The Board of Pilot Commissioners for the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun (BOPC) announced that its next Pilot Trainee Training Program Selection Examination will be held in June 2022 at the California State University Maritime Academy in V…
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Rising shipbuilding costs hit the bottom line for Tokyo-listed manufacturing giant
Shipyards in China and Japan weigh down earnings at Kawasaki Heavy Read More »
The tanker market didn’t receive any positive news from yesterday’s OPEC decision to stick with its planned output increase of 400,000 b/d for March, despite rising market uncertainties stemming from the latest geopolitical tensions. In its latest week…
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The world fleet of LNG carriers is expanding fast. A record 85 newbuilding contracts agreed at substantially higher prices in 2021 will boost today’s 610 deep sea trade LNG ships and we expect another year of record contracting in 2022. Ten more LNG ca…
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Rates from North Europe to the US East Coast have increased dramatically over the past year, similar to any other main trade lane. With disruptions hitting container shipping globally, the non-major trade lanes have also experienced reverse cascading &…