The superyacht market boom
June 8, 2021
The superyacht market is one that is emerging from the pandemic not entirely scot-free (who did?) but in a pretty strong position and in generally rather robust health. Like in
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Shipping confidence continues to recover
April 7, 2021
According to BDO, confidence in the shipping industry rose in the three months to end-February 2021, reported in the latest Shipping Confidence Survey. It is evident that our industry is
You cannot sell a man who isn’t listening
March 29, 2021
“You cannot sell a man who isn’t listening.” Have you seen BIMCO’s video “Ships make the world go”? If you haven’t, can I recommend you watch it here? It is
Covid and the superyacht industry
March 16, 2021
The covid pandemic has certainly made its impact on the maritime industry as a whole, but we thought we’d take a closer look at the superyacht sector specifically as here
The resilience of shipping
August 12, 2020
Rumblings under the surface of the global economy. Equity and bond prices rising in tandem. The yield curve inverted; ten-year debt cheaper than two. The US central bank ploughing USD$53 billion emergency funds
Seafarer recruitment scam
January 27, 2020
We have been made aware that fraudsters are operating within the industry, posing as NYK recruiting seafarers and asking for passports, documents and money. NYK have reported this scam to
Spinnaker’s 13th shore-based salary survey published
November 6, 2019
After a long summer here in the UK, it hardly seems possible that we are at the end of October again and ready to publish our 13th set of annual shore-based salary survey reports. It is so interesting to look back and see just where we have come over the years.
Chinese shipping celebrates 70 years of progress
October 1, 2019
Today, around the time of the 1st October celebrations for the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic, China is the world’s second largest shipowning country
Newbuilding orders reflect shipowners’ cautious outlook
March 26, 2019
Shipowners are not over-enthusiastic about ordering new ships in the present phase of the market. This remark is a broad generalisation, and trends in the main sectors vary, but
