Newbuilding activity remained on a healthy track during the course of the past week, as more owners moved ahead with contracting. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Allied Shipbroking said that “the newbuilding market remained on a relatively “goo…
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Following years of disruption to US soya bean exports due to the US-China trade war, the first seven weeks of the 2020/2021 marketing year, which runs from 1 September to 31 August, have seen the strongest exports ever. By 15 October, 11.4 million tonn…
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Following a year of ups and downs in 2019, dry bulk operators were fully geared to meet the challenges of IMO 2020 fuel regulation, a global anti-pollution initiative that would greatly lower sulfur emissions from high-sulfur fuel. Operators chose one …
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The impact of COVID-19 in the dry bulk market could be assymetrical in terms of its timing in demand and freight rates. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Allied Shipbroking said that “a month or so ago, many were still holding out hope for someth…
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The goal of reducing sulfur dioxide emissions from marine fuels is part of the overall effort to combat climate change internationally and is framed by the United Nations Convention and the subsequent Kyoto Protocol. The Kyoto Protocol, which entered i…