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Lloyd’s List Intelligence, a pioneering maritime data, insights and analytics provider, announces the acquisition of Infospectrum, an independent provider of counterparty risk appraisal reports & data, due diligence research and KYC intelligence.  This acquisition expands Lloyd’s List Intelligence’s ability to deliver market-pioneering analysis and risk management intelligence solutions. The integration of Infospectrum’s comprehensive counterparty risk appraisal, due diligence and KYC intelligence capabilities and data, will enable the combined business to provide customers with more accurate, reliable, and timely risk based decision-making solutions. Important milestone for Lloyd’s List Intelligence The combination will enable LLI to build solutions that deliver actionable insights With the maritime sector facing increasing complexity from global sanctions, compliance, safety, geo-political and legal considerations, the combination will enable LLI to build solutions that deliver actionable insights and help customers successfully navigate key use cases associated with compliance, risk management and operations. “The acquisition of Infospectrum is an important milestone for Lloyd’s List Intelligence,” said Michael Dell, CEO, Lloyd’s List Intelligence. “This acquisition is a significant step forward in our mission to provide the most comprehensive and insightful risk intelligence solutions that support the global maritime industry." Maritime ecosystem Dell added: "By combining our respective strengths, we will deliver stronger capabilities to our customers and enhance our ability to act as a provider of mission-critical data, insights and analytics for the maritime sector as a whole.” "We are excited to join forces with Lloyd’s List Intelligence,” said Panos Panousis, MD, Infospectrum. “This combination will unlock significant opportunities for both companies and provide the maritime ecosystem with access to a broader range of data, analytics, and intelligence. We are confident that together we will accelerate innovation and deliver exceptional solutions to the maritime industry."

Lloyd’s List Intelligence, a globally renowned maritime data, insights and analytics provider, announces the acquisition of Infospectrum, an independent provider of counterparty risk appraisal reports & data, due diligence research and KYC intelligence.  This acquisition expands Lloyd’s List Intelligence’s ability to deliver market-renowned analysis and risk management intelligence solutions. The integration of Infospectrum’s comprehensive counterparty risk appraisal, due diligence and KYC intelligence capabilities and data, will enable the combined business to provide customers with more accurate, reliable, and timely risk based decision-making solutions. Insightful risk intelligence solutions The combination will enable Lloyd’s List Intelligence (LLI) to build solutions that deliver actionable insights With the maritime sector facing increasing complexity from global sanctions, compliance, safety, geo-political and legal considerations, the combination will enable Lloyd’s List Intelligence (LLI) to build solutions that deliver actionable insights and help customers successfully navigate key use cases associated with compliance, risk management and operations. "The acquisition of Infospectrum is an important milestone for Lloyd’s List Intelligence," said Michael Dell, CEO, Lloyd’s List Intelligence, adding "This acquisition is a significant step forward in our mission to provide the most comprehensive and insightful risk intelligence solutions that support the global maritime industry." Maritime ecosystem Michael Dell added: "By combining our respective strengths, we will deliver stronger capabilities to our customers and enhance our ability to act as a provider of mission critical data, insights and analytics for the maritime sector as a whole." "We are excited to join forces with Lloyd’s List Intelligence," said Panos Panousis, MD, Infospectrum, adding "This combination will unlock significant opportunities for both companies and provide the maritime ecosystem with access to a broader range of data, analytics, and intelligence. We are confident that together we will accelerate innovation and deliver exceptional solutions to the maritime industry."

Lloyd’s List Intelligence (LLI), a global provider of maritime data, insights, and analytics, and Siglar Carbon, a pioneer in maritime emissions performance analytics, announced a strategic partnership to drive greater awareness of vessel emissions performance across the maritime industry aligned to EU ETS and Fuel EU market frameworks. This collaboration will combine LLI’s deep understanding of the maritime market and its comprehensive Risk & Compliance, Insurance and Legal solutions, with Siglar Carbon’s expertise in emissions data analytics and sustainable chartering strategies. Maritime ecosystem The two companies will deliver innovative solutions that empower those financing, insuring or vetting vessel By leveraging their combined strengths, the two companies will deliver innovative solutions that empower those financing, insuring or vetting vessel and a wide universe of companies that supply services in the maritime ecosystem to understand how the vessels they engage perform, making more informed decisions and reducing the potential environmental impact. “This partnership with Siglar Carbon is a significant milestone in supporting and enabling stronger awareness of GHG emissions exposure and efficiency across the shipping sector,” said Michael Dell, CEO, Lloyd’s List Intelligence.  Complexities of the shipping industry Michael Dell adds: “The partnership will bring together complementary data that can help our customers navigate the complexities of the global shipping industry, driving an enhanced emissions understanding, and enabling more informed decisions.” He continues, “Adding Siglar’s valuable emissions insights will give our customers an enhanced emissions understanding, and enable more informed decisions.” Integrating Siglar Carbon’s emissions The powerful partnership will enable enhanced decision-making by integrating Siglar Carbon’s emissions insights “We are very pleased to be working with a maritime organisation that has such an historic pedigree and strong position in the industry. With this partnership new decision-makers in commercial shipping will get access to our pioneering emissions insight,” said Sigmund Kyvik, CEO, Siglar Carbon. Sigmund Kyvik adds, “Having access to the Lloyd’s pioneering vessel specifications and movement data enable us to further strengthen our emissions insights.” This powerful partnership will enable enhanced decision-making by integrating Siglar Carbon’s emissions insights into LLI’s ‘Seasearcher’ platform, enabling its customers to gain access to a comprehensive view of vessel emissions, fuel consumption, and operational efficiency.  Emissions management tools Siglar Carbon will gain access to LLI’s market-pioneering AIS data coverage and detailed vessel characteristics of the world's commercial fleet. This vast dataset will allow Siglar Carbon to enhance their advanced data and analytics models, whilst supporting their emissions management tools and services they offer to the shipping, trading and chartering community. Lloyds List Intelligence and Siglar Carbon will work together to develop and deploy innovative tools and services that support the maritime industry’s transition to a low-carbon future, helping the acceleration towards a decarbonised maritime sector.

President Donald Trump has already made plenty of headlines since taking up his second term in the White House, including with the announcement of numerous new tariffs on imports. The 47th United States President issued three executive orders on February 1st 2025, just days after his inauguration, which directed the US to impose an additional 25 percent ad valorem rate of duty on imports from Canada and Mexico, as well as ten percent on imports from China. How Trump’s 2nd term as US President Cleveland Containers has analysed the early reactions to these announcements Excluding Canadian energy resources exports – which instead will be hit with a ten percent tariff – the tariffs have been applied to all imports which are either entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after 12:01 am Eastern Standard Time on February 4th 2025. President Trump also told reporters on February 8th 2025 that a 25 percent tariff on all American steel and aluminium imports was coming into effect across the US during February. Leading 40ft shipping container supplier Cleveland Containers has analysed the early reactions to these announcements and how President Trump’s second term as US President could affect the world’s shipping industry, especially when looking back at his first term. Reaction to President Trump’s tariff announcements Mexico, Canada and China were all quick to react to President Trump’s announcement of tariffs on imports. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said her country would vow for resilience against the measures, while a senior government official in Canada said that their country would challenge the decision by taking legal action through the necessary international bodies. China has also said it would be challenging the tariffs at the World Trade Organisation. According to the country’s finance ministry, as reported on by Geopolitical Intelligence Services, Beijing were moving to place levies of 15 percent on American coal and liquefied natural gas, as well as levies of ten percent on crude oil, certain vehicles and farm equipment. Beginning of making America rich again When it comes to the announcement of the tariff on all American steel and aluminium imports, President Trump told reporters in the Oval Office: "This is a big deal, the beginning of making America rich again. Our nation requires steel and aluminium to be made in America, not in foreign lands.” Francois-Phillippe Champagne, the Minister of Innovation in Canada, stated that the tariffs were "totally unjustified" though, before adding in a post on X: "Canadian steel and aluminium support key industries in the US, from defence, shipbuilding and auto. We will continue to stand up for Canada, our workers, and our industries." How might President Trump’s 2nd term affect shipping sector? Bruce Chan, an analyst in the Transportation and Future Mobility sectors at wealth management and investment banking Just ahead of President Trump taking office for the second time, J. Bruce Chan, an analyst in the Transportation and Future Mobility sectors at wealth management and investment banking firm Stifel, believed that the shipping industry was prepared for the new tariffs. However, he also stated to the Morning Star: "President Trump's Administration promises to usher in a new trade and tariff regime. As such, it's difficult to assess the ultimate impact to the freight transportation industry. Prima facie, we believe tariffs are a drag on freight demand, effectively resulting in higher costs for shippers that are generally passed on to end consumers over time." Attention to the American sanction announcements Mr. Chan went on to note that those involved in shipping containers across continents should be paying particular attention to the American sanction announcements. He commented: "Because almost all trans-Pacific trade moves over the ocean, we believe ocean container shipping will see the largest direct impact. But for shippers and retailers, there is no cheaper way to move goods than over the ocean, so there are few modal alternatives if production remains in Asia. We see the most risk for maritime shipping, with containers and dry bulk being more acute, with more insulation for oil and gas tankers." Shipping news and intelligence service Various sources have looked back on President Trump’s first term to get an idea of what could be expected As President Trump has just become his second term as US president and the American sanctions have only just been announced, it will take time to see what the true impact will be. However, various sources have looked back on President Trump’s first term to get an idea of what could be expected. For example, shipping news and intelligence service Lloyd’s List pointed out that tariffs introduced when President Trump was last in the White House had a noticeable effect on both spot container freight rates and import timing. Cargoes were pulled forward in the second half of 2018 by importers as they looked to beat tariff deadlines, which resulted in higher spot rates temporarily before affecting rates in 2019 because of inventory overhang. Could repeat results be seen across 2025 and 2026? Long-life inputs and goods from the tariff countries Jason Miller, a freight economist and professor of supply chain management at Michigan State University, certainly seemed to think so. Speaking to Lloyd’s List before President Trump’s 2024 presidential victory when the tariffs were only part of campaign proposals at that point, he said: “We will see front-loading like we have never seen before in 2025. There would be a massive pull-forward of demand as everybody rushes to bring in long-life inputs and goods from tariff countries, especially China.” Shipping demand and routes Shipping demand and routes could be affected due to trade uncertainty too Meanwhile, international shipping and forwarding agents Supreme Freight Services reported that increased tariffs may cause disruption to shipping volumes and global supply chains, if trade policies introduced by President Trump during his first term are anything to go by.  Shipping demand and routes could be affected due to trade uncertainty too, though the publication also acknowledged that increased investment in ports and inland waterways across the US could improve efficiency for domestic and international trade alike. New American sanctions Cleveland Containers has looked to reassure its customers that any disruption caused by the new American sanctions will be minimised at the firm. Hayley Hedley, the company’s Commercial Director, stated: “Recent history certainly suggests that the new tariffs being introduced by President Trump will have various knock-on effects across the shipping industry." “Fortunately, Cleveland Containers has a continuous supply of shipping containers entering the UK. We work with several agents to ship from various locations, as well as having good stock on the ground, so are confident in our ability to provide for our customers.”