Capesize A faint glimmer of hope with the suggestion the market may have finally bottomed out, with owners attempting to resist further cuts in rates on some routes. There has been a clear-out of early ships in the East, albeit at very low rates. Chart…
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With the IMO Sulphur Cap 2020 entering into force in a little under a year, International Registries, Inc. (IRI), which provides administrative and technical support to the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Maritime and Corporate Registries, the w…
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When your scrubbers cannot be open, your options need to be. A growing number of countries and regions around the world are introducing bans on open loop scrubbers that utilize seawater in the exhaust cleaning process. What are the ambitions behind the…
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The grand vision of the Open Simulation Platform (OSP) is to establish an ecosystem for models and co-simulation in the maritime industry. It will facilitate efficient and effective construction of digital twin systems and vessels in a collaborative ef…
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With an expected spike in the price of low-sulphur fuel as 2020 approaches, shipowners and bunker suppliers will need extended credit lines. For the big players, extended credit is unlikely to be a problem, but for small and medium-sized players, it mi…
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