With the IMO 2020 deadline looming, shipowners around the globe are faced with a difficult choice. The time for hoping the enforcement of emissions regulations will be delayed has passed, and owners are now forced to decide on how they will comply. Unt…
Scrubbers – the retrofit wave is coming Read More »
Choosing the most effective, sustainable and aconomically feasible strategy to comply with the new emission limits is not an easy task. The decision must be based in part on assumptions that may or may not prove to have merit. TANKER UPDATE summarizes …
The Fuel Challenge in Shipping Read More »
Total vessel operating costs in the shipping industry are expected to rise by 2.7% in 2018 and by 3.1% in 2019, according to our latest survey. Responses to our latest annual Future Operating Costs Survey revealed that drydocking is the cost category l…
Ship operating costs expected to rise in 2018 and 2019 Read More »
Despite the relative difficulty in obtaining adequate ship financing, activity in the S&P market for second hand vessels is still rather brisk. However, besides the “usual suspects”, in the form of Hellas and China, smaller maritime nations are als…
Ships are in Demand: What types of vessels is each maritime nation buying? Read More »
The shipping industry has all eyes firmly fixed on the topic, but what exactly do the “IMO 2020” global sulphur cap regulations say? This guide looks at five highly relevant topics, how to comply and how the regulation will be enforced. The right fuel …
What Does The “IMO 2020” Regulation Really Say? A Quick Guide Read More »