Adding new cargo-carrying capacity has become more popular again. Over the past five years an upwards trend in the world merchant ship fleet’s newbuilding orderbook has unfolded. Orders for bulk carriers, tankers, container ships, gas carriers and othe…
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According to Drewry AIS data, Capesize cargo loadings in January 2026 were the highest ever recorded for January, setting the tone for an unusually tight market. Strong demand coincided with limited fleet growth, as high delivery slippage curtailed eff…
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Port tariffs targeting Chinese owned operated or built ships could be back on the menu, after the recent US Maritime Plan. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Gibson said that “it is likely that many people in the shipping industry were hoping we h…
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Capesize The week was defined by holiday-disrupted liquidity and gradually softening sentiment across both basins. Lunar New Year celebrations in China and across much of Asia curtailed participation early on, limiting activity and constraining momentu…
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At its 13th session, the IMO’s Pollution Prevention and Response Sub-Committee agreed to recommend to the Marine Environment Protection Committee that a standalone instrument on the control and management of ships’ biofouling to minimise the tran…
IMO takes a step closer to a standalone legal instrument on biofouling management Read More »