Many vessels have been dismantled based on energy efficiency considerations, becoming an environmental problem and contributing to the non-sustainability of materials. Revamping of existing ships in view of improving their operational costs may be seen…
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The ships’ demolition market has increased in activity and sales over the course of the past week. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Clarkson Platou Hellas said that “last week has shown further improvements with the markets remaining posit…
Demolition Market Firms Up, as Ship Owners Are Offloading More Old Vessels Read More »
Liberia has submitted a paper to the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) calling for early reporting on the availability of fuel oil that is compliant with the new 0.50 percent global fuel oil sulphur limit well in advance of 1 January 2…
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The newbuilding ordering market activity has taken a pause, after the recent increased pace of contracting say shipbrokers. In its latest weekly report, Allied Shipbroking said that “after a week of significant increases in reported activity, things sl…
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As the deadline for the IMO’s global low-sulphur fuel requirements fast approaches, it is necessary to carefully check the bunker clauses in the charter parties. The time to start thinking about what is in the charter party is not 1 January 2020. There…
Is your charter party ready for 2020? Read More »