As of 1 January 2020, the sulphur content of marine fuels may not exceed 0.5 percent. How are the ship crews preparing for the transition? We visited the “Cartagena Express” in Hamburg to find out. At the largest container handling facility…
IMO2020: “The biggest challenge will be optimal bunker management” Read More »
Capesize Over the past week the Capesize market has broken out of its recent range bound zone to the downside. It has now dropped below the $20,000 level on 5TC, which hasn’t been seen since early July. With ample tonnage in the ballaster line-up, and …
Dry Bulk Market: Capesizes on the Downside Once More Read More »
The oil market has recently been shaken up by geopolitical events, but volatility in the price difference between low and high sulphur fuel cannot be explained by that alone – the uncertainty is the chaos factor. The uncertainty of the upcoming IMO 202…
IMO 2020: Market Uncertainty Brings More Fuel Oil Price Volatility Read More »
Lacklustre seaborne trade growth figures should serve as a “warning” that national policies can have a negative impact on the maritime trade and development aspirations of all. UNCTAD secretary-general Mukhisa Kituyi made that comment in response to gr…
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The accumulated growth rate for US inbound containers has almost been cut in off half from 5.1% in 2018 to 2.6% in August of 2019. Towards the end of 2018, US retailers frontloaded consumer goods ahead of the planned tariff hike in January 2019. While …
Growth of US inbound containers has slowed to 2.6% in 2019 Read More »