As the 2020 deadline for the implementation of IMO’s rules of the use of low-sulphur fuels nears, the question among the ship owning community regarding the installation or not of scrubbers seems to intensify. In its latest weekly report, shipbro…
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The dry bulk market’s fundamentals are still positive, given that during 2018, net fleet growth was quite low, at 3% despite the fact that demolitions stood at record low levels. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Banchero Costa said that “in 2018…
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The tanker market ended 2018 on a soft note, as overall sentiment retreated, OPEC said in its latest monthly report. Following gains in the tanker market registered in November, a softer sentiment was witnessed in December with average dirty tanker spo…
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Nowadays, information security is considered as one of the most fundamental and critical factors that evaluates the reliability and availability of a computer system or an ICT environment. Information and communications technology (ICT) has induced a s…
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While the fourth quarter of 2018 didn’t live up to expectations, especially for the Capesize segment, it seems that ship owners can take heart in the fact that newbuilding orders were also significantly reduced, which is a quite significant silve…
Dry Bulk Market “Flat Lining”, but Fundamentals Are Solid Says Shipbroker Read More »