The fall in bunker prices reduce fuel costs significantly

For a ship that burns 24 tonnes of fuel per day while steaming, fuel costs will be reduced by as much as USD 1 million a year if current price levels stay put.

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Macro Economics - Take nothing for granted; we need reforms to improve economic performance

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has downgraded its global growth projection from 3.7% in April to 3.4% in July. The adjustment is primarily due to the large negative result in the US in the first quarter of the year. The IMF stressed that this is now behind us – and it therefore sticks to its 2015 projection with an unchanged growth level of 4.0%.

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• 2014

IMF April Update sees slightly lower global GDP growth

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Macro Economics - As the recovery continues, new issues attract attention

As the recovery continues to move forward, the bumps in the road are both new “friends” and old “foes”. We are still concerned with the lack of inflation in both the US and Eurozone, as production capacity far exceeds demand.

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Macro Economics - Fundamental changes ongoing, and a positive outlook materialising around the world

2014 is off to a good start, as global economic growth is already stronger than anticipated three months ago. At the end of January, the IMF upwardly adjusted its estimates for global economic development in 2013-2015. Amongst the countries receiving noticeable positive adjustments were the US, Japan, Spain, UK, China and India.

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Tanker Shipping - The crude oil tankers' joyride has ended for now - second quarter expected to be less eventful

Global oil demand is seasonal, with Q1 being the weakest season – again, leaving only upside for the remainder of the year.

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Shipping remains challenged as global growth disappoints

Shipping being a derived demand of global economic growth will see lower demand in coming years, all other things being equal, than was previously expected.

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Dry Bulk Shipping - Rate improvements arrived as forecast, but uncertainty mounts for 2015 demand

While we await the long-anticipated rebound in Capesize freight rates centred on Brazilian exports, let's focus on the brighter spots elsewhere in dry bulk shipping

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Tanker Shipping - Crude oil tankers buoyed by low supply growth, as winter season approaches

The world seems to be awash with oil these days, to an extent that no geo-political tensions in the oil-rich producing nations can make us “scared enough” to hike oil prices. We seem to have become accustomed to a world where such tension is the norm. This is very good news for the world economy, as it brings down the cost of energy – despite a number of ongoing major conflicts and the challenges related to Ebola in West Africa.

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China breaks new ground... again

Chinese seaborne imports of iron ore, coal and crude oil have all grown strongly throughout 2017. Both seaborne imports of crude oil and iron ore have reached the highest levels ever recorded, while coal reached the highest level in three years. Imports of crude oil and coal have benefitted the shipping industry to the greatest extent as both volumes and distances have increased.

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