The global container industry is huge — in excess of $4 trillion worth of goods will be shipped using containers in 2018. Almost everything we use on a daily basis is transported by containers at some point in its life. But at the same time there seems…
Kinks in the supply chain Money, fuel and logistics – and the rising tide of IMO 2020 Read More »
The Brazilian economy is on track to expand by 1.8% this year, a downward revision from the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) initial expectation of 2.3% in January. This downward revision is due to lower than expected consumption, exacerbated by fue…
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Capesize A sharp reversal of fortunes for the big ships as the week closed after a depressed beginning. To start with drops were sudden, with the key West Australia/China rate falling over a dollar in one day, dropping Tuesday to $7.95 before climbing …
Capesize Market Ends Week with a Bang Read More »
On 24 September, China released a second list of goods which will attract a 10% tariff on imports from the US. Interestingly, LNG did not feature in the first list, but it was included in the second. China also indicated that it may eventually impose a…
China prepares for life without US LNG Read More »
Clarksons Research have published their semi-annual report “Shipping Review & Outlook”, which is available now to download on Shipping Intelligence Network. Summarising the report, Steve Gordon, Managing Director of Clarksons Research commented: · …