Now confirmed, Hamburg Sud and SeaLand names to go as ⁦Maersk⁩ unifies business under a single brand, More here from ⁦James Baker⁩ ⁦Lloyd's List Editorial⁩ ⁦Lloyd's List⁩ …list.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1143777/Hamb…

Some of those that attended will also get the reference in the headline. Not many, but some.

Head of ⁦CMA CGM Group⁩ Rodolphe Saade was first box line boss to sound an optimistic note in early months of pandemic as others predicted market collapse, now French line again sees positive signs amid industry downturn …list.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1144179/CMA-…

Shippers and forwarders won’t like this, but neither the ⁦FMC⁩ Rebecca Dye nor EU maritime regulators found evidence of collusion by lines as freight rates hit record levels during pandemic ⁦EMLO⁩ …list.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1145188/Pand…

Pandemic did not lead to anti-competitive carrier behaviour, FMC says …list.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1145188/Pand…

No room for complacency about renewal of the EU’s consortia rules, with lines urged to lobby more effectively if they want to keep the block exemption ⁦World Shipping Council⁩ ⁦European Shipowners | ECSA⁩ …list.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1145194/EU-b…

UK car insurance inflation is running at 60% apparently. Which is no doubt why esure sent this from a do-not-reply email address. Fortunately, its competitors seem to have kept a lid on price rises.

That's better. Now on to the phone...

Note to marketing people: sending an email at 3pm on a Friday titled 'You have eight hours left' kinda puts a downer on the weekend.

New band members should always show a bit of respect. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…

Finally discovered how they grow the cheese in Greece.

All Blacks are playing great cricket in France tonight.

Not often you get a century in rugby. Almost there.

40 is the new 25...

I only work on the sidelines of shipping and don't claim any real expertise, but I'm gonna go out on a limb here: I'm pretty sure this is not a ship.

Now free to view: Vessels known to have supported Russia in its export of Ukrainian grain have undergone a series of name and ownership changes. But not much else has changed. Same ships working the same networks and plying the same trade routes lloydslist.com/LL1146913/Russ…

Fiction meets reality when your 10-year-old byline pic ends up right next to your current grizzled visage.

If you're struggling to commit his name to memory, don't worry; there'll be another one along in a few months.

free to read: Houthis said to have hijacked an Israeli-owned car carrier Galaxy Leader. Once again global trade trajectories need to be recalibrated on the basis of geopolitics lloydslist.com/LL1147314/Hout…

I guess everyone has different dining preferences.