Brazilian crude oil exports hit a record high in December 2019 with a total 8.7 million tonnes of crude oil exported, as China continues to turn to Brazil for crude. Annual export volumes grew by 5% compared to 2018. The December picture matches the ov…
China’s Thirst For Crude Oil Pushes Brazil’s December Exports To All-Time High Read More »
Ship owners have shown an appetite for newbuildings in the energy segment, with tankers, LPGs and LNGs taking center-stage. By contrast, demand for dry bulk carriers has taken a back seat since the start of 2020, with market sentiment particularly weak…
Newbuilding Orders Focus on LNG, LPG and Tanker Markets Read More »
– 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 – …
Better times for container shipping in 2020-2021 Read More »
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…
The tipping points: Digital acceleration and climate change Read More »
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…