July 9, 2019
In this week’s analysis, we again update shipping’s mid-year report, reviewing progress across a range of shipping sector “subjects”. (more…)
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Opinion
June 28, 2019
April was a disappointing month for the crude oil shipping industry with a dramatic fall in US crude oil exports which caused tonne mile demand...
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June 24, 2019
VLCC spot freight rates between the Arabian Gulf and China rose 101% in the days between 13 June 2019 and 20 June 2019, in the...
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June 13, 2019
BIMCO Shipping Market Analysis – Tankers: While we wait for 2020 to kick in, it’s all about politics
Iran, Libya and Venezuela face export limitations because of sanctions and internal political troubles. At the same time, US exports of crude oil are growing...
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June 13, 2019
As weak demand growth is forecasted for the coming quarters, the container shipping industry is set to return to negative margins. (more…)
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June 4, 2019
2018 can be viewed as the year of pivotal climate action when the world started demanding change. (more…)
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May 28, 2019
A fresh annual report from the International Maritime Bureau shows that attacks in West Africa helped push piracy numbers up in 2018. In terms of...
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May 27, 2019
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulations set to take effect in 2020 have sparked mountains of research on the expected costs for the energy and...
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May 24, 2019
In March 2019, the global container port throughput index bounced back to a level of 130.2 points after experiencing more than 17 points decline in...
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May 21, 2019
World trade growth is likely to remain weak into the second quarter of 2019 according to the WTO’s latest World Trade Outlook Indicator (WTOI), released...
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May 17, 2019
The marine industry’s January 2020 shift to using very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO) to power ships worldwide will launch a one- to five-year disruption...
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May 1, 2019
Drewry has urged containership owners planning to scrap older vessels this year to “get a move on”. (more…)
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May 1, 2019
Demolition of dry bulk ships in the first four months of 2019 was 120% higher than in the same period of 2018. Much of this...
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April 25, 2019
The Drewry Container Port Throughput Indices are a series of volume growth/decline indices based on monthly throughput data for a sample of over 220 ports...
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April 19, 2019
The composite index decreased 0.3% this week but 12.8% up as compared with same period of 2018. (more…)
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