Capesize The Capesize sector spent the week trundling along the market floor as the last few day’s brief revival of rates was quickly wiped out, returning the 5TC back to $5-6k OPEX levels. On a more positive note, the Atlantic basin has begun to see a…
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Shipping lines and container owners in North America (majorly in the US) are finding it difficult to return containers to China. To add to the present challenges, the US is also facing major trucking issues that are making cargo movement within the cou…
Class society DNV has called for co-ordinated plans from all maritime stakeholders, including major energy and fuel providers and ports, in tandem with incentives for first movers in shipping’s emerging green corridors to facilitate the sector’s energy…
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Oslo-based Xeneta is calling into question industry narratives of significantly declining ocean freight volumes and shipper dismay over rising Bunker Adjustment Factors (BAF). In its latest ‘Ocean Freight Pulse’ survey of its user base, made up of glob…
Xeneta questions ‘myths’ of heavily declining container volumes and bunker price unrest Read More »
On 22 July, Russia and Ukraine signed an agreement to allow grain exports from three ports in Ukraine during a period of 120 days. On 7 September, Putin expressed concerns over the agreement, giving rise to uncertainty about its scope and renewal. More…
Ukraine exports reach 2.1 mln tonnes under grain deal, Russia raises fresh concerns Read More »