Newbuilding activity has picked up pace during the course of the past week. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Allied Shipbroking said that it was “a rather positive week for the newbuilding market, with a limited though number of fresh orders com…
Newbuilding Orders Pick Up Pace Read More »
The CO2-emissions associated using an Exhaust Gas Cleaning System (EGCS, or scrubber) vary between 1.5% and 3% for a number of representative ships. In many cases, the emissions caused by producing low-sulphur fuels for these ships are higher, dependin…
Study Says Scrubbers have a lower climate impact than low-sulphur fuels Read More »
Asbjørn Halsebakke, Director, Technical Solutions, Marine, Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch, argues that shipyards, and the industry that supports them, must shift away from a blinkered approach to CAPEX. By expanding our horizons beyond cost,…
Are shipyards short-sighted? Why shipping needs to change focus for a sustainable future Read More »
A recent Judgement in the English Commercial Court has brought clarity to whether a Shipowner, faced with a cargo damage claim, following delay by the Charterer to discharge the vessel within laytime, can recover those losses from the Charterer. The ca…
Claiming damages in addition to demurrage following delay Read More »
In 2019, there were numerous discussions in the marine industry over how the transition to 0.5% fuels would pan out, with concerns about a wide variety of issues. Which predictions were right? To address this question, Gard held a series of webinars in…
IMO 2020: A review of the transition to VLSFOs Read More »