Shipping

By Foluke Akinmoladun Another way by which a lender may secure their loan repayment is through an assignment of earnings…

By Foluke Akinmoladun A medium size shipping company may because of operations and revenue have a smaller revenue base than…

By Foluke Akinmoladun There are various statutory provisions in domestic laws and international conventions concerning the quantity and type of…

By Foluke Akinmoladun The different stages of the shipping cycle affect ship owners, shippers and ship builders in different ways.…

By Foluke Akinmoladun Once a lender has completed a vessel analysis for the purposes of credit assessment, other analysis it…

By Foluke Akinmoladun There are two major ways in which ship acquisition or operations can be financed. It can be…

By Foluke Akinmoladun Third party ship managers are managers of commercial shipping activities that fall into any of the categories…

By Foluke Akinmoladun Except for brief periods, profit margins in commercial shipping are usually slim, as it is a highly…

By Foluke Akinmoladun The four stages of the shipping cycle, all based on customer demand, are trough, recovery, peak and…

CLASSIFICATION OF MERCHANT SHIPPING Merchant shipping is broadly classified into Liner services and Tramp shipping. While there are some similarities,…

By Foluke Akinmoladun The maritime industry encompasses all businesses and commercial activities relating to navigable waters such as the seas,…