Re-reading the IMO 2020 crude tanker tea leaves
As with product tanker rates, crude tanker rates show no sign yet of upside from IMO 2020 preparations.
As with product tanker rates, crude tanker rates show no sign yet of upside from IMO 2020 preparations.
IMO 2020-driven refining activity and tanker demand appears to be materializing slower than previously expected.
Eagle Bulk is finally in position to benefit from a rate recovery. It has been a long time coming for funds that invested back in 2013.
Tank barges plying U.S. rivers are seeing higher rates as more petroleum is shipped.
The quarterly results of Costamare reveal continued rise in container-ship charter rates.
This week, VLCC rates are going sideways, Capesize rates have reversed, and container shipping has yet to gain traction.
Low pricing will speed up Europe’s transition from coal to gas, according to Morgan Stanley.
The already dicey relationship between the U.S. and China could get even dicier after a new sanctions decision.
Rates for mid-sized bulkers including Kamsarmaxes and Ultramaxes are following Capesizes’ lead.
Geopolitical risks are escalating, increasing the risk for petroleum shipments transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
If U.S. crude output were to lose momentum, it would be felt by tanker owners much more so than before.
It’s hard to blame the skeptics, given what has happened in the past, but dry bulk freight rates are getting pretty impressive.
Sudden surge in marine fuel costs could spur shippers to consider switch to California over Panama Canal route.
An exclusive interview with John Kartsonas, the developer of the BDRY exchange-traded fund that tracks bulker rates.
Peak oil demand “lurks like a monster in the shadows,” warns Stifel analyst Ben Nolan.
The Caribbean is container shipping’s all-important crossroads of the Americas.
Capesize owners were afraid to ballast to Brazil when a key Vale mine was closed. Now there are too few Capesizes in the Atlantic Basin, pushing up rates.
Dry bulk transport is about to get more expensive thanks to new marine fuel regulations.
Hope springs eternal for shipping stocks. Some analysts claim now is finally the time to jump back in.
It has now been a half-decade since the emergence of large-scale container liner alliances. What’s their track record?