What a difference a quarter makes. The International Monetary Fund last released its bellwether World Economic Outlook (WEO) in January. Back then it anticipated global growth would reach 3.3 percent this year. There was even consternation at the time …
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Ships’ recycling activity has been virtually impossible over the past few days, as a result of strict lockdown and quarantine measures around the world, most notably the Southeast Asia region. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Clarkson Platou Hel…
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It will be difficult to ascertain a full picture of how well the international shipping industry is complying with the new sulphur 2020 environmental legislation and judge the effectiveness of enforcement measures until sometime after the Covid-19 pand…
Pandemic masks true picture of sulphur 2020 compliance Read More »
Stakeholders in the international supply chain can find themselves unwittingly exposed to many types of fraud during the normal course of business. Connectedness provides fraudsters greater ease to transact and a lower risk of apprehension. The current…
TT Talk – COVID-19: heightened risk of fraud Read More »
The 2019 Brazil-China iron ore trade was marred by a series of mishaps. In a recent weekly report, shipbroker Banchero Costa said that “in the 12 months of calendar 2019, Brazil exported 340.9 mln tonnes of iron ore, according to vessel tracking data f…
Brazilian Iron Ore Exports in 2019 Make for a Sad Reading For Dry Bulk Ship Owners Read More »