The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index posted its sixth consecutive weekly gain boosted by growth across all vessel segments, but it dipped on Friday due to lower capesize earnings. The Baltic dry index, tracking rates for capesize, panamax and supramax vessels ferrying dry bulk commodities, was down 27 points, or 1.5%, at 1,810, but …
Pandemics have consistently scored highly on the long-term risk ranking of the World Economic Forum (WEF). But with pandemics now firmly in the current risk category, WEF’s Global Risks Report 2021 throws light on other risks on the horizon – risks that may not be as unrealistic as once thought. Plotting risks on a timeline, …
Recent years have seen an increased awareness of sustainability issues by governments, international organisations, financial institutions, investors and consumers, also affecting the maritime sector. Shipping is the lifeblood of the global economy, responsible for the carriage of more than 80% of world trade. While carriage of goods by sea is more carbon efficient than carriage …
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The composite index increased 2% this week to $5,340.30 per 40ft container, its highest level since 2011. Rates from Rotterdam to New York soared 8% or $167 and reached $2,283 per 40ft container. Freight rates on Shanghai to Genoa lane increased 5% or $380 to reach $8,792 for 40ft box. Similarly, spot rates from Rotterdam …
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Hope springs eternal in dry bulk shipping — the largest shipping market in the world by volume. Over the past decade, each year has started out with bullish proclamations on why the market would finally turn. And then, it didn’t. Only a few weeks into 2021, it’s clear this year will be different for many …
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DNV GL has awarded an Approval in Principle (AIP) to Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering (KSOE) for a wing-sail auxiliary propulsion system for ships – the result of a joint research project between KSOE and SK Shipping. The virtual award ceremony recently took place in the presence of Hyunjoon Shin, Head of the Future Ship …
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Shanghai International Exchange, or INE, completed the first physical delivery outside of China against its tax-free very low sulfur bunker fuel oil futures on Jan. 19-21 in Singapore, it said Jan. 22. The exchange said the successful delivery paves the way to apply the instrument to its other futures, such as technically specified rubber 20 …
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On the occasion of the CIMer interministerial sea committee, Jean Castex, France’s prime minister, visited the CMA CGM JAACQUES SAADE, the flagship of the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, alongside Rodolphe Saadé, CMA CGM’s Chairman & CEO, and Édouard Philippe, mayor of Le Havre and a former prime minister of …
The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a five year extension to its Optimised Maintenance agreement with Golar Management Norway, the operator and manager of a fleet of LNG Carrier and Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) vessels. The agreement covers a total of 16 ship installations; 14 with Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engines, plus 2 with …
Container shipping consortium THE Alliance said Jan. 21 it would continue suspending one of its five trans-Atlantic services for 2021 as demand and rates for the route lagged more lucrative services from Asia. The Alliance added that a restructuring of the remaining four trans-Atlantic would commence from the second quarter, including visits to ports services …
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