Record volume at US cargo ports has led much stronger financial performance than pandemic expectations, Fitch Ratings says. However, maintaining operational efficiency is more challenging as bottlenecks increase due to pressured supply chains, mismatch…
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Methanol as a commercially and technically viable marine fuel is gaining greater traction over other alternative bunkers, including LNG, as more shipowners adopt the clean burning fuel as price spreads narrow and production ramps up. Speaking at a virt…
Methanol-Fuelled Ships Less Costly To Build And Operate Than Those Burning LNG Read More »
Surging container shipping cargo demand in the wake of the pandemic has resulted in a significant improvement in the global terminal capacity outlook, but this may not be sufficient to support forecast traffic levels, according to the latest Global Con…
Acceleration in port capacity investment insufficient to support cargo demand growth Read More »
As the drive to decarbonise shipping gains increasing momentum, and as incentives and pressure on shipowners to operate more efficient and greener ships mounts, a related spike in early retirement of ships difficult to decarbonise and which are losing …
Decarbonisation And Shipping: Ship Recycling – A Changing Landscape Read More »
As shipping pivots towards greener operations, and opportunities to increase ship efficiency decrease (as they inevitably must), a major issue the industry must get to grips with is fuel transition. Shipping is heavily reliant on fossil fuels, and the …
Decarbonisation and shipping: alternative fuels Read More »