COPENHAGEN : “Over the past eight quarters, ship recycling of bulkers, tankers and container ships has dropped to the lowest level in 20 years. A combination of strong demand following a series of market
LONDON : BALTIC and International Maritime Council’s (BIMCO) latest report on the container shipping market highlights significant trends amid ongoing challenges due to the Red Sea attacks. Ship supply is set to grow by
LONDON : Yemen-based Houthi militants could keep the promise to extend their attacks to merchant ships in the Indian Ocean, potentially with drones and assisted by Iran and Somali pirates, security specialists said. Since
LONDON : The updated version of SHIPMAN, BIMCO’s widely used ship management agreement, was adopted by the Documentary Committee at its meeting on 22 March in Hamburg after a two-year review process involving shipowners,
LONDON : “Since 2006, the average container ship has doubled in size to 4,580 TEU and ships with a capacity of more than 12,000 TEU has accounted for 51% of the fleet’s capacity expansion. Today,
LONDON : Industry Associations express their deep concern over the tragic loss of life and injuries suffered by the crew of MV True Confidence in an attack in the Red Sea on 6 March
LONDON : “In the first two months of 2024, crude tanker newbuild contracting surged to 7.4 m DWT, a 490% leap y/y, due to a rise in orders for very large crude carriers –
LONDON : Supply/demand balance For crude tankers, we forecast that the supply/demand balance will tighten further during both 2024 and 2025. Low fleet growth, along with increasing sailing distances, create the foundation for the
LONDON : “During the first seven weeks of 2024, cargo volumes to and from ports in the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea declined 21% y/y. The number of ships arriving in these ports
LONDON : BIMCO has published two standard Quiet Enjoyment Letters (QELs), the first standard form QELs available to the industry, to offer a tool that can ensure the charterers’ uninterrupted use of a ship