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New fuel rules push shipowners to go green with LNG

This is Money 15 Aug 2018

LONDON, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Tough new rules on marine fuel are forcing shipowners to explore liquefied natural gas as a cleaner alternative and ports such as Gibraltar are preparing to offer upgraded refuelling facilities in the shipping industry's biggest shake-up in decades ... "Over the last year or so there is a growing consensus among shipowners that LNG is a reasonable next step....

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Analysis: New fuel rules push shipowners to go green with LNG

Yahoo Daily News 15 Aug 2018

LONDON (Reuters) - Tough new rules on marine fuel are forcing shipowners to explore liquefied natural gas as a cleaner alternative and ports such as Gibraltar are preparing to offer upgraded refuelling facilities in the shipping industry's biggest shake-up in decades ... "Over the last year or so there is a growing consensus among shipowners that LNG is a reasonable next step....

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Malaysia Shipowners’ Association calls for review of cabotage policy

Splash24/7 09 Aug 2018

The Malaysia Shipowners’ Association (MASA) has called for a review of the removal of cabotage policy in Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan as it has failed to accomplish its original target ... According to MASA, Malaysia recorded a freight loss of RM25bn ($6bn) in 2017 as more cargo was transported by foreign vessels. ....

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Shipowners, Children Still Exempt from Military Service on Cyprus

The National Herald 02 Aug 2018

NICOSIA – Cyprus’ Communist party is upset that shipowners who bring their operations will be exempt from military service, as will their children ... ministers’ decided to exempt shipowners and their children from military service if they bring their....

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Norwegian Shipowner's Association: Norwegian Offshore Rig Strike Escalates

Rigzone 16 Jul 2018

A strike on Norwegian offshore oil and gas rigs has escalated, the Norwegian Shipowner's Association revealed Monday ... ....

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Shipowners on Pace to Scrap $1 Billion in Oil Tankers This Year

Wall Street Journal 09 Jul 2018

Dire freight rates are pushing shipowners to scrap a record number of the biggest oil tankers this year, making it a bumper period for recycling yards in South Asia ... ....

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A wave of new environmental laws is scaring shipowners

The Economist 21 Jun 2018

THE shipping industry has encountered rough seas over the past decade ... Freight rates for containers have plunged by a third since 2008. Worse may be to come ... The International Maritime Organisation (IMO... ....

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Shipowner associations make sulphur cap submissions

Splash24/7 19 Jun 2018

The world’s leading shipowning organisations have co-sponsored a number of submissions to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) ahead of a key meeting next month to thrash out technical details for the January 1, 2020 global 0.5% sulphur cap on shipping fuel ... The shipowning bodies asked for authorities to show some leniency in the first few months of the cap’s implementation....

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CNBC's Lori Ann LaRocco Offers Readers a Rarefied View of Shipowners and Financiers in Dynasties ...

PR Newswire 13 Jun 2018

STAMFORD, Conn., June 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Marine Money, Inc. -- CNBC Senior Editor of Guests and author Lori Ann LaRocco offers readers a rarefied view into the high-stakes world of shipping in Dynasties of the Sea. The Untold Stories of the Postwar Shipping Pioneers, $29.95;... ....

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CNBC's Lori Ann LaRocco Offers Readers a Rarefied View of Shipowners and Financiers in Dynasties of the Sea: The Untold Stories of the Postwar Shipping Pioneers

Market Watch 13 Jun 2018

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Bankers team up with Greek shipowner to launch private investment firm

Kathimerini 08 Jun 2018

Former senior Goldman Sachs and HSBC banker Matthew Westerman is launching a private investment firm alongside a former colleague and a Greek shipping tycoon, he said on Friday ... [Reuters] ....

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Greek shipowners say EU tax pressure could make Brexit Britain attractive

This is Money 08 Jun 2018

ATHENS, June 8 (Reuters) - Greek shipowners could relocate to Britain after it leaves the European Union if European regulators demand changes to favourable shipping taxes in Greece, a top industry official said on Friday ... obviously we will look at alternative options," Theodore Veniamis, president of the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS), said....

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Greek Shipowners Expand Control, Rule 20% of World Maritime Trade

The National Herald 28 May 2018

ΑTHENS – Already with the world’s largest fleet – and evading taxes in their homeland by flying Flags of Convenience of other countries – Greek shipowners have increased their dominance to some 20 percent of the global maritime trade ... “The strong commitment of Greek shipowners in the global shipping markets appears unlikely to change, while others, such as Germany, are liquidating assets....

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