Update

Macro Macchiato: WHO do you trust?

The legendary Irish columnist Fintan O’ Toole wrote a piece at the weekend for the UK’s Observer (a Sunday newspaper) in which he was...

MACRO MACCHIATO: SKIP LNG, MOVE STRAIGHT TO HYDROGEN?

Renowned philanthropist and exterminator of typing pools Bill Gates has ordered a luxurious super-yacht, his first as it turns out. The...

The World on Fire: Good News for Bulk Carriers?

Millions of virtue-signalling, eco-woke words have been written about the Australian bush fires and how they are a signal for the climate...

Sanctions and the Tanker Freight Market

The US Middle East policy of shoot first and explain afterwards continues to bear fruit. The assassination of Iran’s military commander...

Macro Macchiato 29/04/19: Forget the Ides of March, What about the First of May?

I received several calls on Friday and over the weekend asking for my view on the US announcement that it intends to stand by its...

Seminar invitation: Marine Data Technologies - Practical Applications for Claims and Loss Prevention

We are delighted to announce our MD, Mark Williams, will be speaking at this free afternoon seminar on Wednesday 1 May 2019. In recent...

Markets update 06/09

Dry Cargo shipping demand remains largely reliant on Asian power generation, agricultural imports and manufacturing. The China – US...

Policy and regs update 06/09

Everyone is talking about IMO 2020. The tighter emissions regs are forcing ship owners to retrofit scrubber technology (only about 5 per...