From 31 December 2020 non-EU vessels calling at EU ports must carry an authorized Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM) and Statement of Compliance (SoC). The European Union (EU) Ship Recycling Regulation (EUSRR) is aimed at ensuring that ships, when …
Marshall Islands Registry Launches IHM Verification Service Read More »
Capesize It was one-way traffic for the Capesize market this past week, with all routes giving up value. While downward momentum may have slowed a touch by Friday, the Capesize 5TC took a trouncing, losing $5,702 to settle at an almost six-month low of…
Dry Bulk Market: Capesize Market Faces The Doldrums as 2019 Ends Read More »
Shipping is a crucial component of trade finance and anything that impacts the regulatory or financial standing of a vessel, a vessels ownership structure or how a vessel operates requires attention and assessment by trade operators at banks and other …
IMO2020: The Potential Impact and Effect on Trade Finance Read More »
Friday at COP 25, the UN Climate Change Conference, in Madrid, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA), and the Spanish Shipowners’ Association (ANAVE) organised an event dedicated to the deca…
Shipping at COP25: Full speed ahead towards full decarbonisation Read More »
China’s economy has been characterised by two key themes over the past two decades, but what will be the theme for the coming ten years? Exports was the key theme in the 2000s. China started that decade as a WTO outsider and grew to become the world’s …
China: still reasons to be cheerful Read More »