shipping market

By Amelia Pollard (Bloomberg) –The journey of Tonka’s Mighty Dump Truck toy from its Asian factory to U.S. stores offers a window into

By Alex Longley (Bloomberg) The global shipping industry is getting its biggest payday since 2008 as the combination of booming demand for goods and a global

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

The following statement was released by the rating agency LONDON, November 30 (Fitch) Muted demand growth will exacerbate overcapacity for the shipping sector

By Captain George Livingstone [su_box title=”Author’s Note”] I have accepted an invitation from the good folks at gCaptain to

By Colin Simpson (Bloomberg) — A new Chinese shipping index that tracks freight movements among the countries on the route of one of President Xi

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

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Cleartrade Exchange is expanding its commodities business, aiming to boost fertiliser and bunker fuel

LONDON, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Commodities trading firm Trafigura expects tougher conditions in tanker markets next year as weaker world economy prospects

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

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

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