This week’s data underscores the declining trend in VLCC ballast speeds during the summer season, coinciding with a weakening trend in AG-China freight market rates throughout June. Since mid-May, there has been a noticeable strategy among indust…
Dirty crude oil flows to China Read More »
Key transhipment ports, such as Singapore, have witnessed a sharp rise in congestion due to the impact of Red Sea carrier service diversions, which have led to fewer vessel calls but larger average exchanges. This has added to yard congestion. Port pro…
Transhipment ports challenged by changes in call patterns amid the Red Sea crisis Read More »
Newbuilding ordering activity remained elevated over the course of the past week. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Banchero Costa said that “newbuilding business focus of the week is the activity in the tanker market which keeps on piling up. Th…
Newbuilding Orders Keep Piling Up Read More »
This week’s chart (on the right) illustrates the correlation between the number of ballast vessels for Panamax-size ships in the ECSA region and the evolution of P6 $/mt freight rates. Meanwhile, the left chart examines the daily volume loaded (1…
Dry Bulk Market Demand Dynamics – Panamax P6 Read More »
As part of a CEF Study project co-funded by the European Union, Port of Rotterdam, in collaboration with the municipality of Rotterdam and various partners in the port of Rotterdam, is conducting four feasibility studies for shore power. This takes pla…
Shore power for tankers has a significant potential to reduce in-port emissions Read More »