The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) entered into force on 25 May this year. While many of its provisions already applied under existing national and European data protection laws, the advent of the GDPR raised the profile of the issu…
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Scrubber-fitted dry bulk vessels could be earning a significant premium over those burning more expensive low sulphur fuel and higher asset values will reward those owners that fitted the technology early, according to Maritime Strategies International…
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In its latest research report, Dynamar B.V. Examines the West Africa container trade. West Africa comprises twenty-five different nations, big and small, onshore and offshore, including five landlocked countries. The total region encompasses around 9,7…
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So what do we mean by blue economy? Namely, the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth. And according to the UK government’s chief scientific adviser in the Foresight Future of the Sea Report, the gross value added of the blue economy i…
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Capesize A positive end to last week after a shaky start, with a Coaltrans taking participants out of the market early on and with rates slipping. However, rising iron ore prices and renewed talk of Vale fixing ships from Brazil for early November, fro…
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