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Charity dinner a Palazzo Colonna: sogni in volo per i bambini (source: Il Messaggero)
di Lucilla Quaglia
Opere senza tempo e attualissima solidarietà.…
Greek owners grow share of Russian oil shipments (source: Tradewinds)
Hellenic heavyweights second only to Sovcomflot on the trade…
Time to rewrite the rules of this maritime boys’ club (source: Tradewinds)
Shipping is proving slow to take onboard that diversity makes…
Piracy in Somalia costs $1.4bn in 2017 (source: Lloyd’s List)
Six years since the piracy bubble burst in Somalia, the threat…
Sport makes us stronger: our Cinzia Calapai italian gold medal of static apnea.
Cinzia Calapai in charge for Tax & Finance at Cambiaso Risso…
Product fleet outlook strengthens as market tipping point is viewed (source: Tradewinds)
Shipowners and analysts expect a reverse in fortunes as sector…
Marine insurance (source: Lloyd’s List)
Five things to watch: Marine insurance
The sector is quietly…
Marine insurance’s ‘tough soft market’ has ended, IUMI chief says (source: Lloyd’s List)
In an interview, IUMI president Dieter Berg sees the opportunity…
Shipping again heading for big year in credit markets (source: Tradewinds)
Another round of refinancings looms for $2.4bn in debt coming…
Mild winter puts damper on aframax market (source: Tradewinds)
Freight rates for smaller tankers weak relative to year-ago…
Davos: Cyber and climate change now major business risks (source: Tradewinds)
Poll of 1,000 World Economic Forum members finds rising…
Global piracy at lowest levels since 1995, says IMB (source: Lloyd’s List)
Shipowners Club follows no general increase trend (source: Lloyd’s List)
Demolition lags deliveries amid ‘mixed outlook’ for products (source: Tradewinds)
Neon establishes Italian marine joint-venture
Time to appreciate the risks taken in salvage operations (Source: Lloyd’s List)
Who killed LOF (Source: Lloyd’s List)
Greek fleet emerges stronger from crisis (Source: Tradewinds)
Surfing the cycles: what can history teach us about the next shipping market upturn? (Source: Tradewinds)
Integrity will fly out the window if we let marine insurance become a commodity (Source: Tradewinds)
Tanker Investments expects 2017 fleet growth to weigh on crude tanker market (Source: Lloyd’s List)
War in Korea: a cause for shipbuilding frustration? (Source: Lloyd’s List)
Don’t get too carried away. It’s recovery, but not as we know it (Source: Tradewinds)
Bimco cautions dry bulk optimism but positive on liner consolidation (Source: Tradewinds)
IUMI notes growing number of major vessel casualties (source Lloyd’s List)
Insurers gear up for portfolio transfers as Brexit looms (source Lloyd’s List)
Oil and gas shipping: the 2017 Power List
Maritime jobs at risk during Fourth Industrial Revolution
Spend it wisely
This could be a year of bankruptcies offshore sector
Less pain but not much gain for dry bulk market in 2017 says MSI
The surge in spot earnings at the end of 2016 was welcome, but…
Tanker Market: VLCCs ended 2016 with a bang, as doubts linger entering 2017
The VLCC market concluded 2016 on a strong note, with average…
Ballast Water Management – 2016 and Beyond
Simon Bonnett, Safety & Technical Manager (London) outlines…
2016 Review: Lots Of Records But Not All Welcome!
There have been plenty of record breaking facts and figures to…
Multipurpose shipping freight rates to improve by end 2017
The multipurpose shipping market will see the first signs of…
Shipping and Global Trade Growth: What to look for in 2017?
It’s been a turbulent year for world trade growth during 2016,…
Dry Bulk Market Needs Zero Fleet Growth To Recover This Year Says BIMCO In Its Annual Estimate
The shipping market in 2016 and looking forward
The shipping…
The Changing Landscape of Global Ports
As business and politics shift around the world, various ports…
Will 2017 bear gifts for ship owners, or will it prove to be as challenging as 2016?
Most likely, 2016 won’t sit well with the majority of shipowners,…
How hard will OPEC’s production cuts hit tanker markets in 2017?
The fourth quarter of 2016 is capping what has been a mixed 12…
2016 will be remembered among tanker owners as the year of OPEC’s decision to curb oil output says shipbroker
For tanker owners 2016 will be remembered as the year during…
The Shipping Markets In 2016
In 2016, market conditions in most shipping sectors have been…
Newbuild Investment: Any Big Spenders In 2016 At All?
Ordering activity has clearly been extremely limited in 2016…
Communication key as industry prepares for 2020 global 0.50% sulphur cap
The goal has been clearly defined. Now it is time for stakeholders…
Global Shipping Industry Slams European Parliament Proposal To Impose Regional Emissions Trading System
The global trade association for shipowners, the International…
Why 2017 looks positive for the dry bulk market
Last week we held our annual Klaveness Forum in London. The conference…
Shipping Stocks that Excelled: The Maritime Honours List 2016
As we near the end of the year, global markets are on a high…
Tanker demand could be supported thanks to new routes
The latest tanker market trends are shifting constantly thanks…
Something in the air
It may have slipped down ESPO’s ranking, but dust suppression…
Higher oil and dollar prices create a new environment for shipping to operate
The shipping industry is once again facing a totally different…
Henschien Insurance Services – CR Nordic
Henschien Insurance Services, acquired a year ago by Cambiaso…
Challenges of IMO’s 0.5% Global Bunker Sulfur Cap
What has happened so far?
As most people are aware, the IMO voted…
Market conditions force down ship operating costs
The cost of operating cargo ships has fallen for two successive…
Making Hong Kong’s ports great again
My mother’s eldest brother used to run a small factory at Kwai…
Tanker Market: OPEC’s agreement could alter trade flows, as Asian buyers could be forced to buy more Western grades says shipbroker
OPEC’s mid-week decision to limit oil output, the first in…
Sea pirates of the 21st century are gangs run by criminal masterminds – hostage negotiator
The high seas in the 21st century are as dangerous as ever. Pirates…
Bunker participants see fragmented, complex marine fuel market after 2020
The bunker industry expects the marine fuel market to become…
Black Sea Container Market Review 9m 2016
Black Sea container terminals of Ukraine, Romania, Russia, and…
EU Extends Counter-Piracy Op until 2018
On November 25, 2016, the European Council extended Operation…
Dry Bulk Market: Orderbook to fleet ratio drops to lowest level of the past 14 years, below 10%
Ship owners have halted the demolition of older dry bulk vessels…
Ownership Trends: Sizing Up The World’s Companies
Shipping is a truly global industry with owners based all over…
Trends in capital market financing for the international shipping industry
Capital markets financings have gained traction with the shipping…
New requirements coming up – Utilize your management system smartly
On 1 September 2016, the PSC Concentrated Inspection Campaigns…
Ballast water management likely to encourage early vessel scrapping
The International Maritime Organization’s new rules on ballast…
Newbuilding orders still far and apart, as focus shifts to second hand dry bulk carriers
Most of the shipping industry’s investment activity can be…
Shorter sailing distances limit upside of two-year high Chinese coal imports
Australia and Indonesia, being the main exporters of coal to…
Dry Bulk Market: Warning Signs Ahead?
The weekly technical on the Capesize index is starting to stall…
Abu Dhabi Ports woos Indian investors
Abu Dhabi Ports and the Indian Business and Professional Council…
Shanghai: Global shipping center by 2020
The development of digitalized shipping services, economic initiatives…
The shipowner’s hero – a club letter of undertaking
P&I clubs provide the immensely useful service of guaranteeing…
Blockchain technology is set to improve trust in international trade transactions
The age old problem of low levels of trust between importer and…
New measures on global tax avoidance – what the shipping industry should watch out for
In recent years there have been a series of catalysts, provoking…
Trump and the Shipping Industry: Will it be a “match made in heaven” or the opposite as many pundits fear?
Investors seem to think that the newly elected American President,…
Tanker market sees gains over the past month says OPEC
OPEC said in its latest monthly report that the tanker market…
Shipping needs to be more efficient — Q&A with Dirk Vande Velde, Mediterranean Shipping Company’s Chief Sustainable Development Officer
This year’s Review of Maritime Transport, launched on 7 November,…
Dry Bulk Market Report: Recovery will take at least one more year say 94% of respondents in S&P Platts Survey
Bright spots are hard to come by in the dry bulk market that…
Record containership demolition exceeds 500,000 TEU
Containership demolition reach all time high and provides a positive…
Ships’ age will determine the way to reach compliance with latest IMO decision on low sulphur marine fuels
As the global shipping industry is still pondering on the latest…
LNG shipping outlook remains positive says prominent shipowner
The demand outlook for LNG carriers with long-term charters remains…
The New Normal in Global Trade and Container Shipping: Sailing in Strong Winds
In our March 2015 report, The Transformation Imperative in Shipping:…
