What's up and down in OW Bunker?
The race to place the responsibility for the OW Bunker meltdown continued this week, where the lawyers representing the company's management entered the scene for real:
Major shareholder got out of OW Bunker in time
OW Bunker crash now hitting carriers
OW's management knew about giant Singapore credits
Pension giants to scrutinize OW Bunker collapse
Maersk Broker open to merger
Like several other global brokerage houses, Maersk Broker is now also open to finding new partners, CEO Anders Hald told ShippingWatch:
Maersk Broker considering merger
Platou sold to Clarksons for GBP 281.2 million
The container game
Maersk Line CEO Søren Skou talked about the plans for 2M, while Lars Mikael Jensen, who had been appointed CEO of the collapsed P3 alliance, presented his view of the Asian container market:
Skou: Maersk Line and MSC must be equally reliable
Lars Mikael Jensen: Asia is far from mainstream Europe
SeaIntel: Far too many big container ships next year
Bleak prospects: Asset values headed for new dive
The crisis could postpone equity funds' exit from shipping
Further reading:
Hafnia: Tanker rates headed for great finish in 2014
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MPC orders four methanol-ready container ships
German company MPC Capital, which owns shipowner MPC Container Ships, orders four newbuilds able to sail on methanol. The first ship in the series is slated for delivery next year.
Ørsted wants Maersk as customer in green methanol project
Energy company Ørsted has just bought 45 percent of Swedish Flagship One, which is set to produce green methanol for the shipping industry as of 2024. Ørsted's head of hydrogen wants Maersk as customer in the large scale project, he tells ShippingWatch.
Flexport's head of Europe to step down
US freight forwarder Flexport will get a new Head of Europe as current Europe chief Jan van Casteren steps down in March.
Singapore names its biggest bunker suppliers
TFG Marine, a bunker company founded by two John Fredriksen-controlled carriers and commodity trader Trafigura, is among the five biggest bunker suppliers in Singapore in 2021. See the list here.
Record number of ships passed through Suez in 2021
Despite the blockage in the Suez Canal during spring of last year, the crucial waterway set a record for the number of ships passing through in 2021, reports Bloomberg. The canal is expected to complete an expansion by the middle of next year.
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