Countries around the world must avoid a “race to the bottom” to secure competitive advantage by watering down environmental safeguards. Instead, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) secretary-general Mukhisa Kituyi has urged nati…
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Freight rates are about to face renewed downward pressure, on the back of a new wave of lockdowns around the world, with Europe being the most obvious example. Shipbrokers anticipate a new blow on demand for shipping, which will inevitably translate to…
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IMO-class tankers which swung to product trading in 2Q20 due to high freight rates and floating storage requirements are unlikely to join the chemical trading fleet until 2021. IMO-class tankers are tankers with International Maritime Organisation (IMO…
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The number of oil tankers passing through the Suez Canal in October have seen a sharp 27% decline, as demand for oil transports has stayed subdued since the April crash in oil prices that fuelled high demand for oil tankers. A total of 3,708 oil tanker…
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The number of oil tankers passing through the Suez Canal in October have seen a sharp 27% decline, as demand for oil transports has stayed subdued since the April crash in oil prices that fuelled high demand for oil tankers. A total of 3,708 oil tanker…
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