Ship owners looking to scrap their older vessels, are more likely to find a good deal in the Pakistani scrapyard market. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Clarkson Platou Hellas said that “it has been a week emphasizing how this market is ever ch…
Pakistan Leading Demolition Market Price-Wise Read More »
In 2019, there were numerous discussions in the marine industry over how the transition to 0.5% fuels would pan out, with concerns about a wide variety of issues. Which predictions were right? To address this question, Gard held a series of webinars in…
IMO 2020: A review of the transition to VLSFOs Read More »
Yesterday the World Shipping Council published a paper highlighting serious concerns for maritime trade and global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions if the EU expands its Emissions Trading System (ETS) to include international shipping. The WS…
An EU ETS for Shipping Would Undermine a Global GHG Solution Read More »
The dry bulk market upward prospects from 2021 onwards seem to have a “ceiling”. While futures indicate that an improvement could be on the cards until the end of 2020, the same can’t be said for the start of the next year moving forward. In its latest…
Dry Bulk Market: Positive Trend Appears to End by the Start of 2021 Read More »
The coronavirus pandemic dealt a severe blow to global merchandise trade. Data from weekly port calls by container ships show early but uneven signs of recovery. The number of ships pulling into ports to unload and load containers rebounded in many par…
COVID-19: Shipping data hints to some recovery in global trade Read More »