April 2, 2020
The world is a very different place to when the last edition of Drewry’s Container Forecaster report was published in December. The only certainty is...
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Analysis
March 31, 2020
Development of mega LNG liquefaction projects continues to suffer in a coronavirus (COVID-19)-impacted market with low demand, historically low LNG prices and an oil price...
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March 27, 2020
The global economy’s most abrupt and consequential shock in at least a generation is unfolding at ports and other hubs of international commerce as the...
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March 23, 2020
With the coronavirus pandemic worsening globally, the enforcement of further restrictions across key ports from this week was seen having a detrimental impact on the...
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March 20, 2020
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the outbreak of the novel coronavirus a pandemic. There is little doubt that this will have significant implications...
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March 19, 2020
[BIMCO] The coronavirus pandemic is impacting global shipping demand for 2020 negatively. The speed of the virus spread makes it difficult to assess the full...
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February 27, 2020
The start of the new year has, as is often the case for dry bulk shipping, been marked by falling freight rates. The seasonal slump,...
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February 26, 2020
High fleet growth in 2019 and the coronavirus in China are clouding the outlook for 2020, despite the expected lower fleet growth. (more…)
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February 24, 2020
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus, recently dubbed COVID-19, continues to generate massive economic and financial uncertainty when it comes to China and global shipping....
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February 14, 2020
Global ports will see reduced trade volumes as a result of the coronavirus, COVID-19, which would become more severe should Chinese production take time to...
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February 10, 2020
The virus spread coincides with the Chinese Lunar New Year (CNY), which marks the traditional low season for shipping markets. Thus, the virus’ knock-on effects...
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January 30, 2020
US seaborne exports to China of the goods which China has imposed tariffs on since the start of the trade war fell by 37.6% in...
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January 24, 2020
In May, while President Donald Trump toured a new $10 billion plant designed to prepare natural gas for export, he made a vow. Such facilities...
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January 21, 2020
At least $1 trillion of investment in new fuel technology is needed to enable the shipping industry to meet U.N. targets for cuts in carbon...
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January 3, 2020
The implementation of low sulfur bunker fuel regulations on January 1 could result in changed market structures for clean and dirty tankers in 2020 as...
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