Guy Platten honoured with WISTA’s Man of the Year Award

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is pleased to announce that Guy Platten, Secretary General of ICS, has been awarded the prestigious Man of the Year Award by the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association , UK (WISTA, UK).

PCT among the Protagonists of the Greek Economy in 2024

PCT (Piraeus Container Terminal S.A.) was distinguished as a Greek Business Champion during the "Protagonists of the Greek Economy 2024" awards.

Navigating Success: Charting the Course for an Efficient Technical Department in Maritime Operations

Iakovos Jack Archontakis
Commercial Director TMC MARITIME CO.

Organizing a technical department within a shipping company involves several key steps to ensure efficiency and compliance with maritime regulations. Here's a structured approach based on industry insights:

The IEA has reported a significant slowdown in global oil demand

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has reported a significant slowdown in global oil demand growth, with the second quarter of 2024 seeing the lowest increase in over a year (710kb/day). Despite a temporary uptick in OECD oil demand, primarily due to increased gasoil and naphtha deliveries, overall global demand growth is projected to remain subdued in 2024 and 2025 at 970kb/d and 980kb/day respectively.

Brief report and predictions for next week for handy and supramax sizes 12TH July 2024

HANDYSIZE

• USG/USEC: The market saw an increase in cargoes at the beginning of the week, particularly with a firm interest in finding tonnage for grain cargoes.

Panamaxes raised the dry bulk cargo market

Iakovos (Jack) Archontakis
Commercial Director TMC MARITIME CO.

Dr. Fotios-Evangelos Karlis
Maritime Executive and Consultant

The dry bulk cargo market closed with a positive sign even on the thread, compared to the previous week, with Panamaxes keeping the general index in the green and the rest of the sizes showing single-digit changes.