The dry bulk market is still trying to find a new balance, amid China’s economical repositiona and shifting trade patterns. For instance, coal trade routes are changing on the back of stricter rules and the need for low sulphur coal. However, the…
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As we’ve entered the month of summer holidays for many, demolition activity has kept its lackluster performance. In its latest weekly report, Clarkson Platou Hellas commented that “with regards to the lack of tonnage now clearly evident in the ma…
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The peak of the summer season is bringing with it a low in newbuilding ordering activity, which is becoming more and more evident in the market. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Allied Shipbroking noted that “being in the peak of the summer peri…
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When China entered the WTO back in late 2001, experts were expecting a huge boost in trade, with shipping the main beneficiary. Indeed, this scenario unfolded in the most spectacular manner, as the dry bulk market boomed for the next few years. Today, …
China: The Trade Juggernaut In a Crossroad as Shipping Industry Awaits Outcome Read More »
With the crude tanker market facing oversupply issues, could a respite come from Canada? In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Gibson said that “the Federal Government in Ottawa very much has it’s back against the wall in trying to establish viable l…
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