Freight rates have recovered a lot in 2018, but it is not strong across the board. After a steady decline since April, earnings for handysize ships slipped back into lossmaking territory on the very last day of July – and rates have kept sliding in Aug…
Shipping industry leaders, joined by Goldman Sachs, discussed IMO 2020 challenges and opportunities at the ABS panel discussion held at the start of SMM 2018. Christian Lelong, Senior Commodities Analyst, Goldman Sachs; Aaron Bresnahan, Vice President …
Iran, Venezuela and again Iran are among the typical geopolitical factors which have affected the tanker market over the course of the past few years and the Middle Eastern country is back into play once again. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker A…
Tanker Market and the Scrapped Iran Agreement: What Do Shipbrokers Say? Read More »
A recent survey conducted with participants at a Technology Summit in Hamburg highlighted that 82% of senior shipping executives have process automation and digitalization initiatives currently underway. Alexander Buchmann, Managing Director of ship ma…
How technology is re-shaping the shipping industry: Five technology game changers Read More »
INTERCARGO’s latest Bulk Carrier Casualty Report, which provides an analysis of bulk carrier total losses between 2008 to 2017 (see https://www.intercargo.org/bulk-carrier-casualty-report-2017/), has been submitted to the International Maritime Organiz…
INTERCARGO: “On Bulk Carrier Casualties & Incidents” Read More »