For most of my career at sea and ashore, vetting was seen as a stressful test to survive. The inspector arrives, tensions rise, and the outcome is perceived as a verdict based on a single day’s performance. That mindset is now a liability, and it…
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Navigational safety is once again the topic of discussion in the Middle East, after the latest escalation coming from the Houthi regime in Yemen, on top of concerns regarding Hormuz. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Intermodal said that “the Mid…
Tanker Shipping Under Fire from Middle East Tensions Read More »
August opens with a renewed chapter on the Port Hedland strikes. Using AXS Dry Insights, we review the Capesize Pacific the flow of iron-ore shipments and the ballasters map to gauge the impact on today’s spot market. THE RENEWED CHAPTER August has ope…
A Renewed Chapter on the Strikes: The Capesize Pacific in Focus Read More »
Extreme low water in Europe’s main transport artery is yet another disruption Europe is once again facing the consequences of extreme drought. Water levels on the Rhine River, one of Europe’s most important transport corridors, have hit the…
Record-low Rhine levels are another warning that supply chains must adapt Read More »
With many observers believing that even if an accord is reached regarding the safe transit of ships across the Hormuz Strait, it will always remain an area of potential unrest and peril, alternative routes are currently underway, mainly through the use…
Tanker Market: New Routes Underway, as Hormuz Status Changes Read More »