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    <title><![CDATA[Carnival’s centre aims to repair dented reputation]]></title>
    <link>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/ship-operations/article398455.ece</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Carnival welcomes Lloyd’s List into its state-of-the-art centre for simulator maritime training ]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>    
    <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:01:36 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[It’s logical, captain]]></title>
    <link>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/containers/article398448.ece</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Discipline is critical to box lines’ prospects ]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>    
    <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 17:24:52 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Simmering stand-off]]></title>
    <link>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/regulation/article398434.ece</link>
    <description><![CDATA[China can and should ease its tough stance over the Scarborough Shoal ]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>    
    <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 16:23:32 +0100</pubDate>
    <guid>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/regulation/article398434.ece</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Warning shot]]></title>
    <link>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/containers/article398416.ece</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Fleet management now critical, says Maersk ]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>    
    <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:50:16 +0100</pubDate>
    <guid>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/containers/article398416.ece</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Strike out against pirates]]></title>
    <link>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/ship-operations/article398346.ece</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Attacks on gangs’ shore-based operations must not be half-hearted ]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>    
    <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 16:43:25 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Japan thinks green]]></title>
    <link>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/regulation/article398331.ece</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The sun also rises for proposed incentives to build eco ships ]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>    
    <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:30:56 +0100</pubDate>
    <guid>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/regulation/article398331.ece</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Complacency is not an option]]></title>
    <link>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/regulation/article398237.ece</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The conditions that allowed piracy to flourish have not changed, despite the fall in hijackings ]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>    
    <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 16:23:50 +0100</pubDate>
    <guid>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/regulation/article398237.ece</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Easy, markets]]></title>
    <link>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/containers/article398215.ece</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Last week’s sell-off of Asian box line stocks was an overreaction ]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>    
    <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 13:44:23 +0100</pubDate>
    <guid>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/containers/article398215.ece</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[To the lighthouse]]></title>
    <link>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/ship-operations/article398159.ece</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Should UK light dues be considered a tax or a fee? ]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>    
    <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 17:26:03 +0100</pubDate>
    <guid>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/ship-operations/article398159.ece</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[The realities of piracy]]></title>
    <link>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/regulation/article398168.ece</link>
    <description><![CDATA[There is latent sympathy for these outlaws. The reality is kidnapping, torture and murder  ]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>    
    <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 17:25:42 +0100</pubDate>
    <guid>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/regulation/article398168.ece</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Lame ducts and tipping points: innovation needs research]]></title>
    <link>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/tankers/article398178.ece</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The overselling of emission-mitigating measures will persist as long as there is very little research-based feedback available from actual performances on real ships in real operating conditions ]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>    
    <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 17:23:19 +0100</pubDate>
    <guid>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/tankers/article398178.ece</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Pyongyang death jam]]></title>
    <link>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/ship-operations/article398130.ece</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Shipping at risk as North Korea blocks GPS signals ]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>    
    <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 12:42:42 +0100</pubDate>
    <guid>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/ship-operations/article398130.ece</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Déjà vu all over again]]></title>
    <link>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/containers/article398120.ece</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Can CMA CGM play the same hand twice? ]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>    
    <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 11:40:20 +0100</pubDate>
    <guid>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/containers/article398120.ece</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[No more smoke and mirrors]]></title>
    <link>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/containers/article398102.ece</link>
    <description><![CDATA[French taxpayers deserve to know the details of CMA CGM rescue deal ]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>    
    <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 17:32:54 +0100</pubDate>
    <guid>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/containers/article398102.ece</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hard work ahead]]></title>
    <link>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/containers/article398058.ece</link>
    <description><![CDATA[If container lines’ volume growth remains lacklustre, how hard will it be to stop freight rates drifting back again?  ]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>    
    <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 13:52:21 +0100</pubDate>
    <guid>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/containers/article398058.ece</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[When the master is cast as a criminal ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/regulation/article397996.ece</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Seafarers’ Rights International survey exposes shocking treatment of crew ]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>    
    <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 17:21:18 +0100</pubDate>
    <guid>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/regulation/article397996.ece</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Calling the tune]]></title>
    <link>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/ship-operations/article397969.ece</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Shippers say reliability matters – but are they willing to pay for it? ]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>    
    <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 15:09:32 +0100</pubDate>
    <guid>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/ship-operations/article397969.ece</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[The dilemma and the cure]]></title>
    <link>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/containers/article397918.ece</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The cost of the revolution should not prevent it from happening ]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>    
    <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 10:58:59 +0100</pubDate>
    <guid>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/containers/article397918.ece</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[No ships in sight from Port of Portland]]></title>
    <link>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/ports-and-logistics/article397989.ece</link>
    <description><![CDATA[But maritime reminders are close at hand ]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>    
    <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 10:00:38 +0100</pubDate>
    <guid>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/ports-and-logistics/article397989.ece</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[On slippery ground]]></title>
    <link>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/regulation/article397851.ece</link>
    <description><![CDATA[An effort should be made to draw a line between shipping and politics ]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>    
    <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 15:48:48 +0100</pubDate>
    <guid>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/regulation/article397851.ece</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[The big squeeze]]></title>
    <link>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/finance/article397831.ece</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Europe’s major players must return to ship financing ]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>    
    <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 13:37:02 +0100</pubDate>
    <guid>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/finance/article397831.ece</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[More care for the oceans]]></title>
    <link>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/finance/article397795.ece</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Prince Albert II’s foundation focuses on the protection of the environment and on climate change, water and biodiversity ]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>    
    <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 11:24:29 +0100</pubDate>
    <guid>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/finance/article397795.ece</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Pipeline dents Iranian position]]></title>
    <link>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/tankers/article397746.ece</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Alternative to Strait of Hormuz sends message to Iran ]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>    
    <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:25:30 +0100</pubDate>
    <guid>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/tankers/article397746.ece</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Watch west Africa]]></title>
    <link>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/ship-operations/article397747.ece</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Piracy is raising its head on the other side of Africa]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>    
    <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:24:34 +0100</pubDate>
    <guid>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/ship-operations/article397747.ece</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[No end in sight for the great shipping recession]]></title>
    <link>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/finance/article397655.ece</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Continuing financial crisis means short-term prospects remain bleak ]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>    
    <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 18:21:23 +0100</pubDate>
    <guid>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/finance/article397655.ece</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Gifted Greeks]]></title>
    <link>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/regulation/article397610.ece</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Country’s owners should be grateful that their favourable tax regime endures ]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>    
    <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 13:45:54 +0100</pubDate>
    <guid>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/regulation/article397610.ece</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Balancing act]]></title>
    <link>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/containers/article397596.ece</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Only by managing capacity very carefully will carriers have any chance of making sure that recent price rises stick ]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>    
    <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 12:57:24 +0100</pubDate>
    <guid>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/containers/article397596.ece</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[It’s the little things that count]]></title>
    <link>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/ship-operations/article397533.ece</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Innovation was the over-arching theme of the recent BIMCO annual meeting in Singapore ]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>    
    <pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 17:43:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <guid>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/ship-operations/article397533.ece</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[A river runs through it]]></title>
    <link>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/ship-operations/article397531.ece</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Royal Jubilee and 2012 Olympics showcase London’s relationship to the Thames ]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>    
    <pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 17:35:02 +0100</pubDate>
    <guid>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/ship-operations/article397531.ece</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Cards on the table]]></title>
    <link>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/regulation/article397519.ece</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Collecting fuel consumption statistics as a way of then creating reductions needs the input of all shipowners, a group that has notorious difficulty in finding a joint consensus ]]></description>
    <author>Nigel Lowry</author>    
    <pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 16:41:11 +0100</pubDate>
    <guid>http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/regulation/article397519.ece</guid>
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