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Opinion
Why is ship agency stuck in a time warp?
The ship agency sector remains highly fragmented, with the top three only accounting for around 10% of the market, and…
https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1124345/Whyisshipagencystuckinatimewarp
Viewpoint: Building resilience
Navies of the world are said to spend as much on cyber defence as they do on ship structures and…
https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1124498/ViewpointBuildingresilience
UK ports ‘need to shout about the benefits of trade’
A new Department for International Trade-supported campaign, called UK Ports for International Trade, aims to promote the UK’s global growth…
Who are the leading global maritime influencers?
The Lloyd’s List Top 100 most influential people in shipping is the world’s first and only independent annual ranking of…
Viewpoint: Burning questions
There seems to be no way of tackling the sheer criminal and wilful ability of shippers, notably in the Far…
https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1124445/ViewpointBurningquestions
UK exporters can expect customs intervention if Brexit means Brexit
Failure to comply with rules could result in delay, additional costs, legal action, or confiscation or destruction of goods
El Faro sinking blamed on sloppy industry practice
Author places blame on the US Coast Guard, the American Bureau of Shipping and ship operators
China’s clever tariff tiff with the US
I am somewhat bemused by news headlines here in Australia and abroad that China’s response to the US shows a weakness, particularly pointing to the tariffs on LNG as an own goal of sorts. Furthermore, with some suggesting that business will relocate their businesses out of China as trade relations...
https://splash247.com/chinas-clever-tariff-tiff-with-the-us/
Viewpoint: Costing compliance
The shipping industry, in its compulsory requirements for environmental compliance, is facing a dramatic across-the-board increase in operational costs
https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1124316/ViewpointCostingcompliance