This year’s Port State Control Concentrated Inspection Campaign (PSC CIC), taking place from 1 September to 30 November 2025, will focus on ballast water management. This news also shares some updates of DNV’s PSC Top 18 detainable deficiencies list. E…
PSC CIC 2025 on ballast water management and DNV’s PSC Top 18 Read More »
Shipping investment activity was much more evident in the S&P market over the past week, rather than the newbuilding segment. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Banchero Costa said that “in the Panamax segment, Vietnamese interests were behind…
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As of February 2025, shipowners in the Western hemisphere have reportedly earned over US$6.3 billion from the sale of aging tankers, many of which have eventually joined the so-called “shadow fleet.” Such vessels are often used to circumvent sanctions,…
International sanctions: implications for shipbrokers Read More »
MEPC 83 has given increased clarity to maritime’s decarbonisation imperative and the tools at hand to deliver it. But in practice, while regulations, targets and technology advance, progress remains more uneven than the projections suggest – and the ri…
From plan to action: benchmarking industry’s journey to net-zero Read More »
Dry bulk demand is expected to remain soft throughout 2025, with a few exceptions. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Intermodal said that “the Baltic Dry Index is on a downward trend, suffering losses of 28% since mid-June, reading 1,431 at the t…
Dry Bulk Market: Slower Demand to Hurt Freight Rates Throughout 2025 Read More »