Cargo supply for VLCC tonnage in the Middle East picked up considerably during the course of the past week. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Charles R. Weber said that “rates in the VLCC market extended gains this week on sustained demand streng…
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Industry experts, looking at the future for the container transport industry over the next 25 years, see the possibility of traditional supply chain service providers being significantly challenged. Increasingly digitally enabled services, which can di…
Over the past ten years LNG has become a popular form of transporting energy over large distances. DNV GL’s advisory services help owners and charterers of floating regasification units assure the safety, functional integrity and economic value o…
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With bunker costs now at an average of 30% higher compared to the comparative period of the past year, it’s inevitable that Worldscale Rates (WS), the standard used to determine tanker freight rates in benchmark routes is bound to shift this year. In i…
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Capesize Vale dominated the news for the big ships, with reports Brazilian miners took 20 ships, or more, for August positions from Tubarao to Qingdao. Some were concluded the previous week, but rates paid as the week closed out were in the low $24.00,…
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