Analysis

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Analysis

July 10, 2018

BIMCO: A historically bad crude oil tanker market struggles to find solid support

Crude oil tanker earnings have since records began, never been this bad. (more…)

July 10, 2018

Drewry: Manning Costs Increasing on Trade Recovery

Cost growth returned to seafaring in 2018 and is projected to accelerate moderately, Drewry says. (more…)

July 5, 2018

Trade wars threaten to derail container revival – Drewry

The risk to container shipping from US-led trade wars is currently low, but potentially very damaging, according to Drewry. (more…)

Container ships and bulk carriers waiting for cargo are seen in the shipping lanes off the coast of Singapore April 18, 2009. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash

July 3, 2018

BIMCO: Overview of the trade war and the effect on shipping

The trade war is a speeding train, accelerating with every trade-restrictive retaliatory measure imposed and becoming ever more difficult to stop. (more…)

June 29, 2018

Moore Stephens: Shipping industry confidence holds firm

Shipping confidence held steady in the three months to end-May 2018 according to the latest Moore Stephens Confidence Survey, which also marks the tenth anniversary....

June 20, 2018

Asia: Speculators creates waves in bulk carrier market

Despite the global economic recovery that is keeping shipping demand high in Asia, charter rates for large bulk carriers have been fluctuating wildly, driven by...

June 19, 2018

Moody’s: Stable outlook for global shipping firms on 4-5% earnings growth

The outlook for the global shipping sector for the next 12 months remains stable on the back of expected supply-demand improvements in the dry bulk...

June 5, 2018

BIMCO Shipping Market Analysis – Containers: Change required for higher rates

Demand: The growing imports of loaded containers into the US East Coast (USEC) continues to be a focal point for the container shipping industry. (more…)

June 5, 2018

US firing shots at allies as exemption of EU, Canada and Mexico ends – BIMCO

Months of uncertainty about the potential exemptions of the EU, Canada and Mexico’s exports of steel and aluminium to the US have ended, and with...

June 4, 2018

BIMCO Shipping Market Analysis – Dry Bulk: No more room for newbuilds

Demand: The improved fundamentals during 2017 are clearly seen in the freight rate levels during the first four months of 2018. (more…)

June 1, 2018

BIMCO: Added uncertainty is not helpful to the struggling tankers

Demand: Just when you thought it could not get any worse for the tanker shipping industry, the US is re-imposing sanctions on Iran coming into...

May 31, 2018

BIMCO Shipping Market Analysis – Economic growth likely to peak in 2018

The current global economic growth (GDP) looks like it may be as good as it gets, with indicators across the globe signalling healthy expansion, but...