FreightWaves • 25th November 2020 Ag export equation: Bulk surge, box squeeze, ‘reefer madness’ Bulk soybean and corn exports are way up, but containerized ag exports are waylaid by equipment shortfalls and Chinese inspections.
FreightWaves • 4th November 2020 2016 vote sparked fireworks for shipping stocks. Repeat in 2020? A look back at the days after the 2016 presidential election and the strange case of “The Donald Trump Shipping Stock Boom.”
FreightWaves • 27th October 2020 Shipping climate clash: What it means to bottom lines What happens next at the IMO will affect oceangoing ship capacity — and freight rates — for decades to come.
FreightWaves • 15th October 2020 How Panama Canal navigated COVID, drought and trade war Cargo mix and larger locks kept Panama Canal volumes rising despite headwinds.
FreightWaves • 8th October 2020 Can green shipping scheme lick ‘herding cats’ dilemma? Banks, charterers, shipowners and governments want to clean up ocean transport. Not necessarily in the same way.
FreightWaves • 6th October 2020 New ship orders sink as fear of future economic crisis grows Shipping CEOs see an increasing risk of a global economic crisis in the decade ahead.
FreightWaves • 5th October 2020 Dry bulk shipping rates have just hit a new 2020 high Another key bellwether — the cost of dry bulk freight — is pointing to an economic recovery.
FreightWaves • 25th September 2020 How IMO 2020 turned into the Y2K of ocean shipping Marine fuel prices are down 30% year-on-year despite the IMO 2020 regulation.
FreightWaves • 21st September 2020 COVID fears pummel already battered shipping stocks Ocean shipping stocks remain mired in a sea of red. A bad year is getting worse.
FreightWaves • 8th September 2020 Shipping suffers wave of spills, fires, collisions and lives lost After decades of safety improvements, a deadly stretch of casualties for ocean shipping.
FreightWaves • 3rd September 2020 Disaster fallout: How global shocks are reshaping trade An interview with McKinsey partner Ed Barriball, who warns that global shocks will become more frequent.
FreightWaves • 25th August 2020 New data trove reveals how COVID hit world trade Good news: Ocean volumes are recovering from COVID.
FreightWaves • 17th August 2020 Q&A: COVID, the rise of China, and the future of ocean shipping COVID-19 could ignite geopolitical clashes and cause “meltdown” in U.S. consumer demand.
FreightWaves • 7th August 2020 Hopes for shipping M&A face reality check M&A is being blocked by weak share pricing among buyers and lack of desperation among sellers.
FreightWaves • 29th July 2020 Ship orders collapse; will rate boom follow? New data reveals just how far ship orders have sunk. The less that are ordered, the higher future rates could climb.
FreightWaves • 27th July 2020 Robinhood’s topsy-turvy Top 10 shipping stocks Robintrack.net data reveals what retail traders are buying and when. The question is: Why?
FreightWaves • 24th July 2020 Dry bulk shipping rates slashed in half Dry bulk was riding high just a few weeks ago. Now it’s taking a tumble.
FreightWaves • 22nd July 2020 Shipping stock pickers turn down the volume — way down An analysis of daily traded values and volumes of tanker and dry bulk stocks.
FreightWaves • 15th July 2020 Shipowners with shares worth pennies rake in millions The rise of the shipping penny stock.
FreightWaves • 14th July 2020 Tanker stocks are sinking toward the bottom Nordic American Tankers is the best stock performer among larger listed ship owners. Scorpio Bulkers is the worst.
