Following robust growth in Chinese car imports since the early 2000s, China is now the third largest car importer globally behind the US and EU, and accounted for around 6% of global seaborne car imports last year. However, it has not been always been …
Chinese Car Imports: The Long And Winding Road… Read More »
Interest to ship US crude into the European market has been rising in recent weeks, driven by a combination of increased demand in the latter and favorable crude pricing. Suezmax and Aframax spot activity to load end April/early May has increased in th…
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The only commercial technology solution currently available to meet compliance with MARPOL Annex VI Regulation 14 is an exhaust gas cleaning system, namely scrubbing. Remember Regulation 14 requires ships to use 0.10%S fuel in ECAs and 0.50%S fuel glob…
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The fleet capable of running on LNG fuel has tripled in size over the last 10 years, and though its size remains limited, growth has sped up recently in line with the accelerated environmental agenda. While this fleet was originally dominated by LNG ca…
LNG Capable Capacity: Fresh Ingredients? Read More »
Brisk growth in China’s enormous seaborne trade has resumed over the past couple of years, following an earlier sharp slowing of the upwards trend. Potential for further expansion ahead is still visible, but it is not easy to foresee precisely how some…
China’s seaborne trade: a spectacular upwards trend Read More »