By Maiya Keidan and Jonathan Saul LONDON, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Shipping stocks may still be in the doldrums in the view of many investors, but hedge funds have bet...

The following statement was released by the rating agency LONDON, November 30 (Fitch) Muted demand growth will exacerbate overcapacity for the shipping sector in 2017, putting pressure on freight rates...

By Captain George Livingstone [su_box title=”Author’s Note”] I have accepted an invitation from the good folks at gCaptain to become a contributing writer, this being the inaugural column. Briefly, I am an...

By Colin Simpson (Bloomberg) — A new Chinese shipping index that tracks freight movements among the countries on the route of one of President Xi Jinping’s key trade initiatives has...

By William Bennett,  (VesselsValues.com) – Both the BDI and the BCI have been hitting successive record lows. Capesize rates fell below $2000pd in January 2016 and with the current OPEX...

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Cleartrade Exchange is expanding its commodities business, aiming to boost fertiliser and bunker fuel derivatives activity after a lukewarm reception for its...

LONDON, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Commodities trading firm Trafigura expects tougher conditions in tanker markets next year as weaker world economy prospects and a slide in oil prices are set...

By Paul Tugwell July 1 (Bloomberg) — Increased U.S. exports of liquefied petroleum gas amid higher shale oil production will boost demand for ships that carry gases such as propane,...

Dec. 13 (Bloomberg) — Shipping is at the start of a two-year rally, led by advancing rates to haul coal, iron ore and grains, as fleet growth slows and China’s...

The World Bank lowered its economic growth forecasts for 2013 and 2014 for China and most of developing East Asia. It cited slower growth in the world’s most populous country as well...