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Containers

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Container lines on track for yet another quarter of high profits

Container stocks are falling because spot rates are declining and a US port strike has been averted. But when the European and US-listed liner companies report 4Q24 results next month, their profits will be impressively high, if early data from Asian liners is any indication

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The week in newbuildings: Orders valued at $5.2bn signed

Orders for one ro-pax, a heavylift vessel, two general cargoships, seven gas carriers, 11 tankers and 13 boxships placed in the past week 

Containers Week in Newbuildings

Trump’s ‘massive’ reciprocal tariffs plan is recipe for front-loading

The National Retail Federation warns that Trump’s newly announced reciprocal tariffs ‘will be extremely disruptive to our supply chains’. There is not much US importers can do in defence — except pull cargo forward

Containers Political Risk and Trade

The Daily View: Trade osmosis

Your latest edition of Lloyd’s List’s Daily View — the essential briefing on the stories shaping shipping

Sanctions Tankers and Gas

The Daily View: Wishful thinking

Your latest edition of Lloyd’s List’s Daily View — the essential briefing on the stories shaping shipping

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Container shipping stocks soar as Middle East peace prospects sink

Bad news is often good news for shipping stocks. There is bad news for the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, which is good news for container shipping stocks, because it lowers the chance of a near-term return to the Suez route that would inject a large amount of effective capacity into container trades

Red Sea Risk Containers

Investment in smaller boxship newbuildings needed after focus on ULCs

Once container markets stabilise, asset prices may become more predictable and induce a return to more speculative orders

Containers Shipbuilding

Panama Canal recovery from drought overshadowed by Trump threat

Now would normally be a time to celebrate the Panama Canal’s recovery from the water crisis that impaired global supply chains in 2023-2024. But it’s hard to celebrate when US President Donald Trump has yet to retract his threat of military action

Containers Tankers and Gas

Geopolitical whiplash fuels Shanghai container futures’ contrarian rally

The ‘new level of uncertainty’ ushered in by Trump’s presidency has begun brewing volatility in the shipping market

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The focal point for business-critical data on container shipping

Aggregating data sets from a wide range of sources, the data hub provides a one-stop shop for gaining an insight into the sector

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Ports and Logistics

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Asia-Europe demand growth could see short-term plunge if Red Sea crisis eases suddenly

Empties are increasingly being re-positioned to Asia from North America west coast ports as it is faster than moving them from Europe due to vessels having to sail around the Cape of Good Hope

Red Sea Risk Containers

Höegh Autoliners to boost fleet with chartered ships as high rates ease

Höegh Autoliners chief executive Andreas Enger said global vehicle carrier markets are becoming more balanced in terms of supply and demand, but capacity remains constrained

Finance Roro

DP World plans stablecoin-based payment system to boost trade

DP World’s stablecoin payments technology aims to make cross-border financial transactions seamless, especially in emerging markets, which are usually in regions where many businesses struggle with access to global banking infrastructure

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The week in charts: Trump’s ‘massive’ reciprocal tariffs | The trauma of the livestock carrier fleet | Russia-Ukraine peace prospects put pressure on tanker sentiment

The National Retail Federation warns that Trump’s newly announced reciprocal tariffs ‘will be extremely disruptive to our supply chains’, livestock carrier fleet remains high risk to insurers as casualty incidents mount up and what happens next to product tanker rates?

Containers Week in Charts

Boxship charter market stays strong as high enquiry levels continue

Boxship charter rates show no sign of slowing down, despite falling freight rates and a deluge of new ships

Containers Charter rates

MSC containership runs aground off Newfoundland

The vessel experienced a loss of power and ran aground off Lark Harbour, Canada, in ‘unfavourable’ weather and conditions

Containers Casualty

The week in newbuildings: Orders valued at $5.2bn signed

Orders for one ro-pax, a heavylift vessel, two general cargoships, seven gas carriers, 11 tankers and 13 boxships placed in the past week 

Containers Week in Newbuildings

Asia-Europe demand growth could see short-term plunge if Red Sea crisis eases suddenly

Empties are increasingly being re-positioned to Asia from North America west coast ports as it is faster than moving them from Europe due to vessels having to sail around the Cape of Good Hope

Red Sea Risk Containers

Trump’s ‘massive’ reciprocal tariffs plan is recipe for front-loading

The National Retail Federation warns that Trump’s newly announced reciprocal tariffs ‘will be extremely disruptive to our supply chains’. There is not much US importers can do in defence — except pull cargo forward

Containers Political Risk and Trade
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