Last week's top stories on ShippingWatch
The Greek situation
Developments in Greece, and not least the uncertainties surrounding Sunday's referendum on the EU proposal, are rubbing off on the country's shipping industry:
Morgan Stanley: Greek shipping unaffected by crisis
Greek chaos causes many shipowners to consider relocation
The IMO elected a new Secretary General
On Tuesday this week, the IMO Council held a vote to find its new Secretary General. It became a close race between Denmark's Andreas Nordseth and South Korea's Ki-tack Lim:
Nordseth: Of course I'm disappointed
Tomorrow the IMO will elect a new Secretary General
CEO shuffle
Both Clipper Group and Team Tankers made changes at the chief executive level:
Chairman takes over as CEO of Clipper Group
New Clipper CEO: I am not a transitional leader
Team Tankers owners break with Jens Grønning
Photo: Clipper
The bunker industry faces a new reality
The global market for bunker suppliers has changed significantly following the OW Bunker collapse:
Bunker Holding: Trust has disappeared after OW collapse
USTC group delivers record annual report
And offshore also faces a new reality:
Nordea: Hundreds of oil rigs will be retired
Norwegian shipowners: Offshore will get worse in 2016
Further reading:
Fredriksen makes his move and establishes global tanker giant
Photo: Richard Drew/AP/POLFOTO/arkiv
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