This is your shipping calendar for April 2016

Find out what's happening in international shipping and offshore this year. Links to other months are located in the bar to the right, beneath the header "related articles."

by DANIEL LOGAN

Events in Europe

Interim reports

7. 1st Interim Report. Stolt-Nielsen
19. 1st Interim Report. Kuehne+Nagel
21. 1st Interim Report. Wärtsilä
25. 1st Interim Report. Alfa Laval
26. 1st Interim Report. BP
26. 1st Interim Report. Concordia Maritime
27. 1st Interim Report. Statoil
27. 1st Interim Report. Euronav
27. 1st Interim Report. Avance Gas
28. 1st Interim Report. Subsea 7
28. 1st Interim Report. Avance Gas
28. 1st Interim Report. Aker Solutions
29. Annual report. Stena AB

General Assemblies

12. General Assembly. Finnlines
26. General Assembly. Concordia Maritime
28. General Assembly. Western Bulk

Conferences and seminars

5. Hamburg. Press Conference: From Mainport via Smartport to Chainport
6. Athens. 2016 Green4Sea Athens Forum
6.-7. Barcelona. Offshore Mariculture Conference 2016
12. London. UK Transport Infrastructure Summit
12.-13. London. Box Ship Design Conference
12.-13. London. Global Liner Shipping
19.-22. Helsinki. Arctic Shipping Forum

Courses and misc.

Global events

Interim Reports

6. 1st Interim Report. Pacific Basin
27. 1st Interim Report. Scorpio Tankers

General Assemblies

19. General Assembly. Pacific Basin

Conferences and seminars

7. Houston. Houston Offshore Finance Forum
7. Hong Kong. Hong Kong Ship Finance Forum
13.-14. Jakarta. South East Asia Port Expansion Summit
17.-22. Singapore. Singapore Maritime Week
19.-20. Singapore. Offshore Vessel & Rig Connect Asia
20.-21. Beijing. 8th China Unconventional Oil and Gas Summit 2016

Courses and misc.

4.-5. Kuala Lumpur. Crisis Management for Major Hazard Accidents
18-20. Bogota. Gas to Power and Power Market Master Class.
20.-22. Kuala Lumpur. Advanced Heavy Lift and Transportation Masterclass (Asia)
24.-26. Dubai. Advanced Heavy Lift and Transportation Masterclass (Middle East)
27.-29. Singapore. LNG Trading & Risk Management School

Events in Denmark

Interim reports

General Assemblies

7. DS Norden
12. Torm
12. A.P. Moeller-Maersk
12. Nordic Shipholding

Conferences and seminars

5.-6. Copenhagen. Digital Ship Copenhagen
27.-29. Copenhagen. 37th International Bunker Conference

Courses and misc.

27.-28. Aalborg. Maritime business opportunities: From Maritime start-ups and scale-ups to spinn-offs

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Halvor Sveen is chief executive of Oslo-based shipping bank Maritime & Merchant. | Foto: Marine Money/Oscar May

Suppliers

Maritime & Merchant notes fierce competition in loans for shipping

Maritime & Merchant Bank took a close look at peer Danish Ship Finance, which was recently sold.

Erling Braut Haaland buys up in Norwegian shipping bank

Norwegian shipping bank expands portfolio despite container downturn

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Logistics

Packed container ships trigger surge in air freight demand

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The penal code provision on trespassing is used when someone enters private property without permission. | Foto: Jens Dresling/Ritzau Scanpix

Container

14 arrested at demonstration in front of Maersk headquarters

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Chief executibe of Wallenius Wilhlemsen Lasse Kristoffersen, and chief executive of Höegh Autoliners Andreas Enger. | Foto: Wallenius Wilhelmsen and Javad Parsa

Carriers

Norwegian car carriers bag multi-year contracts

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Foto: Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix

Regulation

IMO's fossil fuel ban in the Arctic faces criticism

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Container

Record influx of container ships this year will not cause trouble until 2025

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Cosco and CMA CGM expect further pressure on major European ports

French CMA CGM is expanding capacity on the Asia-Europe route to ease peak season congestion over the summer.

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”We are very happy with how our new organization is working and we are hearing the same from our customers,” writes Kuehne+Nagel about the reorganization implemented at the company in early spring. | Foto: Daniel Reinhardt/AP/Ritzau Scanpix

Kuehne+Nagel triggers unrest among staff with new management structure

The logistics major may have lost talent and created confusion, according to current and former managers. The company does not share the concerns.

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Dry cargo carriers discussed the green transition at Marine Money Week. | Foto: Foto: Marine Money Week

Dry bulk players dismiss green fuels in favor of low-hanging fruits

Bulk majors Golden Ocean, Genco and Navios do not see a consensus on green fuels for bulk shipping in the short term.

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Less than one percent of the container fleet is currently idle

New data shows that only 77 container ships in the entire global fleet are not working, a number not seen since the pandemic.

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Foto: Bernd Von Jutrczenka/AP/Ritzau Scanpix

Congestion in Asian ports is now as bad as during Covid

The Port of Singapore has not seen such pressure from high container volumes since the pandemic as nervous shippers move forward the peak season.

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Analysis: Capesizes have become too expensive despite strong market

Since late 2023, the purchase and sale of second-hand capesizes has increased significantly. The price of newbuilds is also at its highest in 15 years.

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