Is The Zero Covid At A Tipping Point?

China’s zero Covid policy ‘is in our interest’, reports BBC. Controlling covid Shanghai is entering its third week in a strict lockdown as part of China's battle to contain its biggest Covid-19 outbreak since coronavirus was...

Russia-Ukraine War Is Warping The Global Shipping Market

The global shipping market is becoming more complicated and expensive as Russia's invasion of Ukraine snarls regional logistics and rattles global commodities, Genco Shipping and Trading (GNK) CEO John Wobensmith told Yahoo Finance Live. Hiking...

ShipDC Launches Connection Confirmation Service for Onboard Data Server

Ship Data Center Co., Ltd. (ShipDC) has started a connection confirmation service for the shipboard data server and applications software on IoS-OP (Internet of Ships Open Platform), reads a ClassNK press release. Transmission od shipping...

PIL Conducts Marine Biofuel Trials

Pacific International Lines (PIL) is conducting a trial use of marine biofuel on its container vessel “Kota Megah” when it called at the port of Singapore on 10 April 2022, reports Seatrade Maritime News. The...

Danaos Orders 4 More Methanol-ready Boxships

Greek shipowner Danaos Corporation has placed orders for four methanol-ready 7,200 TEU containerships. The vessels will be built at Daehan Shipbuilding in South Korea and are expected to be delivered to their owner in the...

Fearnleys Weekly Report – Week 14, 2022

With the unprecedented bunker prices bite hard on owners returns. As other sizes benefit from a little more Russian exposure on specific routes, VL’s remain soft across the globe. For full report click here Did you...

Weekly Bulk Report – Week 14, 2022

The Baltic Exchange has released a report about the dry bulk market for the 14th week of shipping activities of this year. The report dated 08th April highlights the dry bulk market conditions at the...

Americas Bunker Fuel Availability Outlook

• Supply tight in New York and US West Coast • US fuel oil stocks build on refinery ramp-up • Argentinian refinery maintenance ends Availability is tight for all fuel grades in New York. A supplier is...

Asia Residual Fuels: Key Market Indicators For April 11-15

The Singapore low sulfur fuel oil supply is expected to remain tight in the April 11-15 trading week as higher gasoil crack spread continuously draws LSFO blending components to the middle distillate market. The high...

Meet the World’s Richest Woman in 2022

For the second year in a row on Forbes’ list of the World’s Billionaires, the planet’s richest woman is L’Oréal heiress Françoise Bettencourt Meyers of France. Fourteenth richest person in the world Worth an estimated $74.8...