Bulker markets could divided in two when the Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) regulation is enforced in two years' time, according to a shipping consultancy.

Independent advisory Liengaard & Roschmann believes the sale-and-purchase and chartering markets will evolve into two tiers, splitting vessels that are speed restricted from those that are not.

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The EEXI regulation is expected to be adopted by the International Maritime Organization in June, and would enter into...