Barry Parker

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – Green Corridors, conceived a year ago through the Clydebank Declaration at COP26 taking place along the banks of the River

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – A recent Substack article in the “Misadventures in Shipping” series by analyst Edward Finley-Richardson notes that oil

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – Capital Link’s Maritime Forum last week covered a wide range of shipping topics, ranging from supply chain issues to

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – In a landscape where each shipping sector is taking its turn in the spotlight, Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) tankers have been

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – Just about a year ago, the process of selling off assets from tug and barge owner Bouchard, which had declared bankruptcy

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – Offshore wind will be a key component of future U.S. successes in the marine businesses. This was the message conveyed at

As part of the directives to the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) contained in the three month old “Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022” (OSRA 2022), the

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – Shipping markets are always full of surprises. Containers have eased, tankers have boomed, and drybulk continues to be

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – “All of these markets are humming” was the report from Lars Dencker Nielsen, the Commercial Director     

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – Moving deep into 2022’s Q3, the shares in listed tanker companies have been dominating investor interest, as attention has

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – Offshore wind in the U.S. Congress, already blowing hard, has now received a fresh gust with word of rapprochement between

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – In the recently enacted Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA 2022 or “The Shipping Act,” for short), there is a great

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – The rivalry for maritime commerce between Charleston and Savannah dates back for centuries, well before containerization

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – As the “R” word, “recession” is increasingly being used by economic forecasters, questions are abounding regarding

In recent years, shipping company disclosures have expanded to include ESG (Environment, Social, Governance). For companies with shares listed in the U.S.,

ESG (Environment-Social-Governance) considerations are tied integrally into shipping finance. For example, the costs of vessel loans (and soon, maritime hull

After a three year hiatus, the signature Marine Money event, at New York’s Pierre Hotel, began with a great line-up of presentations from companies and

One of the best characterizations of the International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) came in Greece (1,500

All eyes will be on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) when its Maritime Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) convenes virtually next month for

Last week, the New York maritime scene had National Maritime Day (on May 22) celebratory event that included the annual International Maritime Hall of Fame