FreightWaves • 16th January 2021 Ship fuel prices jump, spread widens. Is ‘scrubber’ revival nigh? Higher fuel prices are bad news for box shippers. Higher fuel spreads are good news for owners with scrubber-fitted fleets.
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 • 16th October 2020 ‘Exit Strategy’: Clock is ticking for swashbuckling shipowners Sequel to “The Shipping Man” asks whether ESG will kill the old-school style of traditional shipowners.
FreightWaves • 14th October 2020 Trump vs. Biden: How the winner could affect ocean shipping A “blue sweep” win for Democrats could be good for container ships, bad for tankers.
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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 19th March 2020 How cruising’s coronavirus crisis alters marine-fuel equation Halt of cruise voyages will slash HFO demand, a positive for cargo ships with scrubbers.
FreightWaves • 10th March 2020 Coronavirus is decimating IMO 2020 ship-scrubber savings Ship scrubbers no longer equate to big savings on fuel costs. Is this only temporary?
FreightWaves • 5th March 2020 How OPEC’s coronavirus cuts affect ocean shipping Slashed oil production is bad for tankers, but fallout for container ships hinges on price action.
FreightWaves • 11th February 2020 Q&A: Nautilus Labs on how tech can tackle fuel use and emissions An exclusive interview with Matt Heider, CEO of voyage-optimization platform Nautilus Labs.
FreightWaves • 7th February 2020 Shipping decarbonization hinges on owners of cargo, not ships Momentum builds for decarbonization of ocean shipping but it’s far from a done deal.
FreightWaves • 6th February 2020 IMO 2020 throws monkey wrench into ocean rate visibility It has become even harder to determine what the prevailing bulk ocean freight rate really is.
FreightWaves • 17th January 2020 Book review: ‘IMO 2020: A Regulatory Tsunami’ A new book places IMO 2020 in the context of a potential “third revolution” for shipping.
FreightWaves • 10th January 2020 What happens when IMO 2020 collides with cargo slump? What’s going on in dry bulk, the world’s largest transport market by volume, is a cautionary tale for all ocean segments.
FreightWaves • 7th January 2020 IMO 2020 fallout, demand slump batter dry bulk Good news if you’re a shipper of coal, grain and iron ore: ocean transport is once again looking cheap. Bad news if you’re an owner of a dry bulk carrier: income is even weaker.
FreightWaves • 6th January 2020 Outlook 2020: Top questions for ocean shipping In a high-stakes business that’s this unpredictable, it’s vital to keep a sharp watch on the wild cards you can foresee and mentally prepare yourself to be surprised by those you can’t.
FreightWaves • 26th December 2019 Ominous IMO 2020 signs for ocean shipping spot rates Are ship owners and operators successfully passing along the higher cost to beneficial cargo owners (BCOs)? The very early answer appears to be: mostly no.
