In a recent judgment, in the context of a claim by Owners for a contribution in General Average (GA), the Court considered whether a defective passage plan, prepared prior to the commencement of the voyage, rendered the Vessel unseaworthy. On the facts…
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While scrubbers seemed to be a very popular choice among shipowners looking to comply with the IMO’s 2020 rule regarding the use of low sulphur fuels, starting next January, it seems that the financials of this investment proved to be too much fo…
Compliant Low-Sulphur Fuels The Dominant Choice Among Dry Bulk Owners Says Shipbroker Read More »
The Clean Shipping Alliance 2020 (CSA 2020) has received written approvals and no-objection letters from several Port Authorities around the world indicating they have no intention of banning the use of open-loop scrubbers in their waters. Following su…
Ports Revoke Scrubber Ban After Publication Of Academic Research Read More »
If you are in any doubt as to the clout that the Chinese government’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has, look to the audience rollcall for The Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, which took place April 25–27. The BRI summit, desi…
BRI — for better or for worse Read More »
A number of deals were concluded in the newbuilding market this past week. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Clarkson Platou Hellas said that “having been under discussion for some months, COSCO Shipping have now signed contracts for a total of 1…
Newbuilding Orders Focus on Various Types of Tonnage Read More »