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Container rates in full retreat; stock sentiment hit by ceasefire
Spot rates are falling across the board, likely because of seasonal demand weakness. There is also a structural risk emerging: The Israel-Hamas ceasefire could eventually bring containerships back to the Red Sea, leading to severe overcapacity
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
Container rates in full retreat; stock sentiment hit by ceasefire
Spot rates are falling across the board, likely because of seasonal demand weakness. There is also a structural risk emerging: The Israel-Hamas ceasefire could eventually bring containerships back to the Red Sea, leading to severe overcapacity
Elderly boxships still in service but scrapping should rebound when Red Sea reopens
The one-two punch of the pandemic and the Red Sea crisis has kept vintage box tonnage on the water. The question ahead is: Could a ceasefire in the Middle East and an eventual return to the Suez route finally open up the floodgates for containership recycling?
What Pentagon’s new Chinese military designations mean for Cosco
In an interview with Lloyd’s List, sanctions lawyer David Wolber of Gibson Dunn explains the implications of the Pentagon’s new Chinese military designations for companies such as Cosco and whether that signals stricter sanctions are on the horizon
The Daily View: Thinking fast, and slow
Your latest edition of Lloyd’s List’s Daily View — the essential briefing on the stories shaping shipping
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
The week in newbuildings: Elbdeich Reederei adds to regional feeder boxship orderbook
Orders for two bulk carriers, two boxships, a pair of offshore construction vessels, three gas carriers and 12 tankers recorded in past week
The Daily View: Biden’s parting gift
Your latest edition of Lloyd’s List’s Daily View — the essential briefing on the stories shaping shipping
Panama Canal, now a geopolitical hotspot, sees rising ship traffic
It has been a rough few years for the Panama Canal. First, a historic drought. Now, threats of a military attack by the United States. The good news for shipping companies and the US businesses that rely on the canal: transits continue to rebound
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Container rates in full retreat; stock sentiment hit by ceasefire
Spot rates are falling across the board, likely because of seasonal demand weakness. There is also a structural risk emerging: The Israel-Hamas ceasefire could eventually bring containerships back to the Red Sea, leading to severe overcapacity
Cansi rebuts US allegations against Chinese shipbuilding and warns of trade disruption
China’s national shipbuilding association has strongly rejected US allegations of unfair competition, warning of disruptions to global trade and shipping decarbonisation
USTR investigation concludes China unfairly dominates shipbuilding and shipping
Any subsequent trade actions against China will be enforced under the Trump administration. If economic sanctions are imposed on China-built vessels, it could potentially lead to a two-tier market, where South Korea- and Japan-built tonnage may enjoy a premium in charter markets
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The Houthis are still calling the shots in the Red Sea
The segments of the shipping industry that were either forced to reroute or freely chose to are not relying on naval escorts or diplomatic negotiations to decide on whether they will return, but are waiting for a signal from the Houthis themselves
Plastic pellets a nurdle hurdle for IMO
The International Maritime Organization is mulling regulations to prevent polluting spills of plastic pellets from containers, which are bad for the environment and hard to clean up
Container rates in full retreat; stock sentiment hit by ceasefire
Spot rates are falling across the board, likely because of seasonal demand weakness. There is also a structural risk emerging: The Israel-Hamas ceasefire could eventually bring containerships back to the Red Sea, leading to severe overcapacity
No imminent return to Red Sea for shipping despite Gaza ceasefire
A ceasefire deal in Gaza has not altered the current threat assessment for shipping in the Red Sea and shipping lines will not be prepared to disrupt global supply chains by re-routing until there is hard evidence the Houthi threat has diminished
Alexandratos succeeds Pateras as Hellenic Chamber of Shipping president
George Pateras abruptly resigned from the shipping chamber after nine years as president
Singapore breaks bunker sales record
Singapore registered a good year all around in 2024, breaking the 40m teu mark for the first time, as well as doubling its alternative bunker sales
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