The newbuilding market has been dominated by the container and LNG segments of late, but the dry bulk sector has also seen its fair share of action lately. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Clarkson Platou Hellas said that “in the dry market, cli…
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Strong rebound in container traffic pushes global ports far beyond pre-pandemic levels Container shipping has enjoyed a phase of strong demand. With the exception of Hamburg and Hong Kong, the 15 largest container ports in the world exceeded pre-pandem…
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Steel demand is set to grow by a marginal amount this year, but prospects for seaborne steel trade in 2023 look decidedly better – although the war in Ukraine is a significant downside risk in any forecasts. The World Steel Association’s (worldsteel) l…
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China’s iron ore imports were down by 8.5% during the first quarter of 2022. In a recent report, shipbroker Banchero Costa said that “2021 proved fairly robust, but far from remarkable, in terms of global seaborne iron ore trade. Total global loadings …
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The global shipping sector rebounded strongly from the pandemic in container and dry bulk shipping. A lack of capacity to handle the unexpectedly strong wave of demand and Covid-related closings disbalanced global supply chains and led to spiking tarif…
Global shipping outlook: rebalancing with reshaped routes Read More »