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2018 was the worst year of the decade for shipping investors in terms of total return to shareholders. And, we wondered why so few investors were at Marine Money Week One on Ones. On the other hand, as the chart on the top performing companies shows, there are still small fortunes to be made in shipping.

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Fund in Focus - sensing improving trends in the chemical sector, Tailwind Management AS continues to grow its position in Japanese-built stainless-steel chemical tankers.

Contributed article on how technology has affected and will continue to affect the maritime industry

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Diversified companies with long term contracts were again rewarded in the overall rankings. Seven of the top ten companies were repeats from 2017. Newcomers Knot Offshore Partners, American Shipping Company, and Seaspan replaced Golar LNG Partners, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics, and Algoma Central Corporation in the top ten.

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In the rapidly changing world, the concept of Environmental and Social Governance (ESG) has become a prominent point of discussion.

The events of the past year conjured up an image of an exhausted man, beleaguered by both uncertainty and fear, pacing in no certain direction. It certainly was not easy being a shipowner. At the macro level, trade wars, geopolitics, interest rates, oil prices, sanctions and a slowing Chinese economy all weighed heavily.