1. Quantifying the opportunity cost: How much is delayed information costing your organisation? Booking the best cargo or the best vessel at the best possible rate is at the heart of the chartering and nominations functions. And yet, the ‘best’ decision can change—sometimes from hour to hour. Missing information can delay decision making and impact cargo or vessel availability in ways that are more than inconvenient—leading to significant opportunity cost.Quantifying the opportunity cost: How much is delayed information costing your organisation? – Cyprus Shipping News
2. China harbors ship tied to North Korea-Russia arms transfers, satellite images show China is providing moorage for a U.S.-sanctioned Russian cargo ship implicated in North Korean arms transfers to Russia, according to satellite images obtained by Reuters, as U.S. concerns grow over Beijing’s support for Moscow’s war in Ukraine. China harbors ship tied to North Korea-Russia arms transfers, satellite images show – Cyprus Shipping News
3. Americas Bunker Fuel Availability Outlook by ENGINE Bunker demand has slowed in Houston and several other ports along the US Gulf Coast this week. Availability of VLSFO and LSMGO has been good, and some suppliers can deliver both grades within five days. Prompt HSFO supply is also available, and lead times of 5-6 days are recommended for the grade. Americas Bunker Fuel Availability Outlook by ENGINE – Cyprus Shipping News
4. Valenciaport hosts the 2nd Conference on Internal Control of Puertos del Estado and Spanish Port Authorities Valenciaport is hosting the 2nd Conference on Internal Control of State Ports and Port Authorities on 25 and 26 April. Under the name ‘The culture of control, ethics and integrity in the Spanish Port System’, more than 70 managers from 26 Spanish Port Authorities and Puertos del Estado will meet to study, propose and discuss efficient formulas to address the challenges of the Spanish Port System from a governance model based on control, integrity and ethics. Valenciaport hosts the 2nd Conference on Internal Control of Puertos del Estado and Spanish Port Authorities – Cyprus Shipping News
5. Greek military ship intercepts two Houthi drones in the Red Sea A Greek military vessel serving in the European Union’s naval mission in the Red Sea intercepted two drones launched by Yemen’s Houthi militants towards a commercial ship, officials at the Greek Defence Ministry said on Thursday.“On Thursday morning Greek frigate Hydra, while it was escorting a merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden, fired at two drones,” an official told Reuters. Greek military ship intercepts two Houthi drones in the Red Sea – Cyprus Shipping News
6. Removal of the Dali takes centre stage in this week’s salvage operations in BaltimoreYesterday saw the arrival of the 2,872 teu MSC Cargo Passion III, able to navigate its way to berth through a recently opened 12 m deep channel. The ship was carrying around 1,000 containers and is the first boxship to call at the ninth largest American port since the Dali containership smashed into a bridge on March 26, killing six road maintenance workers and bringing most of the port to a standstill. Removal of the Dali takes centre stage in this week’s salvage operations in Baltimore – Splash247
7. Qatar inks world’s largest single shipbuilding order in China Middle Eastern liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer QatarEnergy has signed a contract with China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) for the construction of 18 supersize LNG carriers.The newbuilds under the deal, which the Chinese shipbuilding conglomerate described as the world’s largest single shipbuilding order, will be delivered by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding. Qatar inks world’s largest single shipbuilding order in China – Splash247
8. Maersk Commits $600 Million Investment In Nigeria’s Ports Nigeria secured a $600 million investment in seaport infrastructure from Danish shipping company A.P. Moller-Maersk MAERSKb.CO, the presidency said in a statement on Sunday.The investment was secured during a meeting between President Bola Tinubu and Moller-Maersk Chairman Robert Maersk Uggla on the sidelines of a World Economic Forum meeting in Saudi Arabia. Maersk Commits $600 Million Investment In Nigeria’s Ports
9. Dear Admiral, Bull Halsey Did Not Have A Recruiting Crisis – OPED In the crucible of World War II, iconic figures like Fleet Admiral William “Bull” Halsey and General Douglas MacArthur didn’t just command forces; they commanded respect and admiration through their exceptional engagement with both the media and the public. They understood a powerful principle of influence — reciprocity via direct engagement. Dear Admiral, Bull Halsey Did Not Have A Recruiting Crisis – OPED
10. India, Chinese Taipei ask WTO to delay ruling on ICT import duties dispute India and Chinese Taipei have asked the WTO’s dispute settlement body not to adopt any ruling against New Delhi’s import duties on certain information and technology products till July 26 as both sides are engaged in resolving the matter, an official said.The issue came up during a meeting of the dispute settlement body (DSB) in Geneva on April 26. Shipping Tribune
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