China’s imposition of new “Special Port Service Fees” on US-linked vessels is more than trade retaliation — it’s a further stress test for ship finance structures. This article explores how the measures could reshape sale-and-leaseback, lending, and ri…
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We estimate that the dry bulk supply/demand balance will strengthen slightly in 2025 and gradually weaken in 2026 and 2027. Cargo demand growth is slowing, as coal shipments decline and iron ore shipments stagnate,” says Filipe Gouveia, Shipping Analys…
Dry Bulk Shipping: Demand growth softens as coal shipments decline Read More »
Major bulk, made up of iron ore, coal, and grains, exports ended 2025 Q3 above the previous year and sit as the quarter with the highest volume of major bulk exported on the Signal Ocean Platform. Demand from China across all these major bulks helped t…
Monthly Major Bulk Radar: The Third Quarter Closed With A Surge That Few Expected Read More »
Only 38 vessels were ordered in 9M25 compared to 86 in 9M24, with the orderbook-to-fleet ratio continuing to weaken in 2025, deflated by higher deliveries and low new orders. New orders were impacted by the slower pace of FIDs (in 2024 and 1H25), along…
LNG orders halve in 2025—a likely rebound in the near term Read More »
In Q3 2025, sanctions, tariffs, and trade wars have amplified risk across global shipping, splitting trading fleets and shattering records for deceptive vessel practices. The maritime sector now sits at the frontline of an unprecedented foreign policy …
Top 7 Geopolitical Disruptions in Q3 2025 Read More »