The tanker market is set for another blow emanating from the latest developments from the Venezuelan oil crisis. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Gibson said that “in January 2019 the Trump administration announced tough sanctions against PDVSA,…
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Carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, oil, ballast water, bilge water, sewage. There’s a long list of ship emissions that merit scrutiny. Among the most harmful, and hence heavily regulated, is sulphur oxide (SOx). It is here that …
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In a recent information letter to the maritime sector, the Norwegian National Security Authority (NSM) advises of an increase in the number of cyber campaigns targeting several different sectors since June 2019 and states that both the maritime sector …
Maritime industry targeted by cyber criminals Read More »
The 6th session of IMO’s Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping (HTW) was held in London from 29 April to 3 May 2019. During the week many topics were discussed. Here we will mention just some of them that are relevant to Ship operat…
STCW Convention and Code are on the move Read More »
Capesize A tale of two halves this week as the market tide turned mid-week bringing a raft of higher fixtures to both basins. Pockets of pressure in the market released to the upside from Wednesday onwards. The Capesize 5TC routes opened the week at $2…
Bulk report – Week 34 Read More »