Joshua Minchin

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Lack of independent funding holding back human rights progress in shipping

1 week ago | lloydslist.com | Joshua Minchin

News Founder of Human Rights at Sea said his organisation had funding cut if it what it found didn’t suit its donors A subscription is required to continue reading this content. Are you a subscriber? Sign in to continue reading. If content does not display, please refresh your browser. New to Lloyd's List? Buy a subscription to access our full service, with tailored daily headlines delivered straight to your inbox.
Seafarer abandonment rising problem in small registries

2 weeks ago | lloydslist.com | Joshua Minchin |Tomer Raanan

News A lack of resources has been cited as a reason for flag states not standing up to their responsibilities, but others dispute this, given some are run from countries with developed economies A subscription is required to continue reading this content. Are you a subscriber? Sign in to continue reading. If content does not display, please refresh your browser. New to Lloyd's List?
Sovcomflot suffers while Frontline comforted by ‘business as usual’ approach

2 weeks ago | lloydslist.com | Joshua Minchin

News Frontline said it expected sanctions pressure from the UK, EU and US to continue and push the tanker sector into less risky trades Source: James Bell / Alamy Stock Photo RUSSIAN shipping giant Sovcomflot has posted a loss of $393m during the first quarter of 2025, blaming the “unprecedented sanctions” imposed on it by the UK, EU and US during the period.
Poland points finger at Russia for cable-cutting threat

2 weeks ago | lloydslist.com | Joshua Minchin

News Tusk spoke after Polish armed forces intervened when a dark fleet tanker made what he called ‘suspicious manoeuvres’ near an undersea power cable A subscription is required to continue reading this content. Are you a subscriber? Sign in to continue reading. If content does not display, please refresh your browser. New to Lloyd's List? Buy a subscription to access our full service, with tailored daily headlines delivered straight to your inbox.
Grain tariffs: the damage is already done

2 weeks ago | lloydslist.com | Joshua Minchin

News The ‘deal’ between China and the US will have a limited impact on grain trade between the two countries in the short term A subscription is required to continue reading this content. Are you a subscriber? Sign in to continue reading. If content does not display, please refresh your browser. New to Lloyd's List? Buy a subscription to access our full service, with tailored daily headlines delivered straight to your inbox.
BW pulls out of LPG terminal project citing ‘market uncertainties’

2 weeks ago | lloydslist.com | Joshua Minchin

News The VLGC owner has pulled out of the project, citing ‘market uncertainties’ and will focus on shipping and trading Source: BW Group BW LPG has announced it will cease investment in an LPG terminal project in India amid “market uncertainties”.
Shipping at ‘critical juncture’ when it comes to gender diversity, report says

3 weeks ago | lloydslist.com | Joshua Minchin

News Despite some positive shoots, the 2024 IMO/Wista Women in Maritime Survey shows opportunities in the industry ‘continue to be limited’ FREE TO READ Source: Katerina Nomikou WOMEN’S International Shipping & Trading Association president Elpi Petraki admitted she was “hoping for much better results” from the Women in Maritime Survey it co-publishes with the International Maritime Organization.
We were wrong about dry bulk scrapping, again

3 weeks ago | lloydslist.com | Joshua Minchin

Analysis Many tipped 2025 to be the year that elderly bulk carriers finally went to the breakers, but rates remain good enough to keep them in service A subscription is required to continue reading this content. Are you a subscriber? Sign in to continue reading. If content does not display, please refresh your browser. New to Lloyd's List? Buy a subscription to access our full service, with tailored daily headlines delivered straight to your inbox.
Dry bulk gloominess remains in 2025, but brighter times could be ahead

3 weeks ago | lloydslist.com | Joshua Minchin

Analysis Analysts and owners remain pessimistic about the dry bulk market’s performance in 2025, but there is cause for some optimism in the future A subscription is required to continue reading this content. Are you a subscriber? Sign in to continue reading. If content does not display, please refresh your browser. New to Lloyd's List? Buy a subscription to access our full service, with tailored daily headlines delivered straight to your inbox.
Russia to launch huge shipbuilding programme

3 weeks ago | lloydslist.com | Joshua Minchin |Rob Willmington

News The $6bn project unveiled by the government this week is part of plans to increase use of the northern sea route to ensure Russia can continue to transport goods to ‘friendly countries’ A subscription is required to continue reading this content. Are you a subscriber? Sign in to continue reading. If content does not display, please refresh your browser. New to Lloyd's List?