“Should I use the BIMCO contract for my bunker purchasing?” As brokers, this is a question we are asked more and more as time goes on. So we thought it best to write about the more interesting clauses of the contract, based on our experience. Below we explain whatContinue Reading
The OW Bunker bankruptcy affected over 20,000 shareholders, drying up credit liquidity in major ports and started a barrage of legal proceedings for shipowners, banks and physical suppliers around the world. Could it happen again? To answer that, we first need to explore what happened. The timelineContinue Reading
BunkerEx, the online marketplace for bunker purchases, has vetted and added over 50 new suppliers in the past month, doubling it’s global port coverage in the process. “We now have over 200 bunker suppliers and traders registered across 700 ports, all reachable on our site at the click ofContinue Reading
Bunker buyers often debate on the best way to buy their fuel. Is spot better, open to the crazy spikes we sometimes see when there are supply shortages or credit squeezes? Or is it better to play it safe with a contract, potentially losing out on gains if premiums drop?Continue Reading
The Association of German Shipowner invites Startups for PitchBlue on the 24th May in Hamburg ! German and international Startups can apply to present their ideas and solutions in front of the creme della creme of German Shipowners. Please use this once in a lifetime chance and join the PitchblueContinue Reading
Hey all, have an impression of our 3rd Maritime Startup Stammtisch last night at Verband Deutscher Reeder. We had fantastic 1 Minute Pitches, good talking and special guests from The Docks (Nir Gartzman) and Steffen Knodt from Wärtsilä. The Websites of the Pitches: https://www.thedockinnovation.com/ Maritime Trust Platform http://www.ship-performance.de/ https://www.itsmycargo.com/ CommerzbibliothekContinue Reading
CMA CGM moves into the ring and starts their own incubator ZeBox ! Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the CMA CGM Group, stated: « With Ze Box, CMA CGM is accelerating its digital strategy and is developing the means to become the transportation industry’s leader in innovation.Continue Reading
Earlier this week, we were invited to pitch for our startup Oceans, a deep social network for scuba divers, in front of some 700 people at #Sthlmtech, the monthly meetup for startups in Stockholm. On stage, we were also joined by one of the largest European VC firms. We did thisContinue Reading
Today, we ship the biggest update to Oceans yet: the all-new Oceans 2.0 “Whale Shark”. With a brand new design, diver profiles and logging tools for citizen science, we are making Oceans the most complete digital tool and community for scuba divers worldwide. Oceans, the deep social network for oceansContinue Reading
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN — NEW YORK CITY, NY Oceans, the global social network for scuba divers, today announces a key addition to its team by introducing aquanaut, filmmaker, TED speaker and environmental advocate Fabien Cousteau as a partner and advisor. Fabien Cousteau in Aquarius during Mission 31, Florida Keys. As the first grandson of oceanContinue Reading