A number of newbuilding contracts for container ships took place over the course of the past week. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Allied said that “following several months of reports on the enquiries of the biggest container lines, the past w…
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Professor Jan Emblemsvåg of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology recently spoke at the Gard Summer Seminar “Making Waves – geopolitics, energy and the future of shipping.” He is a knowledgeable and outspoken proponent of nuclear power for…
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More than a decade since its adoption in 2009, the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (HKC) will finally enter into force on 26 June 2025 after ratification by Bangladesh and Liberia. The HKC is…
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The ship recycling market hasn’t shown any signs of change over the past week, as slow activity amid a lack of tonnage, seems to be the norm these days. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Clarkson Platou Hellas said that “there is no change to the…
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Global trade is changing and so is shipping Global trade slipped into contraction at the end of 2022, following the rationalisation of piled-up inventories and the economic and industrial stagnation in the US and Europe. Global trade has also entered a…
Global shipping outlook: It’s all about capacity as the tide turns Read More »