Shipping

Analysts tally tanker fallout after OPEC+ stuns market with decision to hold the line of production cuts.

If ocean freight rates have legs, analysts see much more room for the secondhand ship values to run — which should, in turn, boost stocks.

Jefferies senior analyst Randy Giveans outlines why it is now a particularly good time to buy container-shipping stocks.

Today’s container market chaos underscores the need for enforceable ocean contracts as opposed to loose agreements, argues consultant Tom Craig.

The bosses of public dry bulk shipping companies claim that recent market oddities point to good times ahead.

Evan Efstathiou discusses why VCs are looking to invest more in maritime just as shipowners are looking to partner more with startups.

BIMCO’s Peter Sand discusses whether container shipping’s ‘new normal’ has legs and what’s next for the sector.

Globalization isn’t just driven by comparative advantage. It is skewed by subsidies and mispricing of risk, according to author Marc Levinson.

John Godfrey, executive supply chain consultant at Pirelli, discusses challenges the company has faced with different shipping modes and difficulties finding the capacity to meet increased demand.

It’s not just small and midsized importers that face massive contract rate hikes. Even the biggest shippers will feel the pain.

AgTC’s Peter Freidmann highlights the hurdles U.S. food exporters confront as they vie for containers to transport their goods.

One of the largest players in public LNG shipping, GasLog Ltd., plans to give up its NYSE listing. Will more shipowners opt to go private?

Crude and product tanker rates are bouncing along the bottom. As one analyst put it, “There’s only one way to go from here.”

Star Bulk and Golden Ocean have recently acquired almost $1 billion in ships between them as they seek more exposure to the dry bulk market.

Cargo shippers hamstrung by the global container shortage should not expect a box building spree in China to come to their rescue.

It’s not just container stocks rising. Shipping stocks are up for everything from bulkers to tankers to gas carriers.

More venture capital flowing to maritime tech startups – and more shipping companies giving those startups a trial run.

A quickly changing retail landscape has sparked interest in more innovative shipping models, including bypassing domestic warehousing with direct-from-origin options.

Here’s a helicopter view courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard of container-ship armada off Los Angeles and Long Beach (WITH VIDEO).

ZIM, newest Wall Street shipping entrant, is riding wave of record-high freight rates. Shares fully recovered from rocky start.