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Trump moves to ease sulphur cap implementation date
October 19th, 20184 President Donald Trump is reportedly looking to ease the phase-in of the IMO-mandated sulphur cap, worried that the global launch date could spark oil price hikes during an...
Greek owners cast doubt about 2020 compliance
October 19th, 20180 The Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) has warned that tramp shipping remains at risk come the January 1, 2020 introduction of the global sulphur cap. The boss of the world’s...
Scrubber-fitted dry bulk vessels will command 2020 premiums
October 19th, 20180 A two-tier market will reward early adopters with higher time charter rates and asset values as cost of low sulphur fuel increases dramatically, argues Will Fray from...
Sinotrans Shipping proposes delisting
October 19th, 20180 Sinotrans Shipping, a shipping subsidiary of Chinese state-run shipping and logistics major Sinotrans & CSC Holdings, has proposed to withdraw its stock listing from Hong...
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METIS: Groundbreaking maritime chatbot
Greek maritime technology firm METIS Cyberspace Technology reckons it can...
October 19th, 2018
Scrubbers: the industrialisation of pollution or saviour of the planet?
It has been a brutal month for purveyors of open-loop scrubbers. Yes,...
October 19th, 2018
Sinopec to supply low sulphur fuel from next year
China’s state run energy giant Sinopec will start supplying low sulphur...
October 19th, 2018
ENN Energy orders LNG bunkering vessel at DSIC
Chinese clean energy firm ENN Energy has placed an order at Dalian...
October 19th, 2018
Fosen Yard takes over Nordseewerke Emden Shipyard
Norwegian shipbuilding group Fosen Yard has entered into an agreement with...
October 19th, 2018
Giuseppe Bottiglieri puts entire tanker fleet up for sale
Naples-based Giuseppe Bottiglieri Shipping Company intends to sell all its...
October 18th, 2018
Nikolas Pateras embarks on feeder buying frenzy
Nikolas Pateras and his 2015-founded Contships Management have embarked on...
October 18th, 2018
Pilot in hot water over last year’s most watched shipping accident
The UK’s Marine Accident Incident Branch (MAIB) has released its report...
October 18th, 2018
More than 80,000 hit by German box leasing Ponzi scheme
The first creditors' meeting concerning the insolvency of the German...
October 18th, 2018
Weekly Broker: Modern bulkers in high demand
The strong performance in the secondhand dry bulk sale and purchase market...
October 18th, 2018
Takers of Vermont UM bunker fleet revealed
The fate of the four-ship fleet of defunct bunker tanker operator Vermont...
October 18th, 2018
Japanese owners pile in for LPG carriers
Japanese owners Iino Kaiun Kaisha, Tabuchi Kaiun and Komaya Shipping have...
October 18th, 2018
Protests ring out at deadly Gadani
Hundreds of workers protested yesterday at the Gadani shipbreaking site in...
October 18th, 2018
Pressure grows on next week’s MEPC in London
The 73rd meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC)...
October 18th, 2018
Bullish Golar LNG analyst puts his money where his mouth is
J Mintzmyer from US-based Value Investor’s Edge is so confident that...
October 18th, 2018
Diana Shipping kamsarmax charter extended by Glencore
Greek dry bulk owner Diana Shipping has extended the current time charter...
October 18th, 2018