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Wednesday, September 27, 2023
FILE PHOTO: Ships and shipping containers are pictured at the port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California, U.S., January 30, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Shipping

Shipping Industry Has No Easy Path Towards Decarbonization, UNCTAD Says

LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) – The shipping industry lacks clarity on future clean fuels and regulatory systems which is holding back

September 27, 2023
Total Views: 887

Thursday, August 10, 2023
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Shipping

Shipping CEO Sees ‘Green Shoots,’ Says Container Rates Must Rise

(Bloomberg) — The container shipping industry’s year-long slump shows preliminary signs of turning the corner, though it’s not clear yet if a rebound

August 10, 2023
Total Views: 1625

Thursday, August 3, 2023
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Shipping

Global Shipping Costs Creep Higher After 16-Month Freefall

(Bloomberg) — Spot rates for shipping containers jumped by the most in more than two years, a sign that a 16-month slump in ocean-freight costs that

August 3, 2023
Total Views: 819

Monday, July 31, 2023
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Shipbuilding

A Record $90 Billion in Ship Orders Loom Over the Shipping Industry

(Bloomberg) — The world’s biggest shipping companies are plowing their pandemic windfalls into orders for new vessels on an unprecedented scale, making

July 31, 2023
Total Views: 7851

Friday, June 30, 2023
Shipping Industry Faces Net Zero Emissions Target, Draft Plan Reveals
Environment

Shipping Industry Faces Net Zero Emissions Target, Draft Plan Reveals

(Bloomberg) — Shipping’s global regulator is closing in on a new target of net zero emissions by 2050, inching the industry closer to alignment with

June 30, 2023
Total Views: 1187

Thursday, September 2, 2021
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Environment

EU Report Shows Scale Of Shipping’s Harm On Environment

(Bloomberg) –Europe’s first environmental impact assessment for the shipping industry shows the challenge it faces in reaching the goal of climate

September 2, 2021
Total Views: 1090

Wednesday, January 13, 2021
semisubmersible drilling rig at sea
Offshore

Ocean 100: The 100 Companies That Dominate the Ocean Economy

By Umberto Bacchi Jan 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Just 100 companies account for most of the profits from the world’s seas, researchers said

January 13, 2021
Total Views: 5549

Thursday, April 30, 2020
ships at port of rotterdam
News

Ships to Sound Horns in Solidarity

Ships in ports across the world will sound their horns on Friday in solidarity and to protest government travel restrictions which have kept seafarers at sea

April 30, 2020
Total Views: 220

Friday, May 24, 2019
maersk ship
Shipping News

Maersk Warns Trade Tensions are Hurting Shipping’s Growth

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN, May 24 (Reuters) – A.P. Moller-Maersk , the world’s largest container shipping company,

May 24, 2019
Total Views: 57

Tuesday, August 14, 2018
A containership in port
Shipping News

Clarksons First Half Profit Falls Amid Challenging Trading In Shipping, Offshore Markets

Integrated shipping services firm Clarskson Plc saw its profit drop in the first half of 2018 after a challenging trading environment across the shipping and

August 14, 2018
Total Views: 6

Monday, April 30, 2018
shipping containers
News

Biggest Indian Cargo Company Wants to Build an Uber for Shipping

By P R Sanjai (Bloomberg) — Allcargo Logistics Ltd. is emulating Uber Technologies Inc. to boost its business of sharing marine containers. A unit of the

April 30, 2018
Total Views: 31

Thursday, April 19, 2018
News

Blockchain Is About to Revolutionize the Shipping Industry

By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — Globalization has brought the most advanced trading networks the world has seen, with the biggest, fastest

April 19, 2018
Total Views: 21

Monday, April 2, 2018
container terminal
News

Moore Stephens: Shipping Industry Confidence at Four-Year High

(Moore Stephens) – Shipping confidence reached a four-year high in the three months to end-February 2018, according to the latest Shipping Confidence

April 2, 2018
Total Views: 11

Thursday, March 8, 2018
U.S. Fund Manager to Launch First ETF for Shipping Futures
News

U.S. Fund Manager to Launch First ETF for Shipping Futures

By Jonathan Saul and Maiya Keidan LONDON, March 8 (Reuters) – U.S.-based fund manager Breakwave Advisors is launching the first exchange-traded fund

March 8, 2018
Total Views: 28

Tuesday, February 20, 2018
shipping containers
Shipping News

Commodities Shipper Seeks $150 Million to Start Digital Coin

By Isis Almeida (Bloomberg) — The shipping agency that struck the first freight deal settled in Bitcoin is now seeking $150 million to launch its own

February 20, 2018
Total Views: 29

Monday, February 19, 2018
ship at anchor
News

All Aboard for Hedge Funds as Trade Tide Lifts Shipping

By Jonathan Saul and Maiya Keidan LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Forced to abandon ship after mistiming their investments five years ago, hedge funds

February 19, 2018
Total Views: 74

Monday, January 22, 2018
cargo ship
News

Global Shipping Industry Failing to Fill Gender Pay Gap

By Alexander Whiteman (The Loadstar) – Ethical and moral standards notwithstanding, companies boasting mixed boards can boast higher profits. Sadly,

January 22, 2018
Total Views: 172

Friday, February 24, 2017
cargo ship
Shipping News

ICS Sets Out Plan for CO2 Reduction by Shipping Sector

The Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping, Esben Poulsson, laid out Friday what the industry would like to see from the International Maritime

February 24, 2017
Total Views: 21

Friday, February 17, 2017
containership
News

The Shipping News Suggests Reflation Is Real

By Mark Gilbert (Bloomberg View) — About a year ago, I wrote a couple of columns examining the data available in the industries responsible for moving

February 17, 2017
Total Views: 26

Wednesday, January 4, 2017
Shipping Will Find Ways to Ride Out Protracted Downturn -Moore Stephens
News

Shipping Will Find Ways to Ride Out Protracted Downturn -Moore Stephens

(Moore Stephens) – The shipping industry will use a mixture of experience and innovation to navigate what is likely to be another volatile year for the

January 4, 2017
Total Views: 15
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