Shipping week in Denmark
This past week, Copenhagen, Esbjerg, Aalborg and numerous other cities in Denmark hosted shipping professionals from all over the world at the first ever Danish Maritime Days. 200 key shipping executives spent two days discussing opportunities and challenges at the Danish Maritime Forum, where various government representatives also participated.
Smedegaard puzzled by equity funds in shipping
China will maintain steady economic growth
Russia looking to ease Arctic bureaucracy
Russia will continue fighting the NOx requirements
Photo: Danish Maritime Days
Sohmen-Pao: Shipping should step in front with CO2 levy
Here are the pictures from the Danish Maritime Forum
Other reports from the week-long event:
OECD: This is how the ports can make money
Lloyd's Register: Need for heavy fuel is rising
IMO: Carriers should get the fuel they pay for
Photo: Danish Maritime Days
Ow Bunker downgrades
The falling oil price forced OW Bunker to perform a dramatic downgrade of the company's full-year forecast:
OW Bunker downgrades 2014 result forecast
Major shareholder: Unfortunate OW Bunker downgrade
2M cleared
Maersk Line and MSC's alliance was approved on Thursday:
Maersk Line: 2M to launch operations in January
Maersk Line confirms 2M approval
Further reading:
Dyrbye: How carriers can save five percent on fuel
Banana merger puts pressure on reefer ships
EU: Maersk must say goodbye to exclusive banana deal
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