The expectation among shipbrokers is that demolition activity for older carriers will resume as soon as the market returns to its normal activity. In its latest weekly report, Clarkson Platou Hellas said that “with the Easter holidays in full flow acro…
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Nations meeting at the United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London have adopted an initial strategy on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from ships, setting out a vision to reduce GHG emissions from international shipping…
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“The IMO has done something no one has done before: set an absolute target for emission reductions for an entire industry. It is a landmark achievement in the effort to reduce emissions, and something that every other industry should look to for …
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Low prices seem to be the main reason behind the trend of rising newbuilding orders for tankers. Despite the fall of the freight rate market and an apparent oversupply of tonnage in most parts of the wet market, it seems that ship owners can’t re…
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After a four days of negotiations at the UN’s International Maritime Organisation in London this week, and a day before an historic decision to cut the global shipping sector’s greenhouse gases is due, calls for unity and consensus were made from both …