Greek ship owners have placed more tanker newbuilding orders this week. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Allied Shipbroking said that “in the tanker sector, Greeks accounted for the majority of deals as they continue to lead way in tanker contra…
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As we reported in April this year, the EU emissions trading scheme (the EU ETS) is expanding to include the shipping industry. With 2024, the first year in which vessel emissions will be included with in the scope of the EU ETS, just around the corner,…
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The co-existence of new marine technologies which aim to improve safety and stubbornly high counts of human errors among the causes of maritime casualties and incidents suggests that ‘more of the same’ will be an inadequate response in seafarer trainin…
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Although it doesn’t seem that way right now, there’s a growing sense of positive sentiment for the ship recycling market, which is expected to improve by year’s end, or at the first few weeks of 2024. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Clarkson Pl…
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The multipurpose vessel (MPV) orderbook to date is dominated by China, both in number of vessels and total dwt. At the same time, China has exclusively been building all the high-capacity ships of the sector. While this is not a new development, the gr…
China’s domination of the MPV orderbook presents a supply-side risk Read More »