Splash Extra January 2022
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Soaring bunker prices tipped to clear out older tonnage
Bunker prices, already the highest they’ve been since 2012, are widely tipped to remain at severely elevated levels all year,…
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The best ports during the pandemic
I've been very lucky to work from home for the last 10 years. Working with colleagues in Asia, I’m up…
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January 2022 Review
China’s zero-Covid-19 policy saw partial lockdowns at many key port cities in January including Ningbo, Tianjin, Dalian, Shenzhen and Shanghai.…
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End of the lockdown party for bulk carriers?
During the Asian tiger economy years of the 1990s, the most the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) went up was by…
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Tankers: A tragedy in two acts
During January 2021, oil prices have risen to seven-year heights as traders gamble that demand for crude oil could outstrip…
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Congestion keeps box rates flying
Congestion continues to plague the container shipping markets. Logistics giant Kuehne & Nagel’s new Global Disruption Indicator shows that global…
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Analyst Abstract
Dry Bulk It’s January and just as the sun rises every day, the time between Christmas and Chinese New Year…
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Boxship prices continue to firm
January tends to be a tough month rates-wise for many ship types. Shipping’s real year increasingly tends to get going…
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Should banks charge more for lending to dirtier ships?
Excluding the tanker sector, the rest of the shipping industry widely saw green numbers last year, setting the stage for…
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The digital chemists
FuelTrust.io is a startup with heritage in maritime and IBM’s Watson technology, from the two founders Darren Shelton and Jonathan…
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Key Shipping Statistics
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Will the tiger roar?
The first of February marks the first day of the Lunar New Year and the start of the Year of…
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