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Analysis

February 8, 2019

BIMCO: Trade War Cease-Fire Is Good News For The Dry Bulk Sector

Following an almost total halt in exports of soya beans to China in the last quarter of 2018, the new year has brought new hopes...

February 5, 2019

Qatar’s giant LNG fleet expansion to shape market in coming decade – report

Qatar’s plan to double its LNG carrier fleet by 60 vessels will be one of the largest fleet expansions the industry will witness to date...

February 1, 2019

Chinese dry bulk imports showed signs of distress in 2018

Total imports of iron ore and soya beans were lower in 2018 than in 2017, down 1% and 7.9% respectively, and although imports of coal...

January 29, 2019

Brexit boosts container ship rates as public, businesses stockpile goods

As the UK’s self-imposed Brexit deadline of March 29 looms, some market participants in the container shipping industry are bracing themselves for a boost in...

January 28, 2019

Clarksons: Shining Some Light On The Seasonal Sequence

In 2018 the ClarkSea Index had a very strong Q4, with the average in the final quarter well above that registered across the first three....

January 17, 2019

Carriers Show Reduced Appetite for Megaship Orders, Drewry Says

A “reduced appetite” for ordering ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs) and carriers instead aspiring to become global logistics integrators could finally balance container capacity supply with...

January 10, 2019

How IMO 2020 May Actually Make Ship Fuel Dirtier

In fewer than 12 months’ time, thousands of merchant ships are going to start burning fuel containing higher concentrations of sulfur. That’s a quirky outcome...

January 10, 2019

Asia tanker markets may face unpredictability

For the Asian dirty and clean tanker markets, 2018 was a mixed bag that saw a fragile start but only to end on a fairly...

January 10, 2019

Volatility expected for Asia dry bulk markets in 2019

In spite of a depressed fourth quarter in 2018, all segments of the dry bulk freight market saw earnings increase year on year. (more…)

December 28, 2018

Trump’s Trade War Comes With an Unexpected Bonus: More Trade

A few days before Christmas, the container ship “SM Shanghai” was steaming toward California’s Port of Long Beach. Just ahead and coming to the end...

December 21, 2018

Only two Panamax bulkers demolished in 2018 – BIMCO

2018 has been a slow year for dry bulk demolitions, with only 4.2 million DWT scrapped (as of 17 December), down 71.6% compared to last...

December 19, 2018

Keeping trade flowing after Brexit won’t be plain sailing

The British government has held talks with shipping firms to secure back-up vessels in case Britain exits the European Union with no trade deal but...

December 19, 2018

Drewry: China’s import restrictions on coal spoils the party for Panamaxes

The Chinese government’s objective of suppressing coal and lignite imports in November and December 2018 is adversely impacting demand for Panamaxes and thus rates. Nonetheless,...