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
Category: Market
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
US shutdown: supporting the US Coast Guard
January 30, 2019
The Connecticut Maritime Association brings us a message regarding the US Coast Guard after the partial US government shutdown
Thoughts from Marine Money
January 25, 2019
Hats off to Marine Money for yet another Ba-Ba-Boosh day of chat and networking in London
Multiport Ships Agencies turns 40
November 1, 2018
On the 14th-16th October 2018, the Multiport Ships Agencies Network hosted their Annual General Meeting
