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
Tanker Shipping - crude oil tankers in the mixed zone 13 June 2013 Crude oil tankers in the mixed zone, whereas product tankers are feeling the first rays of sun between the clouds Market analysis Tanker
Tanker Shipping - Oil demand is growing - but freight rates stay subdued as vessel supply is plentiful 09 December 2010 Crude oil has been trading in the USD 70-90 per barrel band for almost a year now. Oil prices crossed the USD 90 per barrel threshold in May Market analysis
Container Shipping - Going slow across the board has brought back black bottom lines 13 October 2010 Forecast: BIMCO expects the fourth quarter to be a difficult one, with volumes going down from recent highs. This may also mean idling vessels becomes more normal again as they are removed from stings or simply temporarily abundant as volumes tighten. During the first half of 2010 the container trade has made a remarkable comeback. Rates have doubled on many routes and volumes have returned from the abyss to the benefit of many owners who have switched from red ink to black as a result of this. Market analysis Container
Tanker Shipping: Signs of weakness are appearing, but still money to be made 06 May 2016 Our recommendation remains to balance your exposure to market by seeking a fixture in the time charter market. Market analysis Tanker
The shipping market in 2016 and looking forward 03 January 2017 The shipping industry has its work cut out going forward in 2017 as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast the lowest level of global GDP growth since 2009. 2017 will see another year of die-hard competition, which now includes tankers. In 2016, the container shipping industry bit the bullet in terms of demolition and consolidation to help the market to recover. The dry bulk sector needs to copy that approach. Market analysis
Tanker Shipping: Still a strong market as demand stays high 25 January 2016 One of the most characteristic developments in 2015 was the declining price of crude oil during the second half of the year. Brent crude oil dropped from USD 57 a barrel (bbl.) on 1 July to hit USD 37 a bbl. on the last trading day in 2015. Market analysis Tanker 2016
Dry bulk shipping: take good care of the recovery 06 November 2017 This ongoing recovery is still in a "fragile" state - demand has increased but so has supply. Market analysis Market reports Dry cargo
Container shipping lines earned 42 USD less per TEU in 2016 19 January 2017 The container shipping lines received an average rate 7% (42 USD) lower in 2016 than in 2015, if they operated in the spot market on all Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) trade routes. This has primarily been due to the devastating low rates received in the first half of 2016, as the average rate received in H2 2016 was 22% higher than the rate received in H2 2015. Market analysis Container
Container shipping: New networks come into focus as the supply side holds the key to improvements 25 April 2017 The most recent available data show that demand for the container shipping grew by 2.7% in 2016. With the supply side growing by only 1.3%, this meant that the fundamental market balance improved for the first time since 2011. This development is primarily due to decisive actions by shipowners who sold excess tonnage for demolition. Market analysis Container
