Ethane trade is set to increase in the coming years with rising US exports and improving demand for ethylene production in countries such as China. Demand for Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLECs) will increase in the next three years as ethane trade grow…
VLECs in the spotlight as US-China ethane trade strengthens Read More »
Carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, oil, ballast water, bilge water, sewage. There’s a long list of ship emissions that merit scrutiny. Among the most harmful, and hence heavily regulated, is sulphur oxide (SOx). It is here that …
Pollution police: How are ship emissions monitored? Read More »
The 6th session of IMO’s Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping (HTW) was held in London from 29 April to 3 May 2019. During the week many topics were discussed. Here we will mention just some of them that are relevant to Ship operat…
STCW Convention and Code are on the move Read More »
Capesize A tale of two halves this week as the market tide turned mid-week bringing a raft of higher fixtures to both basins. Pockets of pressure in the market released to the upside from Wednesday onwards. The Capesize 5TC routes opened the week at $2…
Bulk report – Week 34 Read More »
A sea change is in the making as the global shipping industry strives to reduce its impact on the environment with innovative solutions like battery-operated vessels, wind-powered ships and carbon-neutral shipping. As the industry sets new environmenta…
Green shipping is the new gold Read More »