If shipping is the beating heart of global trade, its pulse is about to get slower. Faced with uncertainty about which fuels to use in the long term to cut greenhouse gas emissions, many shipping firms are sticking with ageing fleets, but older vessels…
Why shipping might be about to get a little bit slower Read More »
The Covid-19 pandemic catalysed remote working, and with that, inadvertently spurred companies to adopt additional safety technologies. However, it remains to be seen whether companies will continue to recognise the value of improving workplace safety …
From disruption to evolution – a conversation on the future of industrial safety Read More »
Capesize Firmer sentiment across both basins pushed the Capesize 5TC route average above the $20,000 threshold this week, closing at $24,209. Activity in the Pacific gradually picked up midweek after a public holiday in Singapore on Monday. The West Au…
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Is there a misalignment between incentives to improve carbon intensity? That was the question posed by Alessio Sbraga, a partner in HFW’s shipping department in London, at a recent joint Baltic Exchange and Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers webinar. S…
Contractual chaos of emissions regs Read More »
After more than two years of chronic delays in container shipping, shippers are finally seeing continuing improvements in both transit times and in port delays, according to the latest metrics measured by Drewry Shipping Consultants. Since January, por…