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    On the ocean: Financial meltdown

    2018-01-01T15:12:00Z

    “Back in 2007 business was good in project cargo,” said Martin Lanting, founder of diversified brokerage 24Vision, based in Rotterdam. “Everything was at record levels, and the offshore energy business was at big numbers. Oil was creeping up to USD100 a barrel and everyone was very excited. Until October 2008. After the demise of Lehman Brothers and the financial crisis, everything dropped dramatically, almost overnight.”

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    On the ocean: Climbing out of the Crisis

    2018-01-01T15:04:00Z

    Common themes were apparent when industry chiefs were asked to identify the most disruptive events to affect the heavy lift and multipurpose shipping sector since 2007.

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    On the ocean: Project cargo gateways

    2018-01-01T14:43:00Z

    The advent of containerisation revolutionised the role of the port in the logistics supply chain. Breakbulk gateways saw their traditional cargo base eroded as the mantra ‘that anything that can go in a container, will do so’ continued to ring true.

  • REDBOX
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    ​On the ocean: Red Box weathers the storm

    2018-01-01T14:33:00Z

    One company that has been weathering the storm in the shipping sector is ZPMC-Red Box energy services, which founder Philip Adkins attributes to the company’s commitment to changing the business model under which logistics contracts that underpin major energy infrastructure projects are won. Adkins says that he was already predicting ...

  • RICKMERS SINGAPORE Houston Ship Channel
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    ​On the ocean: Environmental matters

    2018-01-01T14:29:00Z

    December 12, 2015, heralded a significant step towards lowering global greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) with the signing of the Paris agreement on climate change. As part of global efforts towards combatting climate change, environmental concerns have led to an increased focus on regulations in the shipping sector. The International ...

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    Networks: Building trust

    2018-01-01T14:21:00Z

    When HLPFI was launched a decade ago, there were just a handful of project freight forwarder networks. Now there are more than 15 dedicated to this niche sector of the logistics industry – and, it seems, more can be expected.

  • TGP major iron ore mining project in Western Australia
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    Shippers and forwarders: State of Flux

    2018-01-01T13:50:00Z

    Will freight forwarders survive as shippers increasingly go direct to carriers and equipment suppliers? Opinion is divided on the long-term future role – or even survival – of the traditional forwarders that handle heavy lift and project cargoes.

  • Volga-Dnepr ensures a homecoming for Boeing 737
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    Airfreight: Changing Relationships

    2018-01-01T13:43:00Z

    A multitude of developments witnessed over the course of the past decade have forced airlines and charter brokers to become increasingly resourceful in order to meet the requirements of a project logistics sector that has grown ever more complex.