As public health measures to contain the devastating impact of COVID-19 placed 4 billion people and a myriad of global industries on lockdown, the commercial impact suffered by the shipping industry has been immense. A common feature across the entire …
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The total orderbook for dry bulk, container and tanker ships has reached its lowest point in 17 years as Covid-19 has massively slowed contracting (-50%) while deliveries of new vessels have proved more resilient (-2%). The orderbooks for dry bulk and …
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Global Energy Monitor’s latest Global Coal Plant Tracker has put another nail in the coffin for the coal-carrying fleet with its finding that the world’s fleet of coal-fired power stations reduced for the first time on record in the first half of this …
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On 20th July 2020 the naming ceremonies of m/v’s Socrates Graecia and Aristoteles Graecia were held in Jingjiang, Jiangsu Province, China. The two newbuildings were the last two of a series of eight sister Kamsarmax bulk carriers (82,000 tons) built by…
New buildings M/Vs SOCRATES GRAECIA & ARISTOTELES GRAECIA Iin COVID-19 times Read More »
To address a vital need in global trade, A.P. Moller – Maersk is developing an integrated cold chain offering that will reduce food waste, minimise complexity for customers and put the business in an even stronger position to tap into the high-gr…
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