Trade tariffs cause rate differential and capacity transfer to countries “other than China” There is no consensus on who will “win” the US-China trade war, or whether there will be a winner at all, but the shipping industry has already reac…
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“A fire in the engine room is any seafarer’s worst nightmare,” says Tom Backlund, Wärtsilä’s General Manager Large Bore Engines. This is especially true when it comes to fuel leakages in vessel engine rooms. This is why the International Convention for…
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In an economy mired by trade wars, rising global unrest and increasingly complex geopolitics, views are – unsurprisingly – mixed about the future fortunes for container shipping. At Multimodal 2019, a freight transport, logistics and supply chain manag…
Differences of opinion on container outlook Read More »
Capesize The market showed variability over the past week, as most routes were active yet sentiment differed from region to region. The Pacific market largely softened on the back of an inactive West Australian market. Charterers were usually able to a…
Dry Bulk Market: Capesize Market Shows Varied Performance Read More »
A wider conflict with Iran would be negative for most types of ships and for the oil markets in general. Fewer ships will transit the Straits of Hormuz. The following analysis focuses on VLCCs, which lift most of the crude cargo volumes out of the Arab…
A potential war with Iran and the impact on trade Read More »