The provider of container shipping and global transportation services APL has announced that the Gulf Asia Express 2 (GA2) service will soon be calling the port of Umm Qasr.The CMA CGM=owned company said that the service will also make a second…
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Unmanned systems are finding a growing number of applications in the maritime sector, and have the potential to make a significant contribution to safety and risk management, says the Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty’s (AGCS) Safety and…
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Despite a less than positive period for freight rates in the wet sector, asset prices haven’t been all that doom and gloom. In a recent report, shipbroker Charles R. Weber said that “newbuilding prices for tankers have observed strong growth since the …
Capesize Charterers slowed the pace this week to try and check rates, and, to an extent, succeeded. In Asia levels on the key West Australia/China route at the start of the week hovered close to $9.00 and an eco-180,000dwt 2010-built vessel, open Dalia…
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New rules have recently been introduced in the UK to combat complex or artificial tax avoidance arrangements. These rules apply to ‘enablers’ of defeated ‘tax avoidance’ arrangements. Where the rules apply, penalties will be imposed on the enabler and …
Enablers of tax avoidance rules: the impact on shipping Read More »