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Boxship lessors parlay geopolitical unrest into years-long cash stream
Executives of Global Ship Lease discuss the market implications of US and Chinese port fees, the delay of the Net Zero Framework vote, and the potential reopening of the Red Sea route
Red Sea shipping traffic growing but box bosses still weighing up a big bang return
Liner sector defies disruption as box numbers surge to quarterly highs
US imports hold steady in October but Chinese exports falter
CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin clears Red Sea safely as French giant steps up tests for return
Carriers bet big on West Africa as Cape route shifts trade patterns
West Africa’s rise in the era of ultra-large containerships is no longer speculative; it is operational. Backed by purpose-built terminals and a hub-and-spoke model, the region is absorbing direct Asian calls from the world’s largest ships, posing a challenge for traditional West Mediterranean relay hubs as carriers reshape strategies
‘If you don’t have scale you will die a cost death’: V.Group CEO René Kofod-Olsen
Shipowners and third-party managers running fewer than 50 ships will ‘die a cost death’ and scale is key to survival, according to the chief executive of the world’s third-largest shipmanager
Boxship lessors parlay geopolitical unrest into years-long cash stream
Executives of Global Ship Lease discuss the market implications of US and Chinese port fees, the delay of the Net Zero Framework vote, and the potential reopening of the Red Sea route
The week in newbuildings: Orders valued at $2.8bn signed across boxship, bulker, cruise and tanker sectors
A total of 28 merchant vessels were ordered in the past week at Chinese, Japanese and South Korean shipbuilders
US imports hold steady in October but Chinese exports falter
Donald Trump’s trade policies have garnered the headlines, but US imports have remained resilient amid the noise. Market watchers should be paying more attention to the dynamics related to China, which are ‘not sufficiently understood’, says Maersk’s Vincent Clerc
MSC ‘anti-anti-suit injunction’ win confirms primacy of English jurisdiction clauses
Nigerian consignee’s legal action in home country deemed irrelevant
US-China trade deal saves Matson $80m a year in port fees
Liner operator Matson offers a window on current trade disruptions. It is heavily involved in the transpacific trade and exposed to US tariff fallout, and it is a US company liable for Chinese port fees
What US-China trade deal means to crude, LPG, dry bulk and box shipping
The shipping consequences of the US-China trade deal are complicated. There is a mix of positives and negatives, effects vary by segment, and the staying power of the agreement is a crucial variable
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Red Sea shipping traffic growing but box bosses still weighing up a big bang return
Yemen’s Houthis have signalled a halt to their attacks on ships, and shipowners appear to be responding with a five-month uptick in vessels transiting the Bab el Mandeb. But an end to more than two years of disruption to global maritime trade is realistically only going to end once the major lines return, potentially en masse
‘If you don’t have scale you will die a cost death’: V.Group CEO René Kofod-Olsen
Shipowners and third-party managers running fewer than 50 ships will ‘die a cost death’ and scale is key to survival, according to the chief executive of the world’s third-largest shipmanager
China tightens grip on bulk carrier and tanker newbuild orderbook
China now has a 68% share of the global bulk carrier orderbook, while in the tanker sector some 69% of ships on order will be built at its shipyards
Ferry collides with tanker in Singapore Strait
This incident follows a fire on board a containership at nearby Tanjung Pelepas that killed three people and injured four more
Boxship lessors parlay geopolitical unrest into years-long cash stream
Executives of Global Ship Lease discuss the market implications of US and Chinese port fees, the delay of the Net Zero Framework vote, and the potential reopening of the Red Sea route
Liner sector defies disruption as box numbers surge to quarterly highs
Global container volumes reached record highs in Q325, despite geopolitical disruption and uneven regional demand. While North American imports continue to falter, robust growth across Europe, the Indian subcontinent, and South America buoyed overall performance. Chinese exports to emerging markets surged, helping offset transpacific declines as the ongoing trade war pegged back US trade
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