Those with a vested interest in copper might be finding the present US–China trade war a particularly-bitter pill to swallow at the moment. According to Matthew Badiali — senior analyst at financial services business Banyan Hill Publishing — before the…
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The highest US crude oil exports to China in 11 months lifted total seaborne US crude oil exports to a record high at 11.9 million (m) tonnes in June 2019. Also contributing to the June record was South Korea, as exports to the other main Far Eastern b…
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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 …
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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 »