1. Shipmanagers strike positive chord amid upturn in business
Increased demand for shipmanagement services is piquing the interest of institutional investors — and is a healthy proposition for shipowners
2. Third-party shipmanagers face uphill battle in Greek market
Greek owners often entrust their ships to peers rather than to full-fledged third-party managers
There is simply no logic to support the proposition that a third-party manager should not be able to manage the vessels every bit as diligently and carefully as the owner.
3. German shipowner outlines advantage of keeping management in-house
Reederei Nord managing director Kurt Klemme is openly critical about third-party shipmanagement.
4. Shipmanagers target IMO 2020 business with echoes of boost from OPA 90 regulations
Shipmanagement companies are sensing an opportunity as the industry gears up for the introduction of the IMO’s upcoming emissions regulations.
5. Cracking recruitment conundrum must be top priority for shipping
Crew shortages loom as roles and vessels become ever more sophisticated.
6. Does shipping have what it takes to recruit the next generation of seafarers?
Millennials have entered the maritime workforce and the iGen — the children, teens, and young adults born in the mid-1990s and later — is poised to join.
7. Shipping must act to make seagoing careers more attractive to women
Women are increasingly prominent in executive roles in shipping, but their participation in seagoing jobs remains minimal.
8. Thousands of seafarers needed to crew wave of new cruiseships
Managers face massive task sourcing and training crew as orderbook continues to grow.
9. China offers opportunities but shipmanagers tread carefully
Cruiseship sector consolidation and companies exiting the market is being balanced out for shipmanagers by the “healthy pipeline of new expedition cruise clients” and others entering the industry.
10. Global growth of independent cruise players benefits managers
Significant opportunities for third-party shipmanagers stem from the many small, independent companies and start-ups that are building cruiseships, say experts.
