FreightWaves • October 3, 2022

LNG shipping rates ‘shooting for the stars’ at $500,000 per day

With war raging and pipelines sabotaged, shippers are paying astronomical sums to transport LNG across the oceans.

FreightWaves • September 13, 2022

LNG shipping rates top $100,000/day, oil tanker rates still rising

Tanker stocks are proving to be a shelter from the Wall Street storm as demand grows for ships that transport oil and natural gas.

FreightWaves • September 9, 2022

Shipping’s China syndrome: Demand sinks across multiple cargo markets

Shipping volumes are weakening in and out of China. Is this a temporary pullback or a sign of more serious trouble ahead?

FreightWaves • August 24, 2022

Price of LNG goes stratospheric. Will LNG shipping rates follow?

The Russia-Ukraine war caused demand for LNG to surge. Owners of LNG carriers are in prime position to profit this winter.

FreightWaves • August 15, 2022

Five years on Wall Street: Shipping’s exits, arrivals, whales and minnows

The latest shipping company poised to delist has a market cap of $3.9 billion. The latest new entrant’s market cap is under $20 million.

FreightWaves • August 3, 2022

Saber-rattling in Taiwan Strait stokes new supply chain threat

Chinese military exercises in the Taiwan Strait will delay shipments. Further escalation could have dramatic supply chain effects.

FreightWaves • May 9, 2022

Shipping stocks take another beating, sinking by double digits

Shares of ocean shipping companies have given back much of their 2022 gains after another big sell-off.

FreightWaves • May 2, 2022

How war, shipping boom, China lockdowns impact Panama Canal

Container-ship transits of the Panama Canal are up as liners favor the East Coast. LNG transits are down as U.S. gas heads to Europe.

FreightWaves • April 14, 2022

Commodity shipping stocks are trouncing Dow transport average

Tanker, bulker and LNG shipping stocks rise as domestic freight and container stocks face pressure.

FreightWaves • March 25, 2022

Biden-EU energy pact: LNG shipping game changer or wartime hype?

U.S. LNG cargoes were already flooding toward Europe months before the new deal. Real progress seems years away.

FreightWaves • March 21, 2022

Armada carrying US LNG heads to Europe, but it won’t be enough

Ship-position data shows a fleet of gas carriers en route to Europe amid scramble to bolster energy supply.

FreightWaves • January 24, 2022

How Russian invasion of Ukraine could impact ocean shipping

An attack on Ukraine could hike costs for shipowners and cargo shippers across the globe.

FreightWaves • January 18, 2022

Tanker, bulker, LNG rates drop. Container rates hold near top

For bulk commodity shipping, a rough start to the year. For container shipping, the profit bonanza continues.

FreightWaves • December 21, 2021

LNG shipping’s wild ride: Record, plunge, new record, new plunge

Spot rates topped $300,000/day, sank to teens, rose to over $360,000, now back near $100,000.

FreightWaves • October 18, 2021

First containers, then dry bulk, now LNG shipping rates are spiking

The boom in ocean shipping is spreading to other segments. Spot LNG shipping rates just topped $150,000 per day.

FreightWaves • October 15, 2021

As shipping prospects rise, field of shipping stocks shrinks

More public shipping companies go private as IPOs remain rare. Here's why exits outpace new listings.

FreightWaves • October 4, 2021

Despite exodus of empty containers, US exports are hitting new highs

Containerized exports continue to struggle but overall, U.S. exports are rising. Sales are at record levels for some commodities.

FreightWaves • September 27, 2021

Power crisis deepens in Asia and Europe: What it means to shipping

As some Chinese factories go dark, more delays for container imports but bullish sign for coal, LNG and oil shipping.

FreightWaves • September 13, 2021

Shipping stocks hit fresh highs amid COVID-era supply chain chaos

Dry bulk and LNG shipping stocks now at 52-week peaks with container stocks not far from the top.

FreightWaves • February 22, 2021

Another one bites the dust: LNG shipping’s GasLog to delist

One of the largest players in public LNG shipping, GasLog Ltd., plans to give up its NYSE listing. Will more shipowners opt to go private?