16/09/2019
Author: Kris Kosmala
An interesting article by
Kris Kosmala, Strategy for Business and IT, Technology Innovation (AI & optimization), Business Digital Transformation
11/09/2019
MARPRO Team
A new report commissioned by trade promotion body Maritime London has set out 36 detailed recommendations to grow the UK's $6bn - ¬marine insurance, ship broking, legal, finance and classification industries.
02/09/2019
MARPRO Team
In the data infographic, released by Shipbuilder today, you can discover the most notable advantages of switching to data-driven operations for maritime companies.
02/09/2019
Peter Sand, Chief Shipping Analyst BIMCO
The highest US crude oil exports to China in 11 months lifted total seaborne US crude oil exports to a record high at 11.9 million (m) tonnes in June 2019.
26/08/2019
MARPRO Team
With just 5 months until the entry into force of a global marine fuel sulphur cap of 0.50%, the number of ships fitted with exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) by 1 January 2020 is set to be around 4,000.
21/08/2019
MARPRO Team
Join Peter Sand at the JOC Container Trade Europe conference in Hamburg, Germany on the 17th of September.
21/08/2019
MARPRO Team
Lead Advisor, Dr Sian Prior and Árni Finnsson from the Iceland Nature Conservation Association are calling on the Nordic Prime Ministers and the German Federal Chancellor to support the call for a ban on heavy fuel oil in the Arctic.
21/08/2019
MARPRO Team
A number of shipping, refining, fuel supply and standards organisations have worked together to produce Joint Industry Guidance on the supply and use of 0.50% - sulphur marine fuel.
12/08/2019
MARPRO Team
Seafarer happiness levels across tanker, bulk carriers and container ship sectors close to global average this quarter.
05/08/2019
MARPRO Team
Consultancy highlights that those in the industry who believe commitments to cut carbon emissions will be achieved need to prepare for radical transition.
15/07/2019
MARPRO Team
Singapore has topped the 2019 Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development (ISCD) Index for the sixth year running.
15/07/2019
MARPRO Team
Rhumbfleet – a place to find information about any merchant vessel and share impressions from a contract on board a ship. A Unique project – that can help all seafarers over the world.
08/07/2019
MARPRO Team
The 18 years old daughter of Edwin Jansen, Operations Manager for Serromah Shipping in The Netherlands, have reached ITF world ranking top 30 and are heading for The Paralympics.
02/07/2019
MARPRO Team
Over 350 participants from more than 70 countries around the globe gathered at the World Maritime University (WMU) for the WMU Empowering Women in the Maritime Community Conference.
01/07/2019
MARPRO Team
With six months to go until the implementation of the 'Global Sulphur Cap' the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has issued updated guidance to help shipowners comply with new regulations.
18/06/2019
Mette K. Frænde, Communications Manager, BIMCO
“The chance is really zero. Procedurally, there is no mechanism that would allow the 0.50% regulation, as it stands right now, to change from 1 January 2020,” says Kenney at the IMO’s headquarters in London.
10/06/2019
Peter Sand, Chief Shipping Analyst, BIMCO
The slowing growth in advanced economies will especially harm global trade. According to the IMF, growth in advanced economies is projected to slow from 2.2% in 2018 to 1.8% in 2019 and 1.7% in 2020.
06/05/2019
Peter Sand, Chief Shipping Analyst, BIMCO
Demolition of dry bulk ships in the first four months of 2019 was 120% higher than in the same period of 2018. Much of this increase comes from demolitions of Capesize ships.
16/04/2019
MARPRO Team
The Leading Maritime Capitals report for 2019 is out, with fresh insight on which maritime metropolises provide the best support for companies in shipping and related services.
08/04/2019
MARPRO Team
M12, Microsoft venture arm, has announced a $11 million Series A funding round for Nautilus Labs, a New York startup that uses artificial intelligence (AI) for fuel efficiency on ships.
08/04/2019
MARPRO Team
SARGASSO is an open maritime innovation and collaboration platform connecting your challenge or idea with the right brains to reach solutions, partnership and business.
01/04/2019
MARPRO Team
Over half of shore-based maritime employees are actively looking to change jobs and nearly two thirds are worried about job security.
01/04/2019
The Maritime Executive
The U.S. Coast Guard has published the results of a wide-scale Rand Corporation study on female servicemembers' retention, and it intends to institute a range of personnel policy changes in response to the findings.
26/03/2019
MARPRO Team
Several female respondents also reported incidents around gender-based discrimination and sexual harassment at sea. Last year’s index had the highest number of female participants to date.
26/03/2019
MARPRO Team
The authors of the Energy Transition Outlook have made available for free the large forecast data set. DNV GL is encouraging stakeholders in the energy supply chain to use the information to develop their future strategic options.
18/03/2019
MARPRO Team
Brazilian soya bean exports are up 85.2% in the first two months of 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. This comes on the back of record high exports in 2018 of 83.6 million tonnes, a 22.7% increase from 2017.
11/03/2019
MARPRO Team
The Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) is proud to launch its inclusion pledge. The pledge addresses the underrepresentation of women in the maritime industry.
04/03/2019
MARPRO Team
New industry body to explore issues of collaboration, interoperability and standardisation in the application of technology in the shipping and logistics sector.
11/02/2019
Peter Sand, Chief Shipping Analyst, BIMCO
Following an almost total halt in exports of soya beans to China in the last quarter of 2018, the new year has brought new hopes for American farmers and the dry bulk shipping sector.
21/01/2019
Peter Sand, Chief Analyst, BIMCO
Container imports on both the US East Coast (USEC) and West Coast (USWC) had a strong year in 2018, growing 3.7% and 8% respectively in the first 11 months of the year compared to the same period in 2017.
21/01/2019
MARPRO Team
On 15 January the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the World Maritime University (WMU) launched a flagship report entitled: “Transport 2040: Automation Technology Employment - the Future of Work”.
09/01/2019
Peter Sand, Chief Shipping Analyst
2018 has been a slow year for dry bulk demolitions, with only 4.2 million DWT scrapped (as of 17 December), down 71.6% compared to last year.
10/12/2018
Jenny Brown
This guide will explain how to get started with astronomy. We’ll cover practical issues like basic equipment and potential stargazing locations, along with ideas for activities.
03/12/2018
Peter Sand, Chief Shipping Analyst, BIMCO
“The weaknesses in Panamax and Supramax earnings in recent weeks is likely to be linked to the lower demand for seaborne transportation of US soya bean exports as compared to previous seasons”
26/11/2018
MARPRO Team
Tanker Shipping: Winter is coming, random shocks can be powerful – but only fundamental improvements last. Dry Bulk Shipping: BDI weakness in Q4, as the trade war limits demand growth and demolitions stall.
12/11/2018
MARPRO Team
Peter Sand, BIMCO Chief Shipping Analyst, discusses the new U.S. sanctions on Iran, and what that will mean for the global energy market.
15/10/2018
The Maritime Executive
Africa currently has minimal integration in world trade, but this is an enormous opportunity for the world’s youngest and second-most populous continent, states UNCTAD's newly-released Review of Maritime Transport 2018.
08/10/2018
Mia Bennett
Blog post by Mia Bennett
08/10/2018
MARPRO Team
UNCTAD’s Review of Maritime Transport 2018 identifies seven key trends that are currently redefining the maritime transport landscape and shaping the sector’s outlook.
24/09/2018
MARPRO Team
Video Interview: Peter Sand talks to Alex Younevitch about the container market and the challenges that it is facing from the escalating US-China trade war, the upcoming IMO 2020 regulation, and tonnage oversupply.
16/09/2018
MARPRO Team
Once again, the already long list of tariffed goods has been made even longer. Many more commodities were hit on 23 August, but September is likely to dwarf it all, as the US has proposed slamming tariffs on goods worth USD 200 billion.
03/09/2018
Peter Sand,Chief Shipping Analyst at BIMCO
BIMCO Shipping Market Outlook for Container and Dry Bulk Shipping September 2018.
19/08/2018
Bob Sanguinetti, CEO UK Chamber of Shipping
In the event of a no-deal Brexit, EU citizens would be right in asking why the EC did not show more willingness to reach an agreement, the CEO of UK Chamber of Shipoing writes in this article for City AM
30/07/2018
MARPRO Team
The implementation of a Chinese Maritime Silk Road via the Mediterranean cannot succeed unless there is a way to bridge the gap between economic interests and the capacity to protect those interests.
16/07/2018
Peter Sand, Chief Shipping Analyst, BIMCO
Crude oil tanker earnings have since records began, never been this bad. Loss-making levels for an industry which needs a much-improved fundamental market balance to lift freight rates above break-even levels into profitable territory.
11/06/2018
MARPRO Team
The Mission to Seafarers today published the latest of its ongoing Seafarer Happiness Index reports, which revealed a growing link between onboard connectivity and seafarer happiness levels.
11/06/2018
MARPRO Team
The international team of researchers in the "Gender Equality and Cultural Awareness in Maritime Education and Training" (GECAMET) study invites you to fill a questionnaire.
11/06/2018
MARPRO Team
Industry needs to ‘think like hackers, act like engineers’ says leading cyber expert ahead of major industry conference.
04/06/2018
MARPRO Team
A month after the successful delivery of New Mein Schiff 1, the next ship in line, New Mein Schiff 2, has been today floated out at Meyer Turku shipyard.
04/06/2018
Peter Sand, Chief Shipping Analyst, BIMCO
A mixed bag in the container shipping market. Recovery still on track for 2018 in dry bulk - 2019/2020 looks less promising.
23/04/2018
MARPRO Team
The shipping of soya beans from the US to China is one of the most significant ‘one commodity’ cargoes that may become affected by the trade war between the US and China.
26/03/2018
Maritime Executive
The Shanghai International Energy Exchange launched trading of yuan-denominated crude oil futures contracts on Monday.
09/03/2018
MARPRO Team
Following a seasonal surge in December 2017, the US seaborne export of oil products (materials derived from crude oil) reached the highest annual level ever, in terms of volume and tonne miles demand.
05/03/2018
MARPRO Team
The Awards will be presented at the upcoming Seafarers' Awards Dinner, which will take place on 11 May 2018 at the InterContinental Hotel, Middle Street, Singapore.
26/02/2018
MARPRO Team
We are seeing news of digitalisation in the maritime industry across the world. Traditional shipping companies have paired up with technology companies, and the result of these partnerships are innovative and transformative.
08/02/2018
MARPRO Team
Funds raised through The Ride are put to use immediately to attract and retain world-leading doctors, scientists and researchers to implement the most promising cancer research programs and treatments.
18/02/2018
Maritime Executive
An attack by suspected Abu Sayyaf pirates was thwarted on Friday after boiling water mixed with oil was poured on the men as they tried to board the vessel.
18/02/2018
Peter Sand, Chief Shipping Analyst, BIMCO
Chinese seaborne imports of iron ore, coal and crude oil have all grown strongly throughout 2017. Both seaborne imports of crude oil and iron ore have reached the highest levels ever recorded, while coal reached the highest level in three years.
04/02/2018
Maritime Executive
A stowaway galah, a type of Australian cockatoo, has enjoyed a luxury cruise around New Zealand after biosecurity officials allowed it to stay on the vessel.
14/01/2018
Sri Laxmana Vice President of Global Ocean Product
Overall, 2017 was a good year for the ocean shipping industry. Operating margins for most carriers improved, driven by robust demand, positive inventory developments and higher rate levels. Will the positive recovery continue?
04/01/2018
MARPRO Team
Hear what Angus Frew, #BIMCO CEO & Secretary General, sees as the most important agenda for the shipping community in 2018.
21/12/2017
MARPRO Team
It looks like 2018 will be a year that shipowners should take advantage of, as the dry bulk fleet is likely to grow at the slowest pace seen since 1999, and BIMCO sees global demand growth outstripping supply growth in 2018.
14/12/2017
MARPRO Team
The United States (US) government lifted their restrictive policy on crude oil exports in December 2015.
30/11/2017
MARPRO team
The American Club launches free pocket guide to maintaining a safe working environment on board
29/11/2017
MARPRO Team
Four industry organisations representing different sectors of the supply chain have been drawing attention, in particular, to the responsibilities of container owners and operators.
13/11/2017
MARPRO Denmark
Dry bulk shipping: Take good care of the recovery. Tanker shipping: Q4 only delivers temporary upside as overcapacity remains an issue.
Free download of full report.
05/11/2017
MARPRO Team
The UK maritime industry’s most rewarding team-building event is on 7-8 July 2018, when up to 30 teams of trekkers will take on Seafarers UK’s 24 Peaks Challenge.
05/11/2017
MARPRO Team
The BBC have made a short film, highlighting one seafarer's struggle with mental health issues at sea.
26/10/2017
MARPRO Team
Maritime welfare charity Sailors’ Society is calling for 200 seafaring volunteers to test the pilot version of their online Wellness at Sea coaching programme.
19/10/2017
MARPRO Team
Two-day ‘Supporting Seafarers’ conference to coincide with launch of ten-year research report
14/09/2017
MARPRO Team
Faststream have kindly allowed MARPRO to share the full thought provoking report with our audience.
14/09/2017
MARPRO Team
UK Chamber of Shipping have launched a new, broadcast quality advert as part of the Careers At Sea campaign.
13/09/2017
The Maritimeprofessionels.net Team
The 9th annual Maritime Employee Survey is launched today by leading maritime recruitment specialists Halcyon Recruitment and online training provider Coracle Online.
11/09/2017
The Maritimeprofessionels.net Team
This is a shipping industry outlook webinar, hosted by Andrew Mina, Assistant Manager, Training and presented by Peter Sand, Chief Shipping Analyst at BIMCO.
11/09/2017
The Maritimeprofessionels.net Team
We have seen too many accidents with lifeboats resulting in fatalities and injuries. This pamphlet provides the master and crew with solid, experience-based advice on the use of fall preventer devices (FPDs) during lifeboat operations.
06/09/2017
The Maritimeprofessionals.net Team
Although the pictures of the devastation of Hurricane Harvey on Earth leave little to the imagination, seeing it from space confirms the enormous power the hurricane had.
01/09/2017
The Maritimeprofessionals.net Team
A useful guide to the various types of dry cargo and tanker ships operated around the globe
31/08/2017
The Maritimeprofessionals.net Team
The UK Chamber of Shipping's communications manager, Holly Birkett (pictured above), joined broadcaster Dan Damon and guests from across the shipping industry for an hour-long programme on the BBC World Service on Friday.
23/08/2017
The Maritimeprofessionals.net Team
Safety at Sea magazine wants to hear from you, the seafarer, about the most important issues impacting crew today.
21/08/2017
The Maritimeprofessionals.net Team
Nasa prepares for August 21 Solar Eclipse with live stream
20/08/2017
The Maritimeprofessionals.net Team
A new speed record for reaching the North Pole has been set by Russia's nuclear icebreaker 50 Let Pobedy, making the journey from Murmansk to the North Pole in just 79 hours.
13/08/2017
The Maritimeprofessionals.net Team
Former Prime Minister Paul Martin Awarded Third Annual Samuel Cunard Prize for Vision, Courage and Creativity
09/05/2017
Maritimeprofessionals.net Team
The 2017 ICS Annual Review is intended as a comprehensive overview of all the major issues faced by the global shipping industry, and in which ICS is engaged on behalf of its member national shipowners’ associations.
09/05/2017
Flemming Bo Larsen
Some would say that not so very long ago, shipping consultants had it easy. In many ways, they had a clear playing field and a warm audience of solution-hungry owners and operators.
12/04/2017
Maritimeprofessionals.net Team
The European Commission has selected six 'blue career' and four 'blue labs' projects for funding under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF).