Capesize A faint glimmer of hope with the suggestion the market may have finally bottomed out, with owners attempting to resist further cuts in rates on some routes. There has been a clear-out of early ships in the East, albeit at very low rates. Chart…
Dry Bulk Market: Capesize Market On the Mend Read More »
2018 saw a huge increase in bunker quality disputes, starting around March/April with bunkers stemmed in Houston and gradually spreading to different regions and countries. It is also predicted that there may be issues regarding fuel quality due to ble…
Analysis of fuel samples Read More »
Nickel trade might be a small portion of the dry bulk market, but still it’s one that can bear fruits to savvy dry bulk owners, given the positive market fundamentals. In a recent report, shipbroker Banchero Costa said that “nickel is most commonly use…
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With the IMO Sulphur Cap 2020 entering into force in a little under a year, International Registries, Inc. (IRI), which provides administrative and technical support to the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Maritime and Corporate Registries, the w…
Marshall Islands IMO 2020 update and regulatory perspective paper Read More »
Believe it or not, it’s still a little too early to see what impact the new regulation is having, although this is line with our expectations given the data protection regulators around Europe were inundated with reports of data breaches that still rel…
Shipping and General Data Protection Regulation – Where are we now? Read More »