Performing scheduled maintenance or ship repairs is proving to be yet another challenge these days, in the aftermath of the war in Ukraine. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Intermodal said that “while observing the ship repair market since the b…
Ship Repairs Proving Costlier and More Difficult Scheduling-Wise Read More »
Over the next months, the European Union (EU) is introducing a range of policy and regulatory proposals related to the shipping industry as part of the ‘Fit for 55’ package. The package is aimed at achieving the decarbonization goals set out in the Eur…
The Asia outbound market had seen a decline throughout April, largely driven by the shutdown of several sections of China following COVID outbreaks and strict anti-COVID measures. Anecdotally at least, output has dropped between 40-80% with China manuf…
FBX Index May: Looking forward Read More »
Detyens Shipyards Inc. has been awarded a contract for a 70-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and dry-docking of Military Sealift Command’s fleet replenishment oiler USNS Joshua Humphreys (T-AO 188).This $15,141,033…
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Richard Balzano took over as CEO and executive director of the Dredging Contractors of America in December 2020. And while he says he’s “still fairly new to the [dredging] industry”, he certainly knows his way around the business, having held…
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