FreightWaves • 11th January 2021 New world record set for shipping rates: $350,000 per day An LNG ship is now earning more than any other vessel in history. Extreme weather in Asia has propelled LNG rates into the stratosphere.
FreightWaves • 11th December 2020 LPG shipping rates hit 5-year high, topping $100,000 a day It’s not just container shipping that’s rolling in profits. LPG tanker rates are hitting new highs on Asian demand for U.S. propane.
FreightWaves • 2nd December 2020 How the Panama Canal traffic jam is affecting ocean shipping Panama Canal congestion is not impeding transits of container ships but it is pumping up spot rates for LNG and LPG carriers.
FreightWaves • 2nd November 2020 LNG shipping rates just hit $125,000 per day Positive COVID recovery signal: LNG shipping is behaving normally again, with a typical seasonal spike.
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 • 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 • 15th June 2020 US crude, gas and coal exports are all flashing red Warning sign for tanker investors as US crude exports begin to reverse course.
FreightWaves • 1st June 2020 Remember the trade war? It’s back and at risk of escalating What the war of words between the U.S. and China means to ocean shipping.
FreightWaves • 27th May 2020 LPG shipping: volatile, spot-exposed, leveraged to COVID-19 Rates for ocean transport of propane could surge if the worst of the coronavirus crisis is past.
FreightWaves • 30th March 2020 Could coronavirus block or delay some Panama Canal transits? An in-depth look at coronavirus risks to Panama Canal transits.
FreightWaves • 20th March 2020 How oil price war threatens US propane exports America had been on track to become the world’s largest propane exporter until Saudi Arabia opened its crude spigot.
FreightWaves • 13th December 2019 Q&A: Dorian CEO Hadjipateras on LPG surge, trade war, IMO 2020 An exclusive interview with John Hadjipateras, founder and CEO of NYSE-listed Dorian LPG.
FreightWaves • 18th November 2019 A massive floating LNG stockpile has just been unloaded What was behind the historic rise and sudden fall in global LNG floating storage?
FreightWaves • 31st October 2019 Long-haul LPG shipping sector is flying high Ship owners like Dorian LPG are reaping the benefits of very strong VLGC spot rates.
FreightWaves • 22nd October 2019 LNG shipping rates now far exceed crude-tanker rates Spot rates for liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers are now higher – much higher – than for crude tankers.
FreightWaves • 1st October 2019 COSCO blacklisting sparks LNG collateral damage (with video) U.S. sanctions targeting Iranian crude aboard Chinese ships ensnare Canadian-headquartered, New York-listed owner of Bahamas-flagged vessels carrying Russian cargoes via Arctic Sea.
FreightWaves • 10th September 2019 Another LNG nail in coal’s coffin? Final investment decisions for new global LNG export plants are surging, a negative for future thermal coal demand.
FreightWaves • 28th August 2019 LNG heats up, boxes continue slide LNG rates are now seasonally strengthening, while container rates in the trans-Pacific remain stubbornly weak.
FreightWaves • 26th August 2019 Epic Gas thinks big (and small) An exclusive interview with FreightWaves, Epic Gas chief executive officer Charles Maltby.
FreightWaves • 24th July 2019 Switch to gas to accelerate, slashing U.S. coal demand Low pricing will speed up Europe's transition from coal to gas, according to Morgan Stanley.
