Opinions & Analysis

All of the shipping sectors have come up against ‘geopolitics’ during 2019, which is now moving into Q4, historically a time of seasonal market strength and sees the two forces combining.

In good news for owners for smaller, geared dry bulk vessels, as Chinese iron ore imports reach peak levels it will be minor bulks demand that will drive dry cargo in the coming years, according Maritime Strategies International (MSI).

Trader Trafigura has sold its tanker newbuilds in major deals with Scorpio Tankers and Frontline taking stakes in both shipowners, Barry Parker examines its shift from steel to paper investments in shipping.

As the hype around blockchain in shipping dies down software provider SAP believes there are still exciting opportunities to digitise paper processes, but will take time as it requires a change in mindset across all parties in the supply chain.

Sustainability in shipping is about much more than just emissions and alternative fuel and industry needs to take a much broader approach say leading shipowning and chartering executives.

Watch the interview with Vince Solarino, chief operating officer of Shipowners Claims Bureau Inc, management company of the New York-based American P&I Club.

Shipowners and operators are urged to immediately execute their respective Ship Implementation Plan (SIP) to prepare for the 2020 fuel sulphur regulation which is less than four months away.

To tackle the growing problem of containership fires lines need to better know who the shipper is and strong processes in place to spot mis-declared cargoes say P&I insurers Standard Club.

It was in the early 1970s, when the shipping industry was going through one of its regular manning crises, that a Norwegian ship owner came up with an ingenious solution. It was a long time ago, but I recall that the idea was to replicate a small ...

The Ballast Water Management Convention comes into force for existing vessels from 8 September and mutual insurer North P&I Club warns of potential problems with retrofitted treatment systems that could lead to disputes.