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Fairplay Latest Issue - 02 September 2010
Informing critical decisions
Every decision affecting the shipping industry must be backed up by consultation, analysis and research. Peter Hinchliffe, secretary general of the ICS and ISF, tells Margaret Freeth how this is done
Movers & Shakers
Lookout
Don’t give CLEAR a clear run
Seafarer injustice in Venezuela
Review
Ship finance explored
Shipping in numbers
Shipping in Numbers
Criminal injustice
Crew and owners are paying a steep price for spurious drug charges in Venezuela. Greg Miller examines shipping’s rising liabilities and the proposed solutions
All eyes on banking and commodities
Tanker sales are waiting for rates to move on upwards
China moves forward in the large tanker sector
Iron ore exports are still booming
Capesize segment uptick fires dry market optimism
Late August slouch takes tanker toll
Markets Data
For the very latest markets news go to the Fairplay24 Markets section
Newbuildings
For the very latest newbuildings news, data and online search go to the Newbuildings section
Oil transfer reprieve is welcomed
A planned ban on UK oil transfers has now been shelved by the UK government
Montara failure drives Oz rethink
After Australia’s elections, offshore reform seems inevitable, reports Dale Crisp
Comment:The trial lawyers’ payday comes to the bayou
Clay Maitland is a man who speaks his mind. Although best known as managing partner of International Registries Inc and chairman of the North American Marine Environment Protection Association, his comments here - based on his blog - reflec
Regulating past Deepwater
Foreign vessels could pay the price for an ‘Americanised’ US offshore market
Green group welcomes Arctic rules
Mandatory ship-tracking in Arctic waters receives greens’ stamp of approval
Be prepared for ballast water treatment
Thinking ahead could streamline compliance and save money
Morocco bids to join logistics elite
Morocco plans to attract investment and further links with Europe. Andrew Spurrier reports
Port savings from IAVs
Automatic vehicles mean possible cost reductions for ports
Miami in a vice over trade
Miami is transforming into a major player in Trans-Pacific trades to avoid being squeezed by rival East coast ports
Danes call for Chinese design shake-up
Design processes used in Chinese shipbuilding are adding extra costs for owners. Hal Brown reports
BHP Billiton bolsters Potash bid
BHP Billiton stays focused on its bid to takeover Potash Corp - as shipping waits in the wings for the cargo
Qatar not cutting it for Maersk Oil
Questions remain over where Maersk will turn when Qatar’s production levels drop
China’s banks awake to ship finance opportunities
Chinese banks are slowly boosting their presence in ship finance
Energy players in Norway hit a gas ceiling
Norway needs to find more oil and gas desposits - promising more offshore business
Latvian ports Riga and Ventsplis go head to head
Riga and Ventspils ports are competing for Venezuelan oil shipments - but either way, Latvia as a whole will benefit
Arctic antics to yield new business for shipping
The Arctic is providing freshopportunities for both tankers and offshore vessels
Small is big for DPW
Port operator DP World is continuing to make acquisitions - but is limiting their scale to reduce risk