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 »
SEA\LNG has released the results of its third investment study, which underlines liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a compelling investment solution for Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) on the Arabian Gulf to China trade route. Conducted by independent si…
LNG Proves Compelling For VLCCs Read More »
Shipping industry facing the realities The first of January is fast approaching and with that comes the implementation of the long-awaited IMO sulphur shipping regulations, which will see the global shipping fleet having to move from burning fuel oil w…
Shipping to face the sulphur shakeup Read More »