Dry bulk shipping
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American Shipper
Wall Street’s incredible shrinking shipping stocks
The total market capitalization of U.S.-listed ocean shipping stocks has plunged 34% in 2020, but there are reasons for hope in 2021.
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Ag export equation: Bulk surge, box squeeze, ‘reefer madness’
Bulk soybean and corn exports are way up, but containerized ag exports are waylaid by equipment shortfalls and Chinese inspections.
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2016 vote sparked fireworks for shipping stocks. Repeat in 2020?
A look back at the days after the 2016 presidential election and the strange case of “The Donald Trump Shipping Stock Boom.”
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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.
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‘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.
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How Panama Canal navigated COVID, drought and trade war
Cargo mix and larger locks kept Panama Canal volumes rising despite headwinds.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Dry bulk shipping rates have just hit a new 2020 high
Another key bellwether — the cost of dry bulk freight — is pointing to an economic recovery.
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