How can shipping decarbonize if merely one container ship would claim an amount of sustainably produced energy corresponding to the annual consumption of Trondheim in Norway, a professor asks. Now, he presents a plan to the Research Council of Norway, which some might deem controversial.

Sanction-hit Russian tanker carrier Sovcomflot is no longer part of Skuld’s insured fleet, ShippingWatch learns. The deadline for ending the customer relationship has passed. Skuld refrains from commenting.

Hans-Christian Olesen, who has taken over leadership of Ultrabulk from Per von Appen, has grown up as a charterer and still travels around, making deals with customers. ShippingWatch has met the new chief executive.

Former Maersk executive Thomas Knudsen moves from the position as CEO to chairman of the board at logistics firm Toll Group.

Likelihood of a fee on containers in the ports on the US west coast ”has risen significantly this month,” assesses Maersk. So far, the container dwell fee has been postponed several times.