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Owners advised to cash in
Prospective buyers of secondhand tonnage have had pause for thought this month with prices now getting to the point where…
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Measuring shipping hubs
At the start of Singapore Maritime Week the latest shipping hub survey was published. This one was authored by DNV…
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April 2024 Review
Iran and Israel traded fire raising concern that the Middle East shipping crisis could escalate. Iran hijacked an Israeli-owned 15,000…
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The on/off risk premium for tankers
Oil prices have been notably steady in the context of worsening geopolitical tension as Iran began direct attacks on Israel…
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Curse of the dry cargo optimist
Last month we wrote that, “If it’s a case of full steam ahead and damn the torpedoes, dry cargo shipowners…
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Back to basics for containers
The wave of newbuildings which will swell the liner fleet to over 30m teu has been building in 2024. To…
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Analyst Abstract
Dry Bulk There’s been a lot of back and forth among panellists this month discussing what issues they want to…
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Secondhand prices getting too hot to handle?
Shadow tanker sales continue to proliferate, something one Asia-based broker compares to a house of cards stuck together with degradable…
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Filling the ranks at sea
The risk of not having enough suitably skilled workers at sea going forward is something the industry is having to…
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Shipping’s Deep Blue moment?
A combination of human skill and AI-powered tools will likely be in store for years to come when it comes…
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Key Shipping Statistics
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Why ammonia might not win the future fuels race
What goes around comes around. When bulk oil tankers were first developed in the 19th century, their introduction set the…
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Costs for armed guards onboard rocket
Amid a tight supply and demand situation, prices for private maritime security guards onboard have shot up dramatically this year,…
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Reining in black swans
Are we, the media, guilty of using the term black swan a tad too much? One encyclopaedia describes a black…
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March 2024 Review
The Red Sea shipping crisis entered a dark new chapter with the first seafarer deaths. The Houthis fired a missile…
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March’s tanker rollercoaster
Oil prices continued to rise in February and March with WTI increasing from $76.49 on February 23 to $80.63 on…
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A sense of euphoria sweeps through dry bulk
Having spent the National Party Congress talking up the prospects of artificial intelligence and the digital economy, China’s government returned…
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Container shipping adjusts to new reality
After US containerised imports were up 9% in January, they rose 6% in February to 2.14m teu, a higher number…
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Analyst Abstract
Tankers Without recycling, the 20+-year-old segment of the VLCC fleet will grow from 97 to 154 ships by the end…
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Dry bulk prices lead the charge
Soaring prices for dry bulk ships have grabbed the most headlines in the S&P scene this month. Brokers argue that…
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