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Monday, March 4, 2024
A cargo ship is moored in the Port of Long Beach while cranes retrieve cargo containers from the ship
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TPM24: Liner Heavyweights Face Tough Transpacific Contract Talks

By Mike Wackett in Long Beach (The Loadstar) – Some 4,000 container shipping industry attendees are assembling at the Long Beach Convention Center in

March 4, 2024
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Thursday, January 25, 2024
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Ship Shortage: Containership Charter Market Heats Up Amid Suez Diversions

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Brokers are reporting more “heightened activity” in the containership charter market as ocean carriers fight to

January 25, 2024
Total Views: 2378

Friday, December 22, 2023
File photo of an oil tanker at sea
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Ship Charter Rates Continue to Escalate Due to Red Sea Diversions

By Sharon Cho (Bloomberg) Global shippers of crude and fuels are grappling with a spike in booking costs for some tankers taking lengthy diversions to avoid

December 22, 2023
Total Views: 1862

Monday, June 19, 2023
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MSC is Bleeding the Charter Market Dry

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The containership charter market shows no sign of softening as it goes into the usually slack summer season, despite

June 19, 2023
Total Views: 8065

Friday, April 7, 2023
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Positive Sentiment Keeps Container Shipping’s Charter Market Afloat

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – More optimistic demand forecasts and the prospect of a better peak season this year are driving a containership charter

April 7, 2023
Total Views: 1408

Tuesday, October 4, 2022
container ship at sea
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Charterers Regain Control as Containership Charter Rates Collapse

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The containership charter market bubble appears to have burst, according to MSI’s Horizon report for

October 4, 2022
Total Views: 3772

Sunday, August 7, 2022
The Most Expensive Meal in the Hamptons Is a $30,000 Dinner Cruise
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The Most Expensive Meal in the Hamptons Is a $30,000 Dinner Cruise

By Kristen Shirley (Bloomberg) –It takes a lot to make waves in the Hamptons, but Dom Pérignon has raised the bar on yacht charters out East this

August 7, 2022
Total Views: 3089

Wednesday, March 30, 2022
containership
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Ocean Carriers’ Shift to Owning More Ships Depletes Containership Charter Market

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The shift by some ocean carriers to owning more tonnage rather than chartering-in ships has depleted the containership

March 30, 2022
Total Views: 4749

Tuesday, February 22, 2022
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Containership Charter Rates Continue to Set New Records, But Some See Softening on the Horizon

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Containership charter rates and second-hand values are heading for a correction according to a broker source, after

February 22, 2022
Total Views: 1232

Friday, February 4, 2022
Containership docking Port of Long Beach
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Containership Charter Market Sets Fresh Record

If the container shipping market is showing signs softening, ship charter rates have yet to receive the memo. The HARPEX index, which tracks pricing in the

February 4, 2022
Total Views: 3308
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