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September’s top news stories

10 October 2018

Damen floats out Government of Australia’s new icebreaker

Damen Shipyards floated out a new Antarctic supply research vessel (ASRV) named RSV Nuyina, which is currently being constructed at its facility in Galati, Romania.

The 160m-long vessel is currently being built for Serco subsidiary DMS Maritime on behalf of the Australian Department of the Environment and Energy.

During the two-day-long float-out process, Damen increased the dry dock water level by 6m.

Stena Line partners with Hitachi to...

https://www.ship-technology.com/features/september-2018-top-news-stories-ship/

Iran becomes top buyer of US soyabeans

10 October 2018

As the Sino-American trade war escalated, Chinese farmers have said they are reducing the soyabean content in the feed for…

https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1124549/IranbecomestopbuyerofUSsoyabeans

Felixstowe’s ‘minor teething issues’ continue to bite

10 October 2018

Five months after Felixstowe conceded it was experiencing ‘minor’ problems as a result of the introduction of a new terminal…

https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1124547/Felixstowesminorteethingissuescontinuetobite

More orders as carriers compete for market share

9 October 2018

More containership orders are likely as lines compete for market share and political interference hurts carriers’ efforts to reach equilibrium

https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1124524/Moreordersascarrierscompeteformarketshare

Analysis: is DSV ready to move on Damco’s freight forwarding business?

9 October 2018

A couple of years have passed since the management team at DSV promised it would strike another large deal – now, given market talk spurred by the latest corporate events at AP Møller-Maersk Group (APMM), DSV’s most likely target might be APMM’s freight forwarding arm, Damco FF.
Deal or no deal?
Sources with knowledge of internal affairs have told me that as Damco restructures and reorganises its logistics and freight forwarding businesses, calls from head office have …

The post Analysis: is DSV...

https://theloadstar.co.uk/analysis-dsv-ready-move-damcos-freight-forwarding-business/

CHART/TABLE: Japan pushes for EEDI changes

9 October 2018

The third-biggest shipbuilder wants to see 40% more efficient large containers built after 2022 and change the reference line for…

https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1124491/JapanpushesforEEDIchanges

A storm is brewing for India’s domestic shipping industry

8 October 2018

With a vast coastline spanning 7,500km and a strategic location nearby major shipping lanes, India has always been well-placed to enjoy the benefits of a burgeoning maritime sector. According to the country’s Ministry of Shipping, maritime transport accounts for around 95% of India’s trade by volume. Over the course of this year, nearly 680 million tonnes of cargo traffic passed through the country’s twelve major ports.

In 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched ‘Make in India’, an...

https://www.ship-technology.com/features/storm-brewing-indias-domestic-shipping-industry/

Ship recycling: can Europe clean up its own mess?

4 October 2018

For decades, the European shipping industry has taken its decommissioned vessels to China to be recycled.

But from 1 January 2019, shipowners on the continent will need to find an alternative scrapping destination. As announced in May, the Chinese Government added old ships to its growing list of prohibited imports.

Beijing claims it has implemented the ban in the name of environmentalism, but this has done little to appease European shipowners, who fear the embargo will drastically reduce their...

https://www.ship-technology.com/features/ship-recycling-can-europe-clean-mess/