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

The IMO 2020 deadline is coming ever closer. Prices for 0.5% sulphur content fuel are becoming more readily available. Data from...

It was clear from the great majority of delegates to Cyprus Maritime 2019 that the shipping industry is serious about cleaning up its act....

Last week, before I went to Cyprus Maritime 2019, I opined in Macro Macchiato that, “with so much macro-economic confusion, predicting...

Greetings from Cyprus, where today I am moderating a panel session entitled, Are Brighter Days Ahead for Shipping? As any market analyst...

However many billions the Saudis have spent on defence, it wasn’t enough to prevent the weekend attacks on Abqaiq. Half of Saudi oil...

Shipping Strategy MD Mark Williams joins Lloyds List's Richard Meade in conversation on the Lloyds' List Podcast. The two of them talk...

Continued availability issues of compliant IMO2020 fuels continue to concern the shipping industry. Article link here

According to Eastport the IMO2020 rules could knock some six years off the lifespan of their chemical tankers as it proves too expensive...

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Exxon Mobil is considering investing billions of dollars into its Singapore refinery so as to be able to comply with IMO2020 rules and...

A recent survey into the compliance costs of IMO2020 has revealed that 75% of respondents are unsure of how their providers will meet the...

Iraqi oil minister, Jabbar al-Luaibi, announces the relaunch of Basrah Light at Asia Pacific Petroleum Conference (APPEC). Iraq has set...

BIMCO, the international shipping association, has announced its intention to fast stream the publication of its first bunker clauses in...

Chevron Marine Lubricants has developed a brand-new range of cylinder lubricants compatible with virtually all available global sulphur...

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Bunker surcharge aims to recover some of $2bn in extra expenses involved in complying with new IMO rules. Containership giant Maersk Line...

The new BAF surcharge aims at recovering the Maersk Line costs of compliance with the global sulphur cap which enters into force on 1...

Norway’s DNB Markets has published an in-depth report on scrubber uptake across the shipping industry and is forecasting the technology...

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