Ship owners are looking for tankers when it comes to newbuilding investments, and bulkers when it comes to second hand ships. At least, this has been the main trend over the course of the past few weeks. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Banchero…
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Over the past 50 years container ships have increased in capacity by almost 1,500%, although many of the risk concerns with them are also applicable to cruise ships, car carriers and other large vessels. In many respects, such vessels are safer and the…
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Classification society DNV GL has released an updated version of its bulk liquefaction guideline at the Nor-Shipping trade fair this week. The guideline covers both the design and operation of vessels with bulk cargoes that may liquefy, and has already…
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Despite more than positive predictions at the start of 2019, regarding the future prospects of the US LNG exports, unfortunately, Trump’s trade war with China has caught up, complicating things for US LNG exporters, who are now being forced to fi…
2018 can be viewed as the year of pivotal climate action when the world started demanding change. The global warming debate intensified when the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reported that surpassing the 1.5 degrees rise in global te…
Sailing into a climate-challenged future – is shipping able to cope? Read More »