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A typical January for dry bulk
The situation in the Middle East has affected bulker operations with shipbroker Braemar reporting that about 60 fewer capesize bulkers…
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Financial salve for logistical headaches saves Q1 for containers
UNCTAD said on January 26 that Suez Canal transits were down 39% in the two months to January 19 and…
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Analyst Abstract
Tankers The tanker vessel class most impacted by the Red Sea diversions is suezmax, likely leading to a spike in…
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Tanker sales tank
Year-on-year bulker activity increased this January, with a total of 47 bulkers sold so far, compared to 42 in January…
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Are seafarers ready to handle tomorrow’s fuels?
As shipowners, managers, and engine suppliers turn more and more to new fuels, the need for adequate crew training to…
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How charter party agreements need to change
Christian Råe Holm, who has just stepped up to become managing director at Copenhagen-based Coach Solutions, has a warning for…
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Enter the dragon
Forecasting is getting a much more complicated business. With 40 national elections due to take place this year, a more…
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Is an end date for fossil-only powered newbuilds viable?
It was the image that grabbed the most shipping headlines during COP28, the United Nations’ annual climate conference, but just…
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The path of least resistance
I am about to do something I very, very rarely do - namely praise a journalist from a rival organisation.…
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December 2023 Review
Two bulker heavyweights are merging. Star Bulk Carriers of Greece and US-based Eagle Bulk Shipping have sealed a deal to…
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2023 Annual Review
War in Ukraine showed no sign of ending with merchant shipping in the crosshairs in the Black Sea. After Russia…
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Tankers: Who ate my supercycle?
The International Energy Agency (IEA) ventured in March that China’s oil imports would reach 11.8m barrels per day this year…
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Dry cargo: What Xi Jinping did next
The highlight of 2023 came in late November and early December when the capesize freight market rallied almost vertically before…
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Container shipping braces for the year ahead
Pacific Maritime Association president James McKenna told journalists in June: “By no stretch of the imagination do we think [the…
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Analyst Abstract
Tankers As the year ends, one of the persistent themes of 2023 in tankers is making headlines again, namely the…
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Shipowners as pirates
All shipowners might like to think that they have a little bit of pirate in them, sailing the high seas…
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The Chinese economy in 2024
China in the 21st century has driven shipping’s fortunes. Pick a commodity and invariably China is its largest importer -…
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Maritime tech solutions for shipping’s biggest challenges in 2024
A quiet year for shipping? That's not to be expected for 2024. Major challenges await us, and although they are…
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