Accidents happen; they always will. Ship operators respond in two ways. They either address the obvious cause or, when the damage becomes reputational, they seek to understand the deeper causes […]
China’s demand for imports of iron ore and coal and a surge in US grain exports could be about to turbo charge the dry bulk market as it heads into […]
Leading representatives of the dry bulk shipowning community have called for applying vetting, that has become the norm for shipowners, to other influential stakeholders in the industry. “We support regulations […]
Coldharbour Marine is in the business of “mitigating pain” for shipowners. That is because the Nottingham, UK-based company is in the business of making ballast water treatment systems. Coldharbour CEO […]
Andreas Hadjiyannis, founder of Cyprus Sea Lines and head of the Cyprus Union of Shipowners, got it famously right last year when he predicted that dry bulk and containership freight […]
WHILE India’s coal inventories have dropped to a three-year low, imports are probably set to rise, which is very supportive for bulker demand. Torvald Klaveness expects a strong fourth quarter, […]
BIMCO, the world’s largest international shipping association, has launched a practical guide for shipmasters managing new ballast water management systems. It coincides with the entry into force of the International […]
The findings are set out in OpCost 2017 (https://www.opcostonline.com), our unique ship operating costs benchmarking tool, which reveals that total operating costs for the tanker, bulker and container ship sectors […]
Oceansaver, the privately-owned Norwegian ballast water treatment equipment maker, has filed for bankruptcy after reporting substantial losses in the past few years. “The company had a number of problems, but […]
Andreas Sohmen-Pao is positive about the future for shipping underpinned by strong demand from China. Sohmen-Pao, chairman of BW Group, however, sees the demand picture as just one of five […]
