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VOYWAR 1993: Alternative Voyage Orders and Frustration

A recently published London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA) award, London arbitration 8/26, has provided some useful guidance on the interpretation of VOYWAR 1993, in particular the nomination of an alternative discharge port and frustration. Whilst this...

Korea ship engine makers outpace shipbuilders as China demand lifts orders

Hanwha Engine and HD Hyundai Marine Engine, the two leading domestic ship engine makers, secured as much work in the first half of this year as they did for all of last year. They are benefiting from the shipbuilding supercycle, and some expect the boom to last longer...

Charting a New Course: Countering China’s Dominance in Global Shipbuilding

Matthew Funaiole testified before the House Foreign Affairs East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee about how China’s increasing dominance in global shipbuilding threatens both U.S. competitiveness and that of its allies and partners in the Asia-Pacific. Chairwoman Kim,...

Hormuz, Malacca and other key straits spawn tensions throughout history

As Iran tightens its grip on the Strait of Hormuz, its Yemeni allies, the Houthi rebels, want to disrupt shipping in the Red Sea to and from Saudi ports and could possibly disturb traffic in another strait, Bab el-Mandeb, which ships must cross to reach the Suez...

Biofuel Bunker Snapshot: Conventional fuel gains lift B30 prices

Europe Rotterdam’s B30-VLSFO (POMEME) price has gained $28/mt in the last week, possibly supported by an $18/mt increase in the Dutch port’s conventional VLSFO price over the same period. The port’s B30-LSMGO (POMEME) price has increased $70/mt during the week, while...

How to Build a Reliable Data Management System

Last month I joined a panel at Commodity Trading Week Americas 2026 titled “Data-Driven Trading: Strengthening Your Data Management Framework.” Throughout the discussion, one point kept resurfacing: data quality isn’t just about the commodity itself, and this is one...

VOYWAR 1993: Alternative Voyage Orders and Frustration

Korea ship engine makers outpace shipbuilders as China demand lifts orders

Charting a New Course: Countering China’s Dominance in Global Shipbuilding

Hormuz, Malacca and other key straits spawn tensions throughout history

Biofuel Bunker Snapshot: Conventional fuel gains lift B30 prices

How to Build a Reliable Data Management System

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