Seafarers – Assets to the Owners

Seafarers – Assets to the Owners
Shipping, one of the oldest forms of commercial transport has gained popularity with the growing end-product demand. Although the world mostly considers ships as a mere source of transport or getting our goods across, it is in fact a very complex process involving...
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Greek Owned Fleet Grows To Record Tonnage Levels

Greek Owned Fleet Grows To Record Tonnage Levels
The Covid–19 pandemic seems to have had little impact on the appetite of Greek shipowners as they continue to build up their fleets. Reflecting Greek shipowners activity in the newbuilding and s&p ring, the Greek-controlled fleet over the past 12 months has...
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CMA CGM Expands China Inland Services

CMA CGM Expands China Inland Services
CMA CGM is strengthening its inland service in China through a new joint venture with CIMC Modern Logistics at the north China port city of Tianjin. The new jv, CMA CGM Inland Services Tianjin, will be the first inland operation centre for CMA CGM in China. “CMA CGM...
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BIMCO: Scrubber-Fitted Ships Nearly Double In 15 Months

BIMCO: Scrubber-Fitted Ships Nearly Double In 15 Months
Since January 1, 2020, the number of scrubber-fitted ships has nearly doubled from 2,011 ships to 3,935 by March 1, 2021, data from BIMCO shows. Scrubbers have been a very attractive solution for meeting the IMO 2020 regulation on cutting the sulphur content in marine...
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