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76 results for: shipping
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Going backwards
By Jeb Clulow
After more than 60 years of containerization, ever larger specialist ships and ever more specialist automated container terminals, FedEx...
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Bulker drifts through wind farm
By Jeb Clulow
Not the first such incident, and certainly unlikely to be the last. Following a collision with another vessel, the bulk carrier Julietta...
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Covid disruption, Part II
By Jeb Clulow, William Young
After many months of COVID-related disruption, leaving crews frequently stranded on ships beyond the expiry of their contracts, there are...
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The Ghost of Christmas Past (i.e. 2020)
By Jeb Clulow
The newly identified Omicron Covid variant looks likely to reprise some of the issues which bedevilled shipping and logistics over the...
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Rising inflation not all "Bliss" for shipowners?
By Hyun Woo Kang
Rising price inflation is starting to be felt across the globe, from the traditional economic powerhouse states to import-dependent...
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Logistics difficulties expected to continue for the foreseeable future
By Jeb Clulow
Another report from Lloyd’s List on the global supply chain difficulties says retailers expect the container shipping challenges to...
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Transport Day at COP26: Decarbonising Road, Aviation and Maritime transport
By Jennifer Smokelin, Jake Williams
Transport Day at COP26 will see the launch of: the declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans;the...
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EEXI and CII - A gathering storm?
By Nick Austin
Shipping lawyers like me often talk about "the next big thing", but rarely do we pluralise it to suggest that not one, but maybe two or...
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LNG - the future?
By Spiros Zavitsas
After tankers were in the spotlight last year, is it now time for LNG (liquified natural gas) carriers to take centre stage?The...
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A greener way forward for LNG carriers?
By Antonia Panayides, Sophie Davis
Shipowners are currently facing unprecedented challenges due to the IMO’s target of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by at least -40% by...
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Container shipping capacity remains stretched
By Jeb Clulow
Container shipping demand, and freight rates, continue to remain very high due to a host of factors, many linked to the pandemic. We are...
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Vale takes the lead in technology for emission reductions
By Voirrey Blount
Vale has made a large step forward in their Ecoshipping program, an initiative designed to reduce the company's carbon emissions, by...
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European Commission proposes new rules for energy taxation
By Philippe Heeren
As a part of its efforts to reduce the EU's net emissions by at least 55% by 2030 (or, to make the EU 'Fit for 55'), the European...
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BRM failures led to grounding
By Voirrey Blount
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published it's report into the grounding of the Seatruck Ferry "Arrow" whilst...
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MAIB 2020 report published
By Voirrey Blount
The latest Annual Report has been published by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) which sets outs all accidents and...
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Not even Noah is above the MCA Inspectors
By Voirrey Blount
The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA), the executive agency of the UK government responsible for the maritime sector, recently made the...
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