A surge in newbuilding orders to one-in-five of the boxship fleet has again raised the prospect of structural overcapacity. It comes as the value of containerships ordered in the first […]
Developing world countries and their small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are taking a huge blow from the current situation in liner shipping as for many of them the tariffs are […]
Shipowners and charterers are refusing to get carried away with talk of super cycles in commodities markets. Speakers at TradeWinds’ Shipowners Forum Singapore 2021 said that while bulker rates are […]
The stunning amount of boxships ordered so far this year is set to continue with big names such as Cosco, Ocean Network Express (ONE), Yang Ming and Maersk all tipped […]
Coal trades may be subject to short-term disruption following a derailment in South Africa and a new wave of coronavirus infection in Indonesia. Some delays in cargo being delivered to […]
A top commodities analyst at Goldman Sachs has claimed the ferrous metals markets looks set to enjoy a prolonged super-cycle. Nicholas Snowdon, Goldman Sachs head of base metals and bulk […]
Goodbye Centerbridge Partners, hello Fidelity Investments. In another sign of gathering confidence in the duration of a dry bulk bull market, iconic US buy-and-hold investor Fidelity has become the top […]
Carriers have sought to play down US government fears on competition and erroneous charges. President Joe Biden has issued an executive order demanding the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) take all […]
The number of ships sold for recycling so far this year has risen sharply, despite red-hot boxship and bulker markets tempting many owners to hang on to older vessels. Figures […]
The surging demand for infrastructure-related commodities such as iron ore and coal, along with minor bulks such as aggregates, clinker, limestone is likely to help fuel the dry bulk market […]
