Greece & Cyprus 2021: The new temple of maritime tech?
The Greek capital has a number of advantages that are fuelling its emergence as a hub for companies at the cutting edge of digital technology solutions for shipping
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Boxships ‘cheaper to buy than charter’
Two-year chartering rates equate to 73% of the price that container line CMA-CGM paid for its latest acquisition
Daily Briefing October 19 2021
Boxships ‘cheaper to buy than charter’ | Maersk acts to clear empty boxes at clogged European ports | Decarbonisation proceeds should fund developing countries' ports
Welcome back world greeting from Nor-Shipping
Block off your schedule, dust off your suitcase — from January 10-13, you are cordially invited to join your fellow industry decision makers in Oslo and Lillestrøm for Nor-Shipping 2022
The Lloyd’s List Podcast: Why training the next generation requires next-generation training
Wärtsilä Voyage’s Cloud Simulation capability has been made available on Ocean Technologies Group’s Ocean Learning Platform only six months after the two companies formed a partnership
As part of our Future of Shipping programme industry leaders and sector experts map the path to a sustainable and profitable future.
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Expert Focus: How emissions accounting can help decarbonisation
In this Expert Focus video, produced as part of Lloyd’s List’s Future of Shipping programme, RightShip chief executive Steen Lund, talks about how transparency and accounting can play a key role in shipping's sustainability push
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Expert Focus: Overcoming the barriers to digitalisation
In this Expert Focus video, produced as part of Lloyd’s List’s Future of Shipping programme, Bjørn-Johan Vartdal, Digital Director and head of Maritime Incubator at DNV, discusses the current state of digital transformation and innovation in the maritime industry
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Expert Focus: The business model in a zero-carbon future
In this Expert Focus video, produced as part of Lloyd’s List’s Future of Shipping programme, OrbitMI chief executive officer Ali Riaz discusses how business models can play a role in shipping’s decarbonisation.
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Expert Focus: Shipping's dual-fuel transition
In this Expert Focus video, produced as part of Lloyd’s List’s Future of Shipping programme, Wärtsilä director of R&D and engineering Juha Kytölä talks about the potential of a dual-fuel transition for shipping
South Korean shipbuilders beat order targets amid boom
DSME and SHI expect new eco-friendly dual-fuel boxships to remain in demand and more orders to follow for vessels of 8,000-10,000 teu class as owners seek to replace older tonnage
No relief in sight for struggling US supply chains
Carriers have laid on all available capacity to serve the US market. But congested terminals and shortages elsewhere in the system will take time to resolve
Boxships ‘cheaper to buy than charter’
Two-year chartering rates equate to 73% of the price that container line CMA-CGM paid for its latest acquisition
Shippers warned to brace for bafs
The lower fuel prices in the early phases of the pandemic have been reversed. Shippers will now have further costs with which to contend
FrontNav — a tanker giant 20 years in the making?
By purchasing shares ahead of any potential merger, Mr Fredriksen’s strategy looks like a familiar play of creating volatility around the share price. It remains to be seen whether he will follow through on his previous tactic of pulling out at a profit and then wait to see what happens between now and the next Euronav AGM, or push ahead with another round of M&A discussions
Container rates suppressed, but not depressed
Whether freight rates continue to head south or find their way back, investors in container shipping stocks will need to think carefully about their next moves
Maritime Markets Outlook: Decarbonising shipping by the numbers
Getting shipping to zero carbon is not just a matter of political willpower — the industry must figure out how best to bridge the difference in cost between conventional fuels and zero carbon options while managing the transition of the existing fleet amid myriad regulatory and market uncertainties. That requires hard decisions to be made quickly amid rapidly rising carbon prices. The Markets Outlook discussion this month looks at the numbers informing the decisions around costs, uncertainties and fuel prices.
Lloyd’s List special reports take a deep dive into the issues that matter. With in-depth reporting from our team of experts from across the globe offering an insight into the opportunities and threats driving the industry agenda. Subscribers can access and download the latest report by clicking here.
Greece & Cyprus 2021: Shipping and independence celebrate their kinship
The 200-year anniversary of the outbreak of the war of independence provides yet another reminder that Greek shipping’s adaptability has been baked into it historically
Greece & Cyprus 2021: Prime movers answer the call
Exclusive Lloyd’s List Intelligence data underlines that, despite the coronavirus shock, Greek shipping’s contribution to serving the needs of global seaborne trade was undiminished in 2020 as it answered a surge in demand in Asia
Greece & Cyprus 2021: Making leadership look easy
Greek shipping remains as ready and resilient as ever in adapting to whatever the markets throw at it, but appears to have put political turbulence in its homeland well behind it
Spotlight
Decarbonisation proceeds should fund developing countries’ ports
Ports in developing countries should receive a significant share of the funds raised by a carbon tax or cap-and-trade scheme, says International Association of Ports and Harbors
Zodiac exercises dual-fuel boxship option at DSME
Newbuildings were said to be the second batch of optional vessels exercised by the owner, which ordered a series of up to 14 ships, including six firm units, with DSME in November last year
Special Reports
The Shipping Podcast
The Lloyd’s List Podcast: The evolving risk of subterfuge shipping
As scrutiny of the subterfuge shipping fleet skirting sanctions to deliver blocked cargoes has intensified, the tactics being deployed by the murkier end of the maritime sector have rapidly evolved. This week’s edition of the podcast peers behind the increasingly complicated network of opaque tactic and institutions being set up to obfuscate sanctions evasion at sea. Featuring insights from: BIMCO, Lloyd’s List Intelligence, sanctions expert Michelle Wiese Bockmann and C4ADS, a non-profit group that investigates how data impacts security and international conflicts
The Lloyd’s List Podcast: Why training the next generation requires next-generation training
Wärtsilä Voyage’s Cloud Simulation capability has been made available on Ocean Technologies Group’s Ocean Learning Platform only six months after the two companies formed a partnership
The Lloyd’s List podcast: Why shipping needs more people
In a week when there weren’t enough truck drivers to deliver petrol across England, and crops rotted in the field because of a labour shortage, the Lloyd’s List podcast asks: How is shipping planning for the future?
The Lloyd’s List Podcast: Let’s address the real issues this World Maritime Day
It’s a special World Maritime Day edition of the podcast this week and International Maritime Organization secretary-general Kitack Lim joins us to offer his view, not only on the future vision for seafarers, but also the immediate problems that industry, institutions and governments have seemingly been unable to resolve
Webinars
Webinar: How to decarbonise shipping
Shipping heavyweights DNV, Wärtsilä and Maersk joined Lloyd’s List to discuss the industry’s decarbonisation trajectory, the role of regulation and the contentious issue of whether LNG is a viable option for the sector. Registration to sign up for our next webinar ‘How to innovate in shipping’ is now open
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