– Sluggish activity at ports around the Greater China region has been one of the most visible effects of the downturn in world trade in 2019. But port operators – as well as shipping lines, logistics providers, and others engaged in the sector – …
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DNV GL’s Technology Outlook 2030 covers a broad range of topics grouped into three different categories: enabling technologies, transforming technologies and sustaining technologies. Topics include: accelerating digitalization, virtualization and autom…
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Cash Buyers failing to comply with “green” recycling contracts has indeed become a reputational/ headline risk for Ship Owners in recent times, with several vessels that were intended to be sold for recycling as per the HKC (The Hong Kong International…
Ever since the advent of containerised shipping in the 1960s, container ships have grown steadily larger. According to Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty (AGCS), by 2017, container-carrying capacity had increased by almost 1,500% from 1968. In 2017…
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Capesize The market was relatively stable over this past week putting an end to the past months of more extreme declines. While the Capesize 5TC still softened marginally, opening the week at $9,438 and closing it at $8,352, market fundamentals appear …
Dry Bulk Market: Looking for a Rebound Read More »