Tanker owners could be faced with increased downward pressure exerted on the freight rate market in the coming months. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Gibson said that “refinery maintenance season is well underway. Scheduled turnarounds in Nort…
Newbuilding Tonnage Supply and Lower Oil Volumes To Keep Rates Under Pressure Read More »
2018 saw a huge increase in bunker quality disputes, starting around March/April with bunkers stemmed in Houston and gradually spreading to different regions and countries. It is also predicted that there may be issues regarding fuel quality due to ble…
Analysis of fuel samples Read More »
With the IMO Sulphur Cap 2020 entering into force in a little under a year, International Registries, Inc. (IRI), which provides administrative and technical support to the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Maritime and Corporate Registries, the w…
Marshall Islands IMO 2020 update and regulatory perspective paper Read More »
Believe it or not, it’s still a little too early to see what impact the new regulation is having, although this is line with our expectations given the data protection regulators around Europe were inundated with reports of data breaches that still rel…
Shipping and General Data Protection Regulation – Where are we now? Read More »
The window of investment opportunity in second hand tonnage could soon be closing. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Intermodal noted that “in a downward moving market, softer SnP activity is usually a given, as the gap between Sellers’ and Buyer…
Shipping: Investment Opportunities in Second Hand Tonnage Could be Diminishing Read More »