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 »
Today we are seeing a rapid transformation of the maritime industry characterized by tectonic shifts in three areas: markets, regulations and technology. These changes will have a significant impact on the future of the industry. At a time when shippin…
Bringing safety back to the fore in a transforming industry Read More »