The average number of containers requiring loading and unloading per ship call at major global gateway ports has jumped during the pandemic, causing further delay and congestion at an already stretched supply chain. According to the latest Port Perform…
Typhoon Chanthu has suspended bunkering in Zhoushan and Shanghai, and lead times have dropped for all three fuel grades in Fujairah this week. Bunker operations have been suspended in Zhoushan and Shanghai since Sunday, as suppliers braced for strong w…
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Hull coatings are often over-looked when developing sustainability agendas, but the carbon-cutting advantages of advanced biofouling technologies can take you a long way in lowering GHG emissions. The most recent International Maritime Organization (IM…
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One of the issues being hotly debated amongst some shippers in the current market environment pertains to the level of enforceability of the shipping contracts. There are clearly cases of shippers who find that they have been unable to book cargo volum…
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Capesize The Capesize market staged a dramatic turnabout at weeks end after seeing several days of value eroded off each route in the market. Closing last week at $46,647 the market took losses down to $40,518 before surging +5021 on Friday to close th…
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