FreightWaves • May 25, 2022 Russia tanker business is alive and well. Oil exports 'remain strong' Without sanctions, tankers will keep loading Russian oil. ‘We’re not taking a moral high ground,’ says Frontline’s CEO.
FreightWaves • May 25, 2022 Risky business: How shipping boom, war and COVID impact safety at sea Safety stats show resilience despite aging ships, cut corners on maintenance and rising pressure on seafarers.
FreightWaves • May 23, 2022 Can tanker imports save drivers from spiking summer gasoline prices? East Coast gasoline inventories are alarmingly low. Gasoline imports from Europe could help but may not be enough to fill the gap.
FreightWaves • May 20, 2022 Gimme shelter: Shipping stocks still rising amid Wall Street storm It has been a terrible year for the stock market, a great one (so far) for product tanker and dry bulk shipping stocks.
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 6, 2022 The world is running short of diesel. Product tankers could win big The pain at the pump keeps getting worse. Bad news for consumers. Good news for owners of refined product tankers.
FreightWaves • April 25, 2022 Shipping stocks in crosshairs as fears mount on China, war, inflation Retail stock pickers seem increasingly nervous about shipping. Shares of dry bulk, tanker, container and mixed-fleet owners all fell.
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 • April 7, 2022 $4.2B shipping ‘mega-merger’ would create ‘supersized tanker behemoth’ The biggest deal in tanker shipping history would merge Euronav and Frontline, but consolidation is no panacea.
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 24, 2022 War and shipping stocks: Container, dry bulk, product tanker shares up Some shipping shares are rising because of war tailwinds. Others are rising despite war headwinds.
FreightWaves • March 23, 2022 Why Russia-Ukraine war has not ignited crude tanker rates (yet) Cost of shipping crude oil remains cheap, but tanker rates could jump if the war doesn’t end by fall.
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 • March 7, 2022 How invasion of Ukraine could ease shipping logjam off US ports War and price spikes could destroy demand, weaken consumer confidence and curb cargo volumes, warns BIMCO.
FreightWaves • March 4, 2022 Russian invasion propels price of ship fuel to historic high The cost of the fuel consumed by the world’s commercial ships has skyrocketed — and it’s still rising.
FreightWaves • March 2, 2022 Tanker shares jump as war rages; other shipping shares mixed Tanker stocks favored by retail traders post big gains, while most container and dry bulk stocks hold steady.
FreightWaves • March 1, 2022 Shipping isn’t waiting for sanctions. It’s refusing to move Russian cargo Container lines and tanker owners rapidly and preemptively suspend business with Russia.
FreightWaves • February 23, 2022 Shipping braces for impact as Russia-Ukraine crisis intensifies Tanker and dry bulk trades could be disrupted; container shipping faces heightened risk of cyberattacks.
FreightWaves • February 7, 2022 Price of ship fuel surging, poised to eclipse all-time high The cost of ship fuel looks like it’s about to topple records set in 2012 and 2008.
FreightWaves • January 26, 2022 How low can tankers go? Analysts slash rate forecasts (again) Shipping analysts rethink outlooks on crude and product tanker rates: already grim market appears even grimmer.
