Record global petroleum consumption is on the cards for 2024, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s first forecast for this year. In its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), the EIA forecasts that global liquid fuel consumption …
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The popularity of LNG tankers among newbuilding orders is rather evident over the past few weeks. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Allied Shipbroking said that “December closed and the new year began with activity similar to that of the previous…
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In a stark display of the weak demand undermining the containerized ocean freight industry, the latest data from Xeneta reveals carriers blanked more than six times the number of sailings on the main Asia to US West Coast corridor leading up to Chinese…
Chinese New Year fails to bring joy for carriers, as blank sailings soar Read More »
The almost exclusive use of online facilities to process business transactions allows a myriad of fraudulent pursuits to find opportunities within the complexities of the global supply chain. These have many manifestations; from payment fraud that invo…
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The ship recycling market in 2022, wasn’t that much different to 2021, in terms of the level of activity. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Allied Shipbroking said that “demolitions trickled in over the end of the year, with the major recycling c…