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6 November 2026

Shipping has a coffee problem

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Shipping has a coffee problem

From Posidonia to Geneva Dry, the shipping industry’s favourite pastime appears to be arranging coffee meetings that may or may not actually happen. Mike Darby from Merchant Recruitment makes the case for the Baltic Flat White Index. In bunkering, the cappuccino effect means paying for froth instead of fuel. At shipping conferences, it’s practically the …

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