Supply/demand balance Despite the fastest growth in supply and the fleet since 2010, the supply/demand balance tightened in 2024. Ship demand has increased as 90% of the capacity that normally transits the Suez Canal has instead been sailing via the Ca…
BIMCO: Container Shipping Market Overview & Outlook December 2024 Read More »
The last 12 months has seen values rise to near-record levels across several sectors of the shipping industry, fuelled by the post-covid shipping boom and a strong newbuild market according to Veson Nautical’s ‘2024 End- Of-Year-Report’. The report sta…
Container sector spearheads a bullish year for global shipping Read More »
November initially carried forward the October trend but ultimately up-ended as a result of the US presidential election injecting fresh volatility into the markets. Alongside this, good PMI figures out of China and a relatively stable sense of instabi…
FBX Index December 2024: Looking forward Read More »
Container xChange’s latest China Market Update provides critical insights into container price trends and industry sentiment heading into 2025. The report highlights findings from xChange’s annual sentiment survey that reveals that supply chain profess…
Supply Chain professionals expect container prices to rise in January 2025 Read More »
Throughout the course of 2024, tanker values continue to hover around the highest levels since 2009, however the volume of sale and purchase activity for larger tankers has slowed considerably as the appetite for this sector takes a dip amidst market u…
Tanker market slows as market uncertainty and high values create headwinds Read More »