Daily Briefing March 15 2021
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What to watch | Analysis | Opinion | Markets | In other news
What to watch
The right of sovereign states to set up a shipping register goes back over a century to the Treaty of Versailles. But just because a government can do something doesn’t mean it should.
A report that Israel has mounted covert attacks on Iranian tankers carrying oil to Syria will not increase the low risk to general shipping in the Middle East, according to security experts.
Analysis
A panamax bulk carrier has discharged its coal cargo after waiting seven months at the Chinese port of Tangshan, according to Lloyd’s List Intelligence vessel tracking data.
A maritime union has taken up the case of a Syrian seafarer who has been on board a general cargo ship for almost four years.
Opinion
Over the course of 2021, Lloyd’s List will host a series of live digital events, on-demand content and special reports examining the tipping points and dynamics that will shape the future of the global maritime sector from decarbonisation and sustainability, to digitalisation and innovation.
Lloyd’s List Podcast: ITOPF managing director Dr Karen Purnell joins our Sustainability Editor Anastassios Adamopoulos to explain why oil spills from tankers have declined so much and what impact all those containers that are lost at sea could really have.
Markets
The week in charts: Gulf of Guinea piracy | Muted box growth | Casualty reporting shortfall.
In other news
Wan Hai Lines has said it will build nine 13,000-teu class containerships for more than $1bn as it continues its fleet expansion mode.
Volumes are set to remain strong for the first half of 2021, says CMA CGM.
RightShip, the vessel vetting company, plans to take a “deeper dive” into the history and safety performance of ships and will not recommend those that fail any of newly defined and expanded criteria.
Fifteen crew members are reported to have been kidnapped following a piracy attack on board a chemical tanker in the Gulf of Guinea.
Northwest Seaport Alliance’s plan to dredge Seattle Harbour could be delayed by a lawsuit filed by environmentalists.