Inside Shipping

Greek shipping leads in the adoption of innovative green technologies

Posted by elnavi Inside Shipping, June 2022 Monday, June 6th, 2022

By Stefanos Papandreou

Shipping sails in unknown waters

Posted by elnavi Inside Shipping, May 2022 Monday, May 30th, 2022

Written by Stefanos Papandreou

Covid & Ukraine crisis lead to the outspread of the seafarers’ shortage problem

Posted by elnavi April 2022, Inside Shipping Thursday, April 14th, 2022

The shipping industry is facing up to the prospect of huge seafarer shortages following Russia’s explosive invasion of Ukraine and Covid-19 outbreak. The restrictions made from crew changes and thequarantine of nautical academiesdue to Covid-19 may point to a potential problem in the future. The UN Secretary-General, has expressed his concern about the growing humanitarian [...]

Ukraine crisis causes a recovery on the tankers’ freight rates

Posted by elnavi Inside Shipping, March 2022 Sunday, March 20th, 2022

Tanker rates are likely to remain elevated and volatile as the Ukraine situation continues. Global energy markets were thrown into turmoil with the invasion of Ukraine by Russian military forces and the price of both WTI and Brent contracts are now hovering around the US$ 100 mark per barrel, levels not seen since mid-2014. According [...]