Most shipping stakeholders expect Suez Canal transits to resume before the end of 2025 and for Trump tariffs to escalate, according to a Drewry survey. The last few years have seen the share prices of container shipping stocks rise and fall as steeply …
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“Since 2019, the global container market has grown 8%, ending at 183.2m TEU in 2024 according to Container Trade Statistics. However, growth has been very uneven and regional imbalances between exports and imports have increased by 33%,” says Niels Ras…
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An unusually early Lunar New Year at the end of January set the precedent for a rise in container rates at the start of January before dipping to normal levels at the end of the month. However, with the new Trump administration putting plans in place t…
LR tonne-miles dropped sharply in December-24 and January-25 due to a stark decline in Europe’s middle distillate imports, and shifting export patterns in the Wider Arabian Sea. Due to declining Red Sea exports, and India West Coast exports having stay…
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Greece is one of the maritime industry’s global powerhouses. Greek shipowners control over 20% of the global fleet and account for 60% of the EU-controlled fleet. The industry’s contribution to the Greek economy makes up 7% of the country’s GDP and whi…