Clean fuel is one of global shipping’s hottest topics as the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) 2020 deadline for a global sulphur limit in fuel oil used on board ships is fast approaching. And as European Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc…
Full Steam Ahead For Clean Shipping Fuel As Posidonia Sets Global Maritime Energy Agenda Read More »
While Athens is in the spotlight of the global shipping community this week, with the bi-annual international gathering of Posidonia taking place, owners of VLCCs, many of which are indeed Greeks, are able to smile more, as a result of impoved market s…
VLCC Owners Rejoice Ahead of Posidonia, While Shipyards Are Looking for More Business Read More »
Months of uncertainty about the potential exemptions of the EU, Canada and Mexico’s exports of steel and aluminium to the US have ended, and with a hard hit. The US has chosen not to extend the exemption which have triggered immediate retaliatory measu…
While newbuildings are thought to be the main risk to the future balance of the tanker market, it seems that it’s only VLCCs Much attention has been given in recent months to continued activity in newbuild VLCC tonnage. We, at Gibson’s, are not an exce…
Tankers: Newbuilding Orders Limited Mostly to VLCCs Read More »
FOTO: XSENAKOYDIS The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) has submitted a paper to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Intersessional Working Group (ISWG) on the consistent implementation of the 2020 global fuel oil sulphur standard under …
Marshall Islands Aims to Resolve Shipping Industry’s Safety Concerns Read More »