the most influential people in the shipping industry
The Intelligence HP Stream Company News
Fuel change likely to generate insurance claims, say clubs
The wrong kind of bunkers can do serious damage to hull and machinery, thereby leading to insurance claims
Container shipping goes big on transition fuel
Emission control regulations have forced container lines to consider LNG as an alternative to scrubbers and low-sulphur fuel, with several carriers mulling conversions and newbuildings
The search for shipping’s green tipping point
Shipping is going to require clean, cheap energy to completely transition to zero-emission fuel options — and much depends on how quickly the cost of renewables can outpace carbon in the global economy
Newbuilding hiatus could be just the ticket
Whereas before size, durability and trade suitability would pre-empt the sign-off for newbuildings, adding fuel choice to the mix has brought a new layer of complexity for those responsible for vessel procurement
Top container lines
Box carriers move into a new decade with a fresh set of challenges
Containers magazine HP stream Company News
Evolution of maritime sector is closely aligned to Qatar National Vision
Qatar’s vision of a diversified economy combined with environmental protection will form the backdrop to the most significant maritime event to be held in the Gulf state for many years.
Hamburg defends service losses
Volumes are expected to remain the same as containers are moved to other services
Yard Talk | No end to state subsidy seen
Shipbuilding nations advocating market-based rules, such as Japan, have been disappointed by continuing government handouts from competitors, but the frustration is unlikely to go away anytime soon
Danaos buys second post-panamax in return to growth
The Greek owner’s most recent previous acquisitions were in 2014 and the new purchases underline the company’s rehabilitation
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