Increased regulatory requirements and market trends around sustainability and the environment have been impacting shipping companies for many years and new requirements continue to be introduced, such as the IMO 2050 target for the reduction of GHG emi…
The outlook is poor for dry bulk, as the negative demand shock and overcapacity come together to send rates to multi-year lows, even a return to work in China is not enough to support the market. Demand drivers and freight rates The dry bulk shipping m…
Dry Bulk Shipping: No Quick Recovery For The Dry Bulk Market As Covid-19 Digs Deeper Read More »
Shipbrokers and market delegates are debating as to whether the current dry bulk market’s demise is an aftermath of the pandemic, or if more structural damage has been done, which could the market remain depressed for many more months. In its latest we…
Dry Bulk Market: Is a V-Shaped or a U-Shaped Recovery Underway? Read More »
The European Commission has published the first annual report on CO2 emissions from maritime transport. The report analyses the CO2 emissions and energy efficiency information of all the ships over 5,000 gross tonnage, which performed maritime transpor…
Commission publishes first annual EU report on CO2 emissions from maritime transport Read More »
Geopolitical tensions have now eased, leaving freight rates to feel the full effects of the weak underlying market and falling demand. Tanker shipping looks set to be under pressure for the rest of the year. Demand drivers and freight rates The tanker …
Tanker Shipping: Sky High Freight Rates Replaced By Reality Of Falling Global Oil Demand Read More »