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SMW: It’s time to demand a little more depth from the digital revolution
Project details lack depth and evidence of scalability, but basic data is also often lacking and leading us to the wrong conclusions
Daily Briefing April 25 2018
Don’t believe the hype, argues contrary containers outlook | Assets-handling is key to China’s ship leasing | Marine insurance eyes benefits of One Belt, One Road | LNG market to face vessel crunch | Trafigura rejects moving into shipowning
Maritime efficiency is so much more than next-gen technology
Spring Outlook 2018
Five things to watch: Regulation
Environmental regulation is the long-term trend, but shipping must first contend with a wide-reaching transparency regulation coming soon
Five things to watch: LPG shipping
LPG shipping markets may gradually recover this year on US exports and slowing fleet growth
Opinion
Can Japan convince others to cut yard subsidies?
Seoul and Beijing are unlikely to approach the negotiating table until the restructuring of their domestic shipbuilding sectors is settled
Why counter-intuitive boxship ordering makes sense
Asia-Europe trade success means reducing slot costs through the operation of ultra large 20,000 teu-class containerships
The women who move the world
The world is changing, creating new opportunities never thought possible
Webinars
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Autonomous shipping: lessons for maritime from aviation and trucking
Where is Autonomous shipping today, and what technology is under construction to push it further? What developments are under way in the aviation, automotive, and trucking sectors that will have a bearing on how shipping will evolve?
Webinar
Sponsored by: Transas & Lloyd's Register
Putting safety back where it belongs – first
Traditional attitudes to safety are to wait for an accident, then fix the problem. That’s no longer good enough. The industry is turning to a more proactive approach. Is this working?
Webinar
Sponsored by: Transas
Beyond 2018 – Laying the Next Decade’s Foundationsl
2018 is shaping up to be one of the most significant for a decade. The reason is simple: the shipping industry has stopped hoping for a return to the freight rate levels of 2006-08 and started to plan for an altogether different set of challenges
Webinar
Sponsored by: Ince & Co
Cyber Security in an Era of Opportunity
Cyber security is at top of the agenda for maritime businesses after the WannaCry and – even closer to home – the Petya or NotPetya attacks. Every business that has started on the journey towards digitalisation is vulnerable to external threats
Webinar
Loss and (re)load: Can the ILS market unlock the opportunities from this year’s hurricane season?
Investors bought a record volume of insurance-linked securities (ILS) in 2017. But the market is facing one of the biggest challenges in its history, with experts suggesting that cat bond investors will be presented with a bill running into the billions of dollars
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Recent Editions
Special Report: Safety
Raising the alarm on Ecdis
As fears grow that the reliance on digital navigation tools is making vessels less safe. will the case for systems standardisation and improved training help?
Sanchi disaster: Marine insurers will count the cost
However, the final bill will not be known for some time, experts say
Containers
SMW: Don’t believe the hype, argues contrary containers outlook
Contrarian containers analyst dismisses claims of containership overcapacity fears being ‘overhyped’
Box carrier profitability on the horizon
Growing world trade to boost carrier fortunes, with stronger consolidated lines set to benefit
Dry Bulk
Wall St Note | Lauro delivers good news for Scorpio Bulkers
It’s all about the future, especially when it looks good
SMW: Trafigura says newbuildings order does not mean it is moving into shipowning
Holding significant equity in shipping has historically not been a strategy for Trafigura and will continue to be so
Tankers & Gas
Euronav and Gener8 settle class action suits for merger
Merger plan to create the world’s largest crude carrier has removed a legal hurdle, but Gener8 director Nicolas Busch is yet to commit his support to the idea
SMW: LNG market to face vessel crunch in the next two years
About 124 new ships are required to cater to the demand for cargo, which signifies a shortfall since the orderbook has only 98 new builds
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