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AET appoints Shell veteran as new chief
Potter will also join parent company MISC Group's executive leadership as vice president for petroleum and products, as outgoing AET chief Zahid Osman takes over an expanded role
MOL secures charters for two more newbuild VLECs with SCG Chemicals
Japanese shipping group has ordered another pair of VLECs in South Korea to serve the Thai petrochemical firm’s manufacturing facilities in Vietnam
The week in charts: Trump homing in on fake flags? | Ofac targets ‘shadow fleet’ tankers and Iranian oil minister | Gas tanker visits Hindu temple
Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’ campaign on Iran could see fraudulent flags in the US’ crosshairs, as its ‘shadow fleet’ tankers, STS operators, and its oil minister are targeted in the latest round of sanctions against the country, while a gas tanker makes an unusual detour via a Hindu temple
US port fees: A shipbuilding game changer or a shot in the foot?
Proposed US port fees targeting China-built ships could significantly reshape the global shipbuilding landscape. But if history is any guide, overly aggressive policies often backfire — potentially leaving the US shipbuilding revival effort as yet another case of shooting itself in the foot
Australian competition watchdog raises concerns over DP World Silk Logistics’ takeover
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission outlined “preliminary competition concerns” with the deal and is now inviting submissions from interested parties
The Art of the Deal is striving for win-win. Extortionate port fees would be lose-lose
The industry is utterly dependent on China-built tonnage and nothing is going to change that overnight