If ever there was a leading indicator to the commodity index this year, it is the Panamax freight market. Already coming under heavy pressure in the last quarter of 2019 these mid-sized workhorses of the dry bulk market started 2020 on the same bearish…
Are the darkest days over – for Panamax freight at least? Read More »
The COVID-19 outbreak has been causing a huge impact on people’s lives, families and communities. As the international response continues to develop, organisations are operating in uncharted waters. Critical information on the characteristics of this n…
The coming decade for the shipping industry promises to be a momentous one, with change and challenges expected on a scale not seen in living memory. The scale and rate of advancement across our sector over the next few years is set to heighten the imp…
Forces combine to bring hull efficiency into the spotlight Read More »
The usual seasonality in tandem with the coronavirus shockwave have dealt a heavy blow to the dry bulk shipping market during the first quarter of the year. Capesizes hurt the most Capesizes have been hit the worst. Since their trade is China-centric, …
Dry Bulk Market In Q1: The Rat Was Infected Read More »
Almost overnight the global effort to fight the coronavirus has forced companies around the world and across all sectors to take drastic measures to shut their businesses, offices, premises, worksites and yards for an, as yet, indeterminate period of t…