London IP week 2020 is in full swing. Coronavirus and its effects on global GDP, trade, demand and the oil price are unsurprisingly a major talking point. So what does real-time seaborne trade flow data show? The data covers the laden movements of clea…
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Ship owners have been more active on acquisitions of second hand vessels, rather than invest in a newbuilding. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Banchero Costa talked about an “interesting market activity during the week in the dry sector: not ve…
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Demand drivers and freight rates Strong winter demand is fading away and has been reflected in falling freight rates. However, because charters are often fixed months in advance, ships with contracts from Q4 2019 are still earning high rates. Moving in…
Emissions from ships are important contributors to global climate change and local air pollution, putting pressure on the environment and humans. A new generation of bunker fuels, so called zero-emission fuels, can help to address this challenge while …
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The effects of the Coronavirus outbreak are bound to be felt in the tanker market for many more months to come, possibly until after the first half of the year as well. In a recent weekly report, shipbroker Banchero Costa said that “the COVID-19 corona…
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