Shipping is not an industry for the faint-hearted, as private equity has painfully discovered and experienced shipowners know only too well, while consolidation among Chinese shipyards is not the panacea some may be hoping for given the enduring nature of the current downturn, writes Riaz Khan, president and chief executive, Tavlon Commercial Enterprise... Read More

Shipping companies in the Mid-dle East operate as industrial carriers rather than asset players, so it came as no surprise at the well-attended TradeWinds Middle East Shipowners Forum that the position taken by the regions top-tier shipping executives was that success comes from taking a long-term view and adopting an ... Read More