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Flag hopping hits unprecedented levels among sanctioned fleet
There have been 215 flag changes recorded this year alone

Management by Exception could be shipping’s future
Richard Buckley named his company 90 Percent of Everything to reflect shipping’s vital role in transporting the vast majority of everything that is traded worldwide. He is convinced that we’re on the threshold of a new way of looking at shipmanagement, based on his experience of developing software to support what he calls ‘Management by Exception’ (MbE)
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Panama’s expedited sanctions purge a boon for Guyana’s fraudulent registry
Since October 2024, there have been 135 vessels directly eligible for registration cancellation because of sanctions, 73 of these have reflagged once and eight have reflagged twice
EXCLUSIVE: How an LPG tanker’s maiden voyage ended with the US sanctioning a sprawling Iranian gas network
A 2024-built very large gas carrier, Tinos I, arrived in Houston on June 2024 on its maiden voyage but has been sat at anchor since without lifting a cargo. Now, US authorities have sanctioned the vessel, along with the entire network of companies behind it, all operated by the Dubai-based gas magnate Seyed Asadoollah Emamjomeh who has for many years been the Iranian LPG kingpin

The Lloyd’s List Outlook Forum: Live from Singapore
Lloyd’s List’s editor-in-chief Richard Meade leads a star-studded line-up at Singapore Maritime Week and asks how the industry can invest long-term when volatility is at an all-time high
Annual Outlook 2025
Carbon regulation and Trump 2.0 are the obvious factors that everyone is focussed on for 2025, but don’t discount the impact of transparency, Africa, asset prices and AI next year. Click here to view the full report
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