Pandemic fallout delays vessel deliveries and limits new orders
The total number of ships delivered in 2020 is expected to increase compared with last year, but a high number of deliveries will be delayed to 2021 and cancellations are increasing
Already Registered?
Sign in to continue reading.
If content does not display, please refresh your browser.
Not a subscriber?
Find out about tailored subscription packages:
T: +44 (0) 20 3377 3792
E: subscription.enquiry@lloydslist.com
If content does not display, please refresh your browser.
Not a subscriber?
Find out about tailored subscription packages:
T: +44 (0) 20 3377 3792
E: subscription.enquiry@lloydslist.com
Jump To
Top Stories
Beirut blast: Seized ammonium nitrate cargo link to cause
Some 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate were warehoused inside the perimeters of Beirut's port after being confiscated from a Moldova-flagged bulk carrier in 2013
Daily Briefing August 5 2020
Free to read: Beirut port blast: latest news | Is shipping coping with the pandemic? | Shipping’s GHG emissions rising despite efficiency gains | Sanctions body defends UK shipping guidelines | Seafarer crisis is a challenge for the whole marine sector
Shipping’s steady course toward decarbonisation
The various targets in the IMO Roadmap are not yet regulatory but there is huge pressure for them to become so
Maritime has improved in its use of intelligence. It still has room to pick up the pace
More shipping leaders are realising that change is happening. They accept that improvisation is only a temporary fix while transformation is more long-term and sustainable
Container port capacity growth to contract with declining trade
Risks to the outlook are said to remain if a resurgence in coronavirus cases leads to further widespread economic lockdowns
From the News Desk: Decarbonisation requires joined-up thinking
It is clear there is no single answer to shipping’s decarbonisation dilemma and it is certain that different fuels will be utilised as the industry gradually moves towards a zero-carbon future. But what the viable options are and how and when they will be deployed remains a challenge
Outlook: Is shipping coping with the pandemic?
The outlooks, forecasts and predictions for 2020 which were compiled at the end of last year now look like they were made in another age and on another planet. So what has the remainder of this most unusual year got in store for the industry?
Seafarer crisis is a challenge for the whole marine sector
First and foremost, shipowners and their insurers will very likely face claims from seafarers
Pandemic fallout delays vessel deliveries and limits new orders
The total number of ships delivered in 2020 is expected to increase compared with last year, but a high number of deliveries will be delayed to 2021 and cancellations are increasing
UK sanctions guidelines said to be ‘misleading and incorrect'
AIS switch-offs and STS are entirely legitimate. Masters of vessels from countries antagonistic to NATO cannot be expected to report suspicious activity to the western military alliance
The Lloyd’s List Podcast: Shining a light on digital disruption
Listen to the latest edition of Lloyd’s List’s weekly podcast — your free weekly briefing on the stories shaping shipping
Please note the Lloyd’s List magazine will only be published digitally until print distribution challenges associated to the coronavirus are resolved. Subscribers can access and download the latest edition by clicking here.
Tankers facing wild ride as global depression looms
Opec cartel navigating geopolitical and economic icebergs as oil market rebalances over 2020’s second half
With all hopes pinned on China, the new normal looks very familiar
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed shipping market weaknesses, yet resilience within each sector reveals an industry inching its way towards new solutions
Shipping's green push faces virtual halt
The coronavirus disruption means major decisions have been put off or delayed — and the rest of the year is unlikely to change that
Spotlight
Shipping’s GHG emissions rising despite efficiency gains
The report will go before the Marine Environment Protection Committee
Chinese shipper accuses carriers of profiteering
Lockek: ‘Not only is the price high, many exporting companies also need to book the slots more than 20 days in advance. And even if the slots are booked, it’s possible for the cargo to be rolled’
Special Reports
Industry collaboration
Like other sectors, shipping has come up against issues of global significance that can only be addressed through working together
Container shipping's cash crisis
Lloyd’s List assesses container shipping’s challenge of weathering the coronavirus stormThe Shipping Podcast
The Lloyd’s List Podcast: Shining a light on digital disruption
Listen to the latest edition of Lloyd’s List’s weekly podcast — your free weekly briefing on the stories shaping shipping
The Lloyd's List Podcast: Crewing crisis reaches boiling point
Governments have this week pledged to speed up efforts to get hundreds of thousands of stranded merchant sailors home, but this comes after months of similar rhetoric and limited action. So can we expect things to change? International Maritime Organization secretary-general Kitack Lim — our guest on this week’s podcast — says yes. We are, he argues, in a wartime situation with the pandemic. Government responses have required time to heat up, but they are have now reached boiling point and the recent pledges are more than just promises
The Lloyd’s List Podcast: The new normal, according to Şadan Kaptanoğlu
Listen to the latest edition of Lloyd’s List’s weekly podcast — your free weekly briefing on the stories shaping shipping
The Lloyd’s List Podcast: Emanuele Grimaldi on waiting for the world to restart
Italian shipowner Emanuele Grimaldi is our return guest on the podcast this week. He talks candidly about waiting for the world to restart in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, why he has launched antitrust complaints against the governments he feels are distorting the marketplace and the persistently troubling subject of roro safety in the wake of yet another care deck fire, this time aboard Grimaldi’s ro-Pax vessel Cruise Bonaria.
Webinars
Maritime has improved in its use of intelligence. It still has room to pick up the pace
More shipping leaders are realising that change is happening. They accept that improvisation is only a temporary fix while transformation is more long-term and sustainable
Asia Outlook: Lloyd’s List analysts predict a turbulent recovery
Lloyd’s List ‘Ask the Analysts’ webinar is available on demand, featuring access to our Lloyd’s List Intelligence macro outlook data presentation
You must sign in to use this functionality
Authentication.SignIn.HeadSignInHeader
Email Article
All set! This article has been sent to my@email.address.
All fields are required. For multiple recipients, separate email addresses with a semicolon.
Please Note: Only individuals with an active subscription will be able to access the full article. All other readers will be directed to the abstract and would need to subscribe.