Friday evening, 10:30 pm May, 2020. All shops and offices are closed. Most are at home, relaxing with a glass of wine, or doing something amusing. Not him though. His fifth-floor office lights are still on and he is on the phone negotiating a vessel fi…
A Tribute To Shipbrokers Read More »
In an attempt to find some positive news in the market, it seems that Brazil can offer some respite. In a recent note, shipbroker Banchero Costa said that “Brazil soybean exports have been surging this year, thanks to a combination of strong demand fro…
Brazil soybean exports A Silver Lining in the Market Read More »
Ship owners have limited their newbuilding activity during the past couple of months, in what was already quite a “slow” year for 2020 contracting. However, as of late a new trend has started to emerge; while bulkers remain in “hot waters”, a few order…
Dry Bulk Newbuilding Orders Go “Extinct”, as Interest Limited to Tankers Read More »
Moore Greece, an accounting and consulting firm specialising in the shipping, media and hotel sectors, released the first-ever Moore Maritime Index report on “Shipping trends based on the fleet size” that focuses on studying the possible trends and cor…
Fleet size affects financial performance, according to Moore Maritime Index Read More »
With scrapyards in the South East Asia being effectively underutilized for the past couple of months, ship owners will be very happy to hear that activity could soon pick up and moreover, at higher prices, provided that the pandemic conditions allow fo…
Ship Recycling Could Receive a Boost from Recent Developments in the UAE Read More »