Dry Bulk Shipping - The haunted dry bulk sector awaits positive demand impact from China and is beaten by supply growth in record territory. 13 June 2012 The dry bulk market is under immense pressure, as the retreating weight of China as the driver of the market is extensively felt. At a time when supply growth simply breaks new mind-blowing delivery records, the demand situation is pitching in a bit too. Currently, there are reports of Chinese customers in the steel industry that are refusing to honour their contract as prices drop, and stock piles are fuller than normal at a time when steel mills take their foot off the throttle following a red-hot production period in recent months. Market analysis Dry cargo
Does the new foreign trade record from China support shipping demand? 14 July 2010 Strong export figures from China prove that the global economy is out of the emergency room and has been moved into the recovery room Market analysis
China - still growing but at slowing pace 04 July 2010 China is still growing but at slowing pace according to latest PMI indices, which suggest a cooling of the manufacturing sector is ongoing Market analysis
“One-to-watch-out-for”: China Manufacturing PMI 16 May 2010 China is firmly back on the growth trend with PMI indices at pre-crisis level showing sustained growth in the manufacturing sector Market analysis
Dry Bulk Shipping: Poor freight rates despite strong demand growth from China 01 September 2016 Demand. The dry bulk commodity imports into and exports out of China we have seen in the first half of 2016 are very positive – and nothing short of extraordinary. But, putting it into perspective, compared to the devastating freight rate levels over the same period, it highlights that something is very wrong in the dry bulk market. The market is nowhere near balanced. Market analysis Dry cargo
China's import of iron ore to propel dry bulk shipping demand in 2017 19 April 2017 China's import of iron ore will continue to be a key driver for the demand growth in 2017 for the dry bulk shipping industry, alongside shipping of grains. Market analysis Dry cargo
US Crude Oil Exports to China drop to zero in August 09 October 2018 Total US crude exports to all destinations other than China hit a new all-time high in August at 6.96 million tonnes. Market analysis Tanker Macro
No US Crude oil exports to China for second month in a row 07 November 2018 For the seventh month in a row total US crude oil exports excluding china hit a new all-time high reaching 7.9 million tonnes in September. Market analysis Macro Tanker
Macro Economics: Demand supported by EU and US while China is creating uncertainty 08 October 2015 All eyes are on China in recent months as most other non-Chinese economic indicators have been dwarfed by the government’s actions and markets’ reactions. It is all of the things that we don’t know about the Chinese economy that is worrying, not the fact that the economy is in a transition phase which inevitably will drive down GDP growth and change import and export patterns. Market analysis Macro 2015
China’s manufacturing sector is struggling to keep up pace 24 March 2015 Data released today on the condition of the Chinese manufacturing sector points towards weaker business conditions. HSBC/Markit China Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) is coming down from a seven-months high in February ... Market analysis Container 2015
