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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

Containers Political Risk and Trade

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

Containers Finance COSCO
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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

Containers Political Risk and Trade

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?

Containers Ship Recycling
INTERVIEW

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

Sanctions Geopolitics

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

Sanctions Geopolitics

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

Containers Finance

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

Containers Week in Newbuildings

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

Sanctions Geopolitics

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

Containers Dry Bulk
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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

Containers Political Risk and Trade

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

Regulation Shipbuilding

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

Red Sea Risk Piracy and Security

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

Sustainability Containers

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

Containers Political Risk and Trade

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

Red Sea Risk Containers

Alexandratos succeeds Pateras as Hellenic Chamber of Shipping president

George Pateras abruptly resigned from the shipping chamber after nine years as president

Containers People

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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