FreightWaves • November 22, 2021 Ship fuel price highest since 2013, ‘scrubber spread’ widens Price of low-sulfur fuel is rising faster than high-sulfur fuel. Ships with scrubbers stand to gain.
FreightWaves • November 11, 2021 ‘Gobbling up’ cargo: How crude tankers cannibalized product tankers Crude and product tankers may be totally different markets, but 2021 proved how connected they are.
FreightWaves • November 4, 2021 Crude tankers still bleeding cash. Stars aligned for 2022 recovery? Crude-tanker owners continue to pile up huge losses, but hopes are high for next year.
FreightWaves • November 2, 2021 Shipping shares in sea of red as broader stock market rises Virtually every U.S.-listed shipping stock fell on a day that the S&P 500 hit a record high.
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 8, 2021 Yet another worry: Price of ship fuel is now highest since 2014 Cost of fuel consumed by container ships, bulkers and tankers is effectively at a seven-year high.
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 20, 2021 Shipping stocks hammered as China fears intensify Dry bulk shares suffer double-digit declines, with tanker and container stocks also caught up in the sell-off.
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 • July 16, 2021 A cruel summer for shipping stocks as tide turns Despite epic container rates and hefty dry bulk profits, stocks fell by double digits over the past three weeks.
FreightWaves • July 11, 2021 How much do shipping CEOs make? (Here’s their pay info) An in-depth look at CEO compensation in container shipping, bulk shipping and the cruise industry.
FreightWaves • July 7, 2021 Ship values are soaring amid secondhand sales ‘frenzy’ More box ships, bulkers and tankers are changing hands than ever before — good news for ship values and stocks.
FreightWaves • June 30, 2021 How COVID variants could impact container and tanker shipping More problems loom for importers of Asian containerized goods and tanker slump could last even longer.
FreightWaves • June 10, 2021 What $70+ oil means to container, tanker and dry bulk shipping Rising fuel costs are yet another woe for containerized cargo shippers, while widening spreads should benefit ships with scrubbers.
FreightWaves • June 6, 2021 What is the shipping cycle — and can it ever be tamed? Environmental regs could extend future dry bulk and tanker upside, while consolidation could change curve of container-shipping cycle.
FreightWaves • May 10, 2021 Tanker rate boost from pipeline cyberattack could be fleeting Trans-Atlantic product tanker rates have spiked, but a quick pipeline restart would curb future upside.
FreightWaves • May 6, 2021 Why this tanker shipping depression is different from past slumps Tanker execs explain lack of distress sales and scrapping this time around, and why new orders will be more curtailed.
FreightWaves • May 2, 2021 Which shipping stocks rose the most in wake of COVID pandemic? COVID has been great for stocks. In ocean shipping, container and dry bulk shares rode the wave. Tankers stocks sank.
FreightWaves • April 9, 2021 Light at end of the tunnel for battered tanker trade? Glimmers of hope for the beaten-down tanker sector: more OPEC+ crude production and more long-haul exports from the U.S. to India.
