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Dry bulk seen entering period of consolidation
Shipping’s largest sector - dry bulk - has experienced some very significant merger moves in recent months, which many believe…
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You’ll be paying for all this maritime tech consolidation
We’ve been covering the consolidation within the maritime tech space closely over the past 18 months. While many have been…
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February 2024 Review
The Houthis continued to hound merchant ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, getting better with their…
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Tankers: What goes up can still go up
Against the backdrop of war in Ukraine and Gaza, ship operators have so far this year benefited from rising freight…
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Auspicious signs for dry cargo in the Year of the Dragon
The Lunar New Year holiday bit into chartering activity for the vital capesize segment, depressing the Baltic Dry Index from…
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Containerlines get no sympathy from shippers
As Diana Shipping joined the list of operators avoiding the Red Sea, CMA CGM complained about how the conflict related…
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Analyst Abstract
Tankers It’s been a very solid month for crude and product tankers with China noticeably back in big buying mode.…
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Buoyant bulkers lead the way
A sign of a buoyant market is when secondhand prices edge closer - and occasionally surpass - newbuild prices. Witness…
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The rise of the seaborne ammonia trades
The global trade of ammonia is increasing every year with a rise in trade projected until at least the middle…
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How one maritime AI research project could cut 1% of total global emissions
Sorry, what did you say? Bjørn Åge Hjøllo, chief sustainability officer at e-navigation specialist NAVTOR, smiles in recognition of the…
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Volatility: The spice of life
With the first couple of months of 2024 behind us, we should by now be able to begin to discern…
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Landlocked shipping registers make a comeback
The Indian backers of the world’s newest shipping flag are in discussions to create another registry, with both nations sharing…
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African flags and the Russian war machine
In close to 24 years of covering this industry, a constant head-scratcher has been the outsourcing of national shipping registries,…
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January 2024 Review
Shipping came to terms this month with the fact that the Red Sea exodus is here to stay for a…
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Tankers enjoy a very happy new year
The Middle East continues to be a vital part of the global oil market, both in terms of production from…
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A typical January for dry bulk
The situation in the Middle East has affected bulker operations with shipbroker Braemar reporting that about 60 fewer capesize bulkers…
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Financial salve for logistical headaches saves Q1 for containers
UNCTAD said on January 26 that Suez Canal transits were down 39% in the two months to January 19 and…
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Analyst Abstract
Tankers The tanker vessel class most impacted by the Red Sea diversions is suezmax, likely leading to a spike in…
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Tanker sales tank
Year-on-year bulker activity increased this January, with a total of 47 bulkers sold so far, compared to 42 in January…
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