Lloyd’s List Containers: Big interviews & big data
The Interview: Søren Skou
When Maersk’s group revenue shrank from $60bn to $35bn between 2011 and 2016, the board of directors called for an urgent strategic review. That led to the decision to break up the Danish shipping and energy conglomerate, with Søren Skou appointed chief executive of AP Moller-Maersk and charged with creating an integrated container transport logistics company. Three years on, $17bn worth of transactions have been completed as Mr Skou aims to restore shareholder value
The Interview: Christian R Gonzalez
The global corporate head of International Container Terminal Services Inc explains how the terminal operator intends to build a future while upholding what it sees as its traditional virtues
The Interview: Cecilia Eckelmann-Battistello
Cecilia Eckelmann-Battistello has been working in container shipping for more than 45 years. But while she may be thinking of slowing down, retirement is still some way off
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Ship finance faces ‘unsustainable paradox’
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Norway successfully tests remotely controlled vessel
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Lloyd’s Register calls on IMO to bring forward cyber security timeline
Waiting for the IMO to deliver cyber security guidelines in 2021 may yet prove to be too long a wait for an industry facing immediate risk, argues Lloyd’s Register cyber expert
Nigeria leads push for Africa’s maritime commitment
Africa has created several initiatives for growth, security and change but a lack of political will has often been the highest obstacle to overcome, says NIMASA’s director general
Eye in the sky to give shipping complete ocean visibility
‘Ocean Finder’ will support a range of applications from tracking and locating hijacked ships to monitoring illegal activity and aiding search and rescue operations
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