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October 31, 2019

How the Trade War and a Changing China Are Roiling Global Shipping

The trade war and China’s economic shift made 2018 a tough year for global shipping and will continue to reverberate through the industry, according to...

October 21, 2019

BIMCO: Tanker deliveries are soaring as demolitions hit decade-lows

Delivered tonnage of crude oil tankers have grown by +37%, whereas total fleet demolitions for 2019 have slumped to the lowest in a decade with...

Employees working at cargo ship Kypros Land which is loading soybeans to China at Tiplam terminal in Santos, Brazil, Merch 13, 2017. Picture taken March 13, 2017. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker

October 11, 2019

Shipping industry more hurt by developments in soya bean trades this year than last

Combined soya bean exports from Brazil and the US are down 7.8% in the first eight months of this year, as the main Brazilian soya...

October 7, 2019

BIMCO Proposes Slow-Steaming Alternative to IMO

Shipping association Bimco has submitted a new proposal on regulating ships’ power to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) working group. (more…)

September 19, 2019

Tanker Shipping: A boost from the 2020 sulphur cap will not make up for a fast-growing fleet

Demand drivers and freight rates: Rising geo-political tensions have led to disruptions to the tanker shipping industry and all other ships trading in the Persian...

September 19, 2019

Dry Bulk Shipping: Rates may have climbed out of the abyss, but challenges remain in place for the autumn

BIMCO expects the fundamental market balance to deteriorate in 2019 which will do nothing to improve freight rates as the 2020 sulphur cap nears. (more…)

September 12, 2019

Report: Korean Yards Could Miss Rare Opportunity to Exit Recession

The Korean shipbuilding industry took first place for the fourth consecutive month, winning 74 percent of the world’s shipbuilding orders in August. (more…)

August 28, 2019

Drewry: Port Throughput Index Down by 1.7% in June

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...

August 19, 2019

US soya bean exports, up or down?

The trade war has brought increased attention to the soya bean trade between the US and China with 2019 offering conflicting narratives. On one hand,...

July 26, 2019

Opinion: Britain Should Not Reward Iran’s Hostage-Taking

Confronting the first crisis of his premiership, Boris Johnson must decide what to do about the Stena Impero, the British oil tanker being held by...

July 9, 2019

Mid-Year Report for Shipping A Mixed Picture

In this week’s analysis, we again update shipping’s mid-year report, reviewing progress across a range of shipping sector “subjects”. (more…)

June 28, 2019

Tonne Miles From US Crude Oil Exports Drop Dramatically In April

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...

June 24, 2019

Crude oil tanker freight rates from the Arabian Gulf to China doubles on the back of tanker attacks

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...

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...