May 22, 2017
“Look after the pennies and the pounds look after themselves” goes the saying, a mantra the shipping industry has a long taken to heart. (more…)
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Opinion
May 18, 2017
Forward cover, an indicator of shipbuilders’ future work levels, is still declining at a global level. (more…)
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May 17, 2017
Vessel oversupply will persist in the LPG shipping market for the next two years, keeping freight rates under pressure across most size segments. (more…)
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May 15, 2017
In recent years, in generally difficult market conditions, it has been no surprise that many sectors have seen a significant removal of surplus tonnage. (more…)
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May 11, 2017
Recovery in the crude tanker shipping market is not expected until 2020 as weak trade growth and a bloated orderbook limit any rate recovery. But...
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May 10, 2017
The outlook for the global shipping industry is stable, given that the aggregate EBITDA of rated shipping companies will remain at similar levels in 2017...
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May 9, 2017
Demand for methanol and vegoil will moderately support global seaborne trade causing the shipping fleet trading in chemicals and vegoils to expand, according to Drewry....
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May 8, 2017
Many of shipping’s asset markets appear to offer a fairly reasonable level of liquidity most of the time, but just like the “Karma Chameleon” in...
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May 4, 2017
The FSRU fleet has grown fairly rapidly over the last decade, supported by growing global gas demand and LNG trade. (more…)
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May 3, 2017
Drewry’s outlook for dry bulk shipping remains positive given the shrinking supply-demand gap, according to the latest edition of the Dry Bulk Forecaster, published by...
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May 2, 2017
The US is the second largest importer of crude, but also the biggest oil producer globally. Recently, there have been a number of changes in...
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May 1, 2017
In the high jump ‘the scissors’ was one of a number of techniques eventually superseded by Dick Fosbury’s ‘Flop’, which saw the American athlete win...
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April 28, 2017
Spot container freight rates on the mainlane trades recorded sharp declines in 2015, before appearing to ‘bottom out’ in the middle of 2016. (more…)
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April 27, 2017
In March 2016, Commodity Countdown assessed the dry bulk market at rock bottom, as average bulker earnings hit record lows. (more…)
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April 26, 2017
A leading shipping analyst has predicted the return of rate volatility to the world’s major trades as the spectre of overcapacity comes back to haunt...
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