Update: Lloyd’s List magazine
The Lloyd’s List magazine will be distributed digitally for the next three months
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
P&I loss prevention faces higher workload linked to virus
‘Every member I speak with has an inbox full of opinions on coronavirus, but it’s about turning the volume of the noise down, filtering out the background, and providing clear, accurate, and verifiable guidance,’ says West loss prevention officer
Daily Briefing April 10 2020
Free to read: P&I loss prevention faces higher workload linked to virus | Ardent seeks saviour as Boskalis plucks salvors US arm | Intercargo vents frustration with RightShip’s new management benchmark | The Lloyd’s List Podcast: How to help shipping’s stranded seafarers
Crises may push down VLSFO and HSFO prices even further
The VLSFO-HSFO premium will likely remain narrow and more LS VGO is expected to enter the bunker pool
The Lloyd’s List Podcast: How to help shipping’s stranded seafarers
With shipping companies continuing to postpone crew exchange and extend employment contracts as the only way of overcoming the coronavirus travel and quarantine restrictions, the industry has a ticking time bomb on its hands. Make no mistake — fatigue among seafarers will inevitably result in more accidents at sea. This is a safety issue and it’s a mental health issue. Several voices join the podcast this week to discuss the implications for seafarers including: V.Group chief executive Graham Westgarth; Professor Helen Sampson, who led a recent study into mental health issues at sea; Liz Baugh, the lead medical consultant at Red Square Medical, which provides medicial assistance to maritime businesses; Caitlin Vaughan from the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN); and Sandra Welch, chief operating officer of the Sailors’ Society.
The week in charts: West coast container throughput drops, latest shipbuilding forecast
Coronavirus is delivering a severe shock to the US supply chain, as the latest figures for Long Beach and LA show, while China is on course to strengthen its position as the world’s biggest shipbuilder
Singapore bunker industry thrives on regulatory controls
Ports in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp region want to emulate Singapore’s success. They want to set up a licensing scheme and follow through with the adoption of mass-flow meter bunkering
Best of both worlds as Baltic Exchange expands in Asia
The role of Singapore and its maritime cluster has been highlighted as an advantage of the linkage between the Baltic Exchange and SGX, with the city-state commanding a strategic position as a leading maritime hub in the regional and global arena
More container service cancellations likely
The health crisis has also led to the delayed launch of several new deepsea services
Don’t let coronavirus take down ferry companies too
Shortsea and ro-ro operators are literally providing a lifeline by making sure Europe’s hospitals still stock medicines and its supermarkets still stock food. If they need state support in these exceptional times, so be it
Virus may expedite transformation of class, says BV’s de Tugny
Shipping has three key challenges, says Matthieu de Tugny: volatile markets, regulatory compliance, and technological change. Class can be a partner in solving all three
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 the link below.
Magazine Company News
Shipping in the crosshairs of the EU emission strategy
Controls on carbon emissions are likely to extend beyond European shipping companies, EU-flagged vessels and intra-EU voyages
Ask the Analyst: Market shockwaves
Fluctuations in bunker prices can be the make or break of a shipping company or refinery’s operating profit — and, ultimately, viability
New regulations widen powers of FMC
A year after its introduction, the latest update to US shipping law can be seen as a vote of confidence in the Federal Maritime Commission
The Lloyd's List Podcast
The Lloyd’s List Podcast: How to help shipping’s stranded seafarers
With shipping companies continuing to postpone crew exchange and extend employment contracts as the only way of overcoming the coronavirus travel and quarantine restrictions, the industry has a ticking time bomb on its hands. Make no mistake - fatigue among seafarers will inevitably result in more accidents at sea. This is a safety issue and it’s a mental health issue. Several voices join the podcast this week to discuss the implications for seafarers including: V.Group chief executive Graham Westgarth, Professor Helen Sampson, who led a recent study into mental health issues at sea, Liz Baugh, the Lead Medical Consultant at Red Square Medical which provides medical assistance to maritime businesses, Caitlin Vaughan from the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) and Sandra Welch Chief, operating officer of the Sailors’ Society.
Spotlight
Carriers take action as congestion looms
Major container shipping lines are urging shippers to hold on to their cargo or move it quickly off-terminal in an effort to protect the supply chain
Stena Line ends Sweden-Germany route to cut costs
The route used to draw 300,000 passengers a year, but freight volumes and train traffic have declined
Special Reports
Crew training
Lloyd’s List takes a deep dive into shipping’s endeavours to retain and attract the next generation of maritime personal on board and ashore
One Hundred People 2019
Lloyd’s List annual ranking of the most influential people in the shipping industry
The Shipping Podcast
Podcast Company News
The Lloyd’s List Podcast: How to help shipping’s stranded seafarers
With shipping companies continuing to postpone crew exchange and extend employment contracts as the only way of overcoming the coronavirus travel and quarantine restrictions, the industry has a ticking time bomb on its hands. Make no mistake — fatigue among seafarers will inevitably result in more accidents at sea. This is a safety issue and it’s a mental health issue. Several voices join the podcast this week to discuss the implications for seafarers including: V.Group chief executive Graham Westgarth; Professor Helen Sampson, who led a recent study into mental health issues at sea; Liz Baugh, the lead medical consultant at Red Square Medical, which provides medicial assistance to maritime businesses; Caitlin Vaughan from the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN); and Sandra Welch, chief operating officer of the Sailors’ Society.
The Lloyd's List Podcast: Piracy in a time of coronavirus
West African pirates clearly didn’t get the memo on social distancing. Undeterred by the global coronavirus pandemic, piracy is still rife and insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea in particular continues to blight the lives of seafarers working in the region. As the industry seeks to strength security measures with the latest publication of ‘Best Management Practice’ focused on the Gulf of Guinea hot-spot, the Podcast this week explores how seafarers are having to deal with yet another layer of risk. Joining the podcast this week we have Bimco’s head of safety and security Jakob Larsen and Stephen Askins, Partner at Tatham & Co - Maritime Solicitors
The Lloyd’s List Podcast: Seafarers are not the problem — they’re part of the solution
The coronavirus pandemic has left seafarers around the world in a precarious position, but as the focus shifts to European government responses the industry is pulling together to ensure that shipping, and seafarers, can keep world trade afloat. This week’s edition discusses concerns facing crew amid the Covid-19 restrictions and features maritime trade union Nautilus’ general secretary Mark Dickinson
The Lloyd’s List Podcast: Getting ready for the awards
In this special episode of the Lloyd’s List Shipping Podcast, Editor Richard Meade discusses the forthcoming Lloyd’s List Awards series, answering many of the questions that come up as companies and individuals are preparing their submissions, and setting listeners on the path to success with some sound advice
Webinars
Lloyd’s List Coronavirus Webinar — Listen on demand here
Lloyd’s List and Lloyd’s List Intelligence experts joined a special webinar examining the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the shipping sector and answered questions from a global industry audience. You can now access the webinar, featuring our data-led analysis of the key maritime markets, here
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
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.