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Rates for mid-sized bulkers including Kamsarmaxes and Ultramaxes are following Capesizes’ lead.

FreightWaves’ Freight Intel Group has released a new study of the impact of IMO 2020 on the U.S. trucking industries (and other industries). Read what may happen to diesel fuel prices.

Some believe the pace of regulatory and technological change is causing owners to pull back from newbuilding contracts.

Government places 10-knot restriction on a section of the Gulf of St. Lawrence to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales.

Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) moves about 10,000 loads per week in the United States. Drivers picking up those shipments – whether they’re beverage bases destined for bottlers or ice tea for retailers – can expect can expect free refreshments, but more importantly, short dwell times.  “We want to provide quality service and hospitality to the drivers who […]

Market expert writes about the latest tensions in the Mideast and how that might impact air and sea cargo, as well as supply chains.

Sentiment toward shipping tech has reached a new high point among startups, tech investors and vessel interests.

Land O’Lakes continues to value the companies that haul its freight and the drivers that show up to its docks, even as the state of the market shifts.

Despite all the negative news, container shipping may be on a steadier course than in previous decades.

Canadian-based firm rolls out Amazon-like hubs to handle shipments for merchants using its e-commerce platform.

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has just welcomed another ship owner aboard. On June 17, the stock of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier owner Flex LNG (NYSE: FLNG) began trading in the U.S. Its executives rang the opening bell and the stock closed up 2 percent on its debut day. Flex LNG had been […]

Suppliers, traders and ship operators will need to increase credit lines and be more diligent about counterparty risk.

An independent valuation of DryShips’ fleet by VesselsValue puts the bid to take it private in context.

Suezmax tankers can carry half as much crude as VLCCs, but now command twice the VLCC rate.

Performance Shipping’s expansion into the tanker sector underscores the continued appeal of diversification to listed ship owners.

International shipping has become one of the largest drivers of domestic shipping volumes in the United States over the past several years. Knowing when and where container volumes are moving can be a leading indicator of when domestic shipping volumes are going to create disruptions in the U.S. freight market. FreightWaves continues to add more […]

Developers are poised to bring new software to the ocean shipping sector. What will work and what will not?

U.S. coal export volumes are down 12.7 percent in the first four months of this year and the outlook looks even worse for 2020.

A consortium comprising DP World of the United Arab Emirates, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (a sovereign wealth fund), Rosatom and Norilsk Nickel have agreed to look into developing the Russian Northern Sea Route.

Is a recovery near for VLCC crude tanker spot rates? Not yet, warns an an analyst at VesselsValue.