Despite the expected summer lull, newbuilding ordering activity picked up over the course of the past week. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Allied Shipbroking said that “rather surprisingly, we saw a considerable boost in the volume of new orde…
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The global economy started in 2018 on a positive note but, as industrial production decelerated, trade slowed and business confidence fell, the momentum lost steam. Global growth, which peaked at close to 4% in 2017, moderated to 3.6% in 2018 and is pr…
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With the first half of 2019 plagued by increased net tanker fleet growth and a higher than expected refinery maintenance, things weren’t going to be all that rosy for tanker owners. However, ship owner Teekay Tanker remains optimistic on the futu…
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The tanker market is in a perilous place, as the US/China trade war is alive and kicking and world oil demand growth is trending downwards. Product tankers could suffer more, given that a number of oil products are directly correlated to global economi…
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Ship owners around the world are snapping up bulkers, in an attempt to take advantage of the booming dry bulk market. In its latest weekly analysis, shipbroker Intermodal said that “it was a fairly busy week in the dry S&P market. Despite the ease …
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