FLEETS Last year HCB reported ‘cautious optimism’ in the LPG trade. That caution extends to newbuilding activity, which once more has allowed the sector to out-perform other bulk liquids trades. That performance is encouraging interest from new owners
FLEETS As bunker price hikes, bankruptcy and buy-outs beset the chemical tanker market, operators are finding it tough. Some have already given it up as a bad job
SHIPBUILDING Boom-bust cycles are common in the shipping industry but the recent explosion in newbuild deliveries is without precedent. Is there a ‘right’ level of construction activity?
FLEETContinued growth in the size of the world chemical tanker fleet is causing problems for owners and may well be a factor in a widely forecast restructuring and consolidation in the industry
