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Fairplay Latest Issue - 02 February 2012
Decision Makers
Shipping’s Sherlock Holmes
When engines break down and owners suspect fuel problems, they turn to Charlotte Røjgaard for solutions. Crystal Chan met her
Movers & Shakers
Breaking Brazil’s glass ceiling
Heidmar CEO Brennan resigns
Wikborg Rein appoints
Germany honours IMO’s Efthimios Mitropoulos
Sørensen becomes Maersk Tankers CEO
This Week
Lookout
Taking the long view
Review
The quest for energy
Shipping in numbers
750,000
Story of the Week
Legacy of the Class of 2010-11
Class NK chairman Noboru Ueda served as chairman of the council of IACS at a significant time for the organisation. The focus was on rules for safer shipping
Markets
Netherlands/Belgium comment: Not yet scraping the bottom
Owners seek cover as forecasts weaken
Values slump toward all-time low
Allied cure for oversupply
Comment:Chemical tankers look good – for now
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
Regulations
Law tightens on ship KG financiers
Germany’s struggling KG marine equity sector faces severe regulatory headwinds as well as a major downturn
Drill inquiries follow tragedy
Costa Concordia disaster prompts an industry review of procedures
Sri Lanka grows armed guard support services
Galle has become a key port for transfers of armed guards on merchant ships, reports Rohan Gunasekera
Technology
Combined data tracks pirate threat
Off-the-shelf software can combine information to monitor pirate activity
Simple mods save fuel
Newbuilding’s fuel savings credited to simple but effective design tweaks
Logistics and Supply Chain
Netherlands/Belgium: Antwerp spreads its net
The Belgian port is looking to form an international network to the mutual benefit of all participants, Andrew Spurrier reports
Turbine Shipper gives rail a boost
Germany’s Enercon plans to increase intermodal project flows to ocean ports with greater rail use, Michael Hollmann reports
Innovation boosts Albania’s exports
Logistics solution doubles the volumes of iron ore from port of Durres
Seine ports make common cause
The ports of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris will join forces to boost their traffic
Trade and Commerce
Crisis calls for new financial order
New tools are being advocated to replace old methods and turn round shipping finance in 2012, reports Miriam Fahey
STX hints at Finnish float
Conflicting executive statements have everyone guessing about STX’s European businesses, writes John Pagni
Insight: Home’s where China’s heart is
The country’s sheer bulk and economic strength belies its weak international credentials as a global player, says Bouko de Groot
Gulf hawks’ time to strike
Iran: tanker markets remain wary as oil-rich Gulf states beef up defences in perfect season for aerial attack
Maritime cluster takes on the EC
The new European Network of Maritime Clusters head wants broader recognition, writes Andrew Spurrier
Netherlands/Belgium: Euronav restructures its orderbook
Euronav urges operators to help the tanker market to return to better health
Insurers assess Concordia fallout
Fragile markets may hurt the marine insurance sector more than the Costa Concordia incident, writes Jon Guy
China’s Great Wall of silence
Chinese charterers remain coy about payments, reports Miriam Fahey
Baltimore box beacon breakthrough
US East Coast adds another first to its increasingly competitive container trade, reports John Gallagher
Insight: Ports of Auckland calls time
New Zealand’s largest container port is at a crossroads in a worker, management and owner clash. Anne Hunter explains
Multiple Russian orders break the ice for Arctech
Russian contracts may be just the tip of a polar shipbuilding iceberg for STX Finland yard, writes John Pagni