“Between January and August, product tanker newbuilding contracting dropped 86% y/y to 2.6 million deadweight tonnes (DWT) representing a nine-year low,” says Filipe Gouveia, Shipping Analysis Manager at BIMCO. The development marks a stark reversal fr…
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By 2030, the alternative-fuelled fleet will be able to burn up to 50 million tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe) of low-greenhouse gas (GHG) fuels annually, double the estimated volume needed to meet the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 2030 emi…
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The ship recycling market has remained largely unchanged and lackluster over the past week. In its latest weekly report, Best Oasis (www.best-oasis.com), a leading cash buyer of ships said that “in India the local market has remained weak this week, co…
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The Greek fleet rose by 2.9% yoy in DWT terms bringing the total to 488.6m DWT in 2024 (Graph 1). In absolute numbers, the fleet went up by 214 vessels of all typs and sizes compared to 85 units in 2023 and 286 in 2022. The number of Greek companies we…
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At today’s International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) annual conference in Singapore, Mike Brews, Chair of the IUMI Cargo Committee, reported a stable marine cargo insurance market — but cautioned that uncertainty lies ahead. According to IUMI’s la…
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