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Interviews

IMO ‘will agree ambitious carbon cut target’ says Europe’s candidate to head UN agency

Engineer Louise Tricoire embarks on her next voyage of discovery

More women and diversity in shipping is not a ‘fluffy nice to have, it’s critical’

Freight derivatives need to solve the ‘chicken and egg’ problem to crack growth

‘The trust had gone,’ says Hugo De Stoop as he explains Euronav exit

Well-armed: AMA Capital Partners is never at a loss for direction in the boardroom

Fresh face steps up to lead Tankers International in VLCC pool growth push

Shipowners face challenges deciding on decarbonisation retrofits, Wartsila’s Tamara de Gruyter says

Sanctions and geopolitical tensions will put shipowners in tight spot, NorthStandard’s Salthouse says

‘I thrive on challenges’: How Cargill’s Eman Abdalla stumbled into shipping and couldn’t turn back

‘Bulk can mean anything’: GoodBulk won’t limit itself to dry cargo in the future

Interview

Seismic power shift: MOL goes global with biggest shake-up in its history

‘It has been quite a stressful two years’, says Takeshi Hashimoto after taking MOL hot seat

Columbia’s Mark O’Neil urges shipping to shift focus because fossil fuels are going nowhere

Option advantage: ‘We don’t have to run round buying ships,’ says Paolo d’Amico

‘If we snooze, we lose’: Clarksons eyes expansion amid tough competition

TotalEnergies’ Cousin looks to grow dual-fuelled tanker fleet as major probes future fuels

Planets aligned for Braemar’s Reed-Sperrin in ‘interesting’ derivatives markets

Ship Management

Further ship management consolidation hard to see, Columbia’s O’Neil says

Succession: Carsten Rehder passes the baton to next generation

Demand can handle the orderbook, says car carrier boss Leif Hoegh

Interview

SCMA’s Bernice Yeoh restarts Asia outreach campaign after pandemic restrictions

Meet the maritime heating and cooling specialist who fights fires

‘I want to take it forward,’ says ‘ambitious’ new SSY chief Stanko Jekov

Peter G’s return to shipping: ‘I’m happy … and I can’t even tell you why’

Braemar’s James Gundy: ‘I’m a believer in consolidation’

Ship Management

Marine procurement may not be sexy but it can make ships greener, says Inchcape exec

Buoyed by dry bulk, Norden’s Jan Rindbo eyes opportunity in tankers

Maersk-backed ZeroNorth open to more deals as tech sector poised for consolidation

Canopius takes a principled approach to the marine insurance business

Shipping analyst Joakim Hannisdahl reveals plans for new fund after ‘challenging’ Cleaves split

Streetwise: Inside the world of shipping investor ‘Disgruntled’ Ned Sherwood

Ned Sherwood has only made profits on the shipping company he’s most disgruntled about

Navigating stormy times, Vogel brings sunny message to Miami ASBA conference

People said nuclear plan was ‘mad’ — now they ‘think it’s clever’, says Core Power’s Mikal Boe

Semiramis Paliou is committed to protecting father’s legacy while moving Diana Shipping forward

Former Grieg Green head Petter Heier sets up shop as a creative cash buyer

Stars align for Shell’s shipping chief Karrie Trauth a year into top job

‘Back on track’: vindicated James Gundy clears decks for growth at shipbroker Braemar

Norden CEO: concerns over demand for oil and dry commodities if recession hits

Cruise and Ferry

Norwegian’s Del Rio: ‘If you want instant mashed potatoes, you got to go elsewhere’

‘We’re looking to grow on all fronts,’ says Case, as Clarksons flexes its muscles

New American Club chief wants to grow without losing ‘boutique’ identity

Cheilas to steer NRF Greece amid ‘deal frenzy’, ‘versatile’ times

Zacho ready to start ‘dream job come true’ as head of Navigator Holdings

New Clarksons digitalisation chief Schroder looking to expand his team

Shipping on green course but needs help to get there, Kaptanoglu says

More back-door IPOs are coming like it or not, says Maxim Group’s deal maestro

Swedish Club head Lars Rhodin upbeat as he prepares to bow out

For Angeliki Frangou’s Navios, newfound resiliency opens door to fresh opportunities

Navios Partners corporate governance of the ‘highest standard’, Frangou says

Being present at Navios’ office throughout the pandemic: ‘You have to give comfort’

Amid questions over dividend, Frangou keeps focus on ‘total return’

For Angeliki Frangou, inefficiency is the one certainty in shipping’s outlook

Banker turned shipowner Andy Dacy sounds caution, but not on LNG

Radziwill: Don’t expect ‘super-spikes’ in capesize spot rates later this year

Gaby Bornheim shifts the focus back onto German owners

New Odfjell boss Fotland is his own man but there will be no ‘revolution’

Saverys seeking to ditch Euronav board as battle lines drawn

WTW’s Abraham upbeat as broker emerges from collapse of Aon takeover

Sterling Shipping founder Fjeld: ‘People thought I was an idiot’ for buying bulkers

Roger Harrison asks ‘what’s next for shipbroking?’ as he takes helm at Gibson

Frontline’s Barstad blames ‘old-fashioned’ methods for talking down tankers

Chemical tanker returns remain a frustration for Niels Stolt-Nielsen

Maersk's Christiansen: 'It's an emergency, but hitting net zero by 2040 is doable'

Disgruntled investor Ned Sherwood steps up his call for Navios Partners changes

Variant need not spell 'doom and gloom' for clean tankers, freight analyst says

Kristoffersen says it's 'painful' leaving Klaveness after 15 years

'I really, really wanted to leave at the top,' says Ullman, 'but this is the lowest possible'

ABS boss says class can keep pace in race to cut carbon

Mia Elg charts dynamic course to energy efficiency at Deltamarin

Carisbrooke's Tveitan de Jong says 'unprecedented rates' welcome after tough decade

Emanuele Grimaldi pushes green agenda in shipping, but criticises emissions trading scheme

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