This week we interview the manager of a maritime hedge fund to discuss his views on finance in shipping markets. What are today’s smart investment opportunities? Greener fuels, optimization and automisation of the logistics chain (artificial intelligen…
The uncertainty regarding the future regulatory environment and the difficulty in securing a “futureproof” newbuilding, means that most ship owners are actively looking for more deals in the S&P market, instead of investing in the newbuilding marke…
Ship owners looking to invest heavily in the S&P market Read More »
Imagine several ships en route from departure port ‘A’ to arrive at different ports around the world, each at a given time. These ships have no captain or crew on board and can navigate, dock, load, unload and refuel on their own and are maintained by …
Maritime autonomy: A bridge too far Read More »
Over half of shore-based maritime employees are actively looking to change jobs and nearly two thirds are worried about job security. Today (Tuesday 26 March) international maritime industry recruiter Halcyon Recruitment, in collaboration with training…
Most ship owners are refraining from committing funds in long-term projects, with newbuilding orders taking a back seat. The high volatility of the shipping markets, coupled with the additional uncertainty created by the trade wars, is causing more and…
Smaller Bulkers and Product Tankers in High Demand Read More »