WEEKLY EDITION

Tankers

Navig8 says 2020 effect will buoy products bet

Nicolas Busch and Gary Brocklesby believe they are poised to reap the reward of their homework on oil supply chain and scrubbers

Tankers

Ciner signs $254m Koch suezmax deal with HHI

Gas

NYK Line, TMS Cardiff Gas and BW LNG ink LNG orders

Legal

Wikborg Rein ready to take on London’s big names

Casualties

Paris MOU could backtrack over withholding access to bulk data

Finance

GIEK joins forces with KfW on Quantum Pacific scrubber loan

Finance

Asian interest picks up as Baltic’s escrow service begins to take off

Tankers

Secondhand product tanker market attracts investor interest

Tankers

Scrubber-fitted tankers face uncertain charter market

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INSIGHT & OPINION

Alkyon case shows a debate is needed over broker valuations

Is bigger always better when you are on a ship that feels like a city?

LNG world prepares for year of new supply influx

Scrubbers help oil industry dispose of high-sulphur fuel

Shipping subsidies should be used for positive change

Scrubber challenge: Put dirty fuel profits into scientific research

Investing in scrubbers is as risky as spinning the roulette wheel

Brightoil arrests cast shadow on ailing bunker tanker sector

Gas carrier's US excursion marks milestone in dynamic LNG sector

Green lobby group says wind power is ready for lift off

BGC’s acquisition of Poten & Partners shows finance has an appetite for shipbroking

BoComm charter enquiries reveal speculative buying

Gas Market analysis

LNG world prepares for year of new supply influx

Gas

Qatar eyes up huge engine retrofit job for its Q-ship fleet

Dry cargo

Reefers' demise overstated but share of market on the slide

Dry cargo

Indonesian trio boost fleets as Coeclerici exits transshipment

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Offshore

Rebranded DTA Ship Agency expands geographically with plans to boost its workboats

Casualties

Intercargo boss makes stark warning on scrapping capacity

Ship Sales

MSFL buys ship for anonymous owner

Legal

Old-school way of doing business is falling apart, says Monjasa boss

Gas

Pair of North West Shelf LNG carriers find a buyer

Liner

Green groups praise Maersk's carbon-neutral plan by 2030

INSURANCE

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Japan P&I reforms Leap Forward as it looks to growth

P&I is ripe for a technological revolution

ITIC: expert sued over 'arson' casualty report

Wikborg Rein ready to take on London’s big names

PL Ferrari argues P&I clubs must focus on cutting costs

Hong Kong’s CTX floats ‘no frills’ budget airline-style P&I service

North P&I sees costly claims soar as premium rise mooted

P&I cover for Iranian trades 'hard but not impossible'

Barbican's Syndicate 1955 quits marine insurance business

Britannia P&I faces rising claims picture after frigate sinks

RSA quits fixed premium P&I marine insurance

Scorpio-led alliance to challenge International Group order

Tankers

Ocean pollution from scrubbers? ‘It’s completely insignificant’

Dry cargo

Tomini takes bulker profits

Ship Sales

Cheng buys bulker for $7.9m and scraps it for $9.3m

Shipyards

Diamantidis adds suezmax resale to Delta Tankers fleet

Tankers

Shipping analysts split on possible Opec impact on tankers

Dry cargo

Chandris makes a move on restructured Gestioni trio

Business Focus

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Shipmanagers strike positive chord amid upturn in business

Shipmanagers target IMO 2020 business with echoes of boost from OPA 90

Third-party shipmanagers face uphill battle in Greek market

German shipowner outlines advantage of keeping management in-house

Cracking recruitment conundrum must be top priority for shipping

Does shipping have what it takes to recruit the next generation of seafarers?

Shipping must act to make seagoing careers more attractive to women

China offers opportunities but shipmanagers tread carefully

Global growth of independent cruise players benefits managers

Thousands of seafarers needed to crew wave of new cruiseships

Consolidation in MPP market is better than fighting, says BBC Chartering boss

BBC Chartering chief executive calls firming market for next two years

Liner

Trump and Xi agree to call trade tariff truce

Dry cargo

Atlantic Bulk Carriers reveals a third ultramax on order at Imabari

Dry cargo

Star Bulk Carriers clears out oldest bulkers

Tankers

Top Ships closes financing for suezmax tanker brace

Tankers

Trio of major investors back Okeanis Eco Tankers private placement

Dry cargo

Scorpio firms reveal $122m scrubber investment

Finance

Borealis links with KKR and Oak Hill to help fill bank funding gap

Passenger ships

Global growth of independent cruise players benefits managers

Ship Sales

Wah Kwong goes ‘asset light’ with Chinese leaseback deals

People

New Dayang marks relaunch with China Development Bank Financial Leasing bulker dozen

Lines offer backing to IMO 2020 rules at Hansa Forum

MSC Cruises scores with Chelsea FC sponsorship

DTA Ship Agency and Dubai Police Force break human towing record

Dalacouras-led Dalex celebrates the highs and lows of turning 50

CIT taps veteran Cohen as new shipping chief

Clarksons boosts presence in Japan with Skovhoj hire

Howe Robinson adds duo to tanker desks

Eisbeinessen celebrates 70th birthday in traditional style

Van Uden Shipping boss steers outfit to better times

GSB Tankers boss Stignor outlines bold plans for growth

New CMI chief prepares for delivery of China-built cruiseships

Gas

Two shipowners poised to scoop LNG charters with Shell

Legal

US judge allows claims to stand in Neu family feud

Passenger ships

China offers opportunities but shipmanagers tread carefully

Casualties

Shipmanagers target IMO 2020 business with echoes of OPA 90

Tankers

Strength in numbers sees Reederei Nord's chartering interests join forces

Ship Sales

Auerbach takes top spot in hunt for Nord/LB MPPs

Weekly

Seacon Ships Management flogging bulk carrier trio to upgrade fleet

Casualties

‘Serious threat’ to safety as Paris MOU pulls its data feed

Tankers

Mare Maritime Singapore to rebound from Baota deal collapse