The Six Million Dollar Man...and then Some.... In Autumn 2018 I gave a presentation to an audience of financiers and investors in New...

The world's largest PV solar cell array at Qinghai Province, China. Pic: Sungrow On 22 September, President Xi announced that the Chinese...

Who is setting the decarbonisation agenda? Have you seen the images of the CMA-CGM Jacques Saadé? Named after the founder of CMA, later...

While the rest of the world struggles with the economic disruption caused by coronavirus, China posts record output numbers. The official...

I’m sure you’ve seen reports this week about how bp is predicting Peak Oil. it’s a scenario that is considered in this year’s annual bp...

Mining giant BHP Group announced last Friday that it has awarded a tender to charter five bulk iron ore carriers powered by liquefied...

Japan's Next Leader Must Look to the Future Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has bowed out for medical reasons and will step aside when...

In July, China imported a record amount of iron ore – 10 Mn T more than the previous monthly record. For the first seven months of 2020,...

Liner companies have announced a positive set of results, by and large, this earnings season. Anyone who watched the slump in container...

Like me you may have read many recent articles about the evolving Cold War between the US and China. Opinions vary (of course) and run...

The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, is generally thought to have had a good crisis. He was quick to offer state aid to...

This week, the IMO is holding an informal online meeting for its members (flag states and industry associations) in which they can...

One is tempted sometimes to think of 21st Century China as a machine for generating wealth and perpetuating the rule of the Chinese...

The seafarer crisis continues to develop. Hugo de Stoop, CEO of Euronav, has described stranded seafarers as “hostages of the...

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and International Maritime Organization (IMO) issued an estimate on June...

On Monday, Qatar Petroleum reported a 100-berth, USD 19 Bn deal to build LNG carriers in South Korea. The moribund newbuilding markets...

When Alice entered the strange and surreal world through the looking glass, she retained the power of rational thought. Perusing her new...

Some readers may have listened to me discussing the post-Coronavirus trade scenarios with Richard Meade of Lloyd’s List on one of their...

Coronavirus cases continue to mount world-wide. It’s getting to the point now where we all know somebody with symptoms and nearly...

Coronavirus cases continue to mount world-wide. It’s getting to the point now where we all know somebody with symptoms and nearly...