The North Sea crude market could offer the tanker market a new trade route, should proposed changes take effect. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Gibson said that “concerns about North Sea crude production are nothing new although, changing prod…
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Capesize The market turned for all Capesize routes this past week as the BCI reached new highs for the year. The Capesize 5TC started the week at $23,911, surged early in the week before a lull mid-week. It closed out with a strong gain of 4,339 for th…
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Throughout its existence, the maritime industry has shown that it is capable of continuously transforming itself to improve efficiency and productivity, irrespective of the challenges along the way. The two ongoing transformations related to digitaliza…
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The tanker market edged higher during the final month of the first quarter of 2021. According to the latest monthly report from OPEC, dirty tanker rates picked up in March, as gains in Suezmax and Aframax rates outpaced a further slight decline in VLCC…
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Remote surveys directed by DNV experts ashore, with crews handling cameras on vessels, have become more common as Covid-19 lockdowns have prevented surveyors travelling to some locations. Covid aside, a remote survey avoids waiting time for a surveyor …
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