With less than a year left to get ready for the 0.50% sulphur limit, awareness is high but is that enough? Many have doubts, but don’t stop trying, says IBIA’s Unni Einemo. To be where we need to be by the end of this year, many elements of the three P…
Three Ps for IMO 2020 Read More »
The ship repair segment is about to witness one of its frenziest periods in recent memory, ahead of a flurry of conversions and retrofits, as a result of the looming IMO 2020 rule. In a recent report, shipbroker Intermodal said that “the ship repair se…
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Fuel Oil Non-Availability Report (FONAR) is primarily a discretionary tool for a Member State to lessen the breach of MARPOL Annex VI, it is not an exemption but rather a self-declaration by owners that a breach has or is about to occur. IMO’s Ma…
MARPOL ANNEX VI – Sulphur Cap 2020 – Demystifying the FONAR Read More »
In a little over 6 months the new IMO low-sulphur rule will come into effect. Few contest the change will have anything other than far-reaching consequences for the global container shipping industry and its users, but many BCOs remain uncertain about …
Final countdown to 2020: How one BCO handled the IMO 2020 rule change Read More »
Shipowners’ “appetite” for dry bulk newbuildings hasn’t waned at all during 2019. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Allied Shipbroking noted that “a stable flow of new orders for dry bulk vessels has been witnessed from the beginning …
Dry Bulk Newbuildings the “Weapon of Choice” Among Shipowners Read More »