Shurat HaDin – the second coming
Fans of economic sanctions against Iran will have read here and elsewhere that Israeli legal lobbyist Shurat HaDin has Inmarsat in its crosshairs for alleged infringements of US trade rules. Further to…
Intelsat EPIC under the spotlight
The era of HTS communications is coming ever closer, with players including Inmarsat, Iridium, Intelsat and newcomer O3B all planning launches of next generation satellite capacity in coming years. Just how much…
More threats (and opportunities) for the VSAT vendors
A final dispatch from the recent GVF seminar in London, not because it didn’t bear reporting sooner, more that it might serve as a springboard going forward. Amid optimistic forecasts of a…
Global VSAT a regional game, says NSR
Satellite sector analyst Northern Sky has released a research note on the announcement by Intelsat of the EPIC high throughput satellite platform. And while NSR agrees that the launch signals a no-going…
Three’s a crowd?
Tricky thing, announcing a major service launch when you are in quiet period pre-IPO but Intelsat has managed it, confirming it will order at least two new satellites to provide a high…
Intelsat unveils IPO plans – yes you read it here too
OK so we’re hardly the first with this – and frankly not the most insightful at this stage but here’s some news the market has been expecting – . We’ll come back…
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Neville Smith
Maritime Media Consultant to a roster of international shipping industry clients. Former maritime journalist with 16 years’ experience reporting the shipping and marine insurance markets and former Deputy Editor at Lloyd’s List, I assist clients with matching their communication needs to publications and media channels that gain them their desired level of exposure.
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Sagitta Marine Managing Director Thomas Zaidman thinks the #Handysize and #Supramax segments could see positive fortunes for the balance of 2024 thanks to firm demand and lingering market risks, reports @drycargomag
https://www.drycargomag.com/sagitta-marine-forecasts-volatility-and-opportunity-for-small-bulker-sector
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Again.
Must admit I felt a little low this morning. So I did what I always do in these circumstances and sought out the Dr Hedgeh note. There now! Feeling much better.
Always works.
Baku Shipyard has agreed a new deal to implement the ShipConstructor design and modelling software system from @SSI_CAD, to support new digital workflows and improve efficiency and precision in its #shipbuilding projects.
The key to understanding the dark fleet/sanctions conundrum is that compliant players in the shipping industry are over-regulated and the non-compliant ones aren't regulated at all.