The CEO of bond investing giant TCW Group, Katie Koch, heard what she wanted to hear at this week’s CNBC CEO Council Summit. It wasn’t good news, but it matched her view of where the economy is headed. Koch, who described herself as coming into the CEO meeting “in the...

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The Ministry of Infrastructure is allocating €140 million over the next few years to help realise shore power plants in sea ports. A further €40 million will be added from the climate fund. By allowing moored vessels to ‘plug in’, polluting diesel generators on the...

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Investment points for the shipbuilding sectors include: 1) rising newbuilding prices; and 2) order backlog growth (sales basis). In 2023, a slot shortage is likely to result in a decline in absolute order volume at domestic shipbuilders, but it should also lead to...

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Asia’s very-low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) market steadied on Thursday after sliding over the last four sessions, while onshore inventories at Singapore slipped further to nine-month lows. The premium for 0.5% VLSFO rose to $8.25 a tonne over Singapore quotes as market...

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On 25 May, Dutch shipping company Future Proof Shipping (FPS) officially launched the first hydrogen-powered zero-emissions inland container ship, H2 Barge 1, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Earlier in the week, Nike introduced the H2 Barge 1 at its European Logistics...

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The ringing of the Oslo Børs bell on Monday 5 June will be heard throughout the global ocean industries. A special ceremony will mark not just the opening of the market, but the start of Nor-Shipping 2023, underlining the stock exchange’s significance as the world...

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