Business-savvy ship owners are having to accept the fact that increase investment is needed in the ships’ S&P market, in order to ride the shorter market cycles in the most effective way. As a result, newbuilding ordering activity is expected…
Investing in the S&P market Ever So Important Read More »
In terms of number of ships, the orderbook to fleet ratio currently stands at 12% in terms of number of vessels and in terms of dwt this figure rises to 13%. If we break this down further to take in to account each individual sector of the dry bulk fle…
Dry Bulk Market: Post-Panamaxes and Handies Have the Highest Orderbook-to-Fleet Ratio Read More »
The IMO has attempted to reduce airborne emissions from ships through Annex VI of the MARPOL Convention, which first came into force in 2005. This includes a global limit for the sulphur content of ship’s fuel oil, as well as more stringent controls wi…
‘FONAR’ systems in view of the 2020 sulphur regulations Read More »
Tanker owners have returned to shipyards for more orders in 2019, with VLCCs and MRs the most popular options. However, whether this trend continues or not for the rest of the year, will depend on a number of factors. In its latest weekly report, shipb…
Ship Owners Splurge on Tanker Newbuildings so far in 2019 Read More »
Capesize Despite the focus on Vale and reduced Brazil exports, there were signs of further demand this week that checked further falls. On the downside, higher bunker prices negated any real increase in owners’ returns. Other charterers took up some of…
Dry Bulk Market: Capesize Market On the Downfall For Yet Another Week Read More »