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Tankers & Gas

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Tanker stocks tumble as rates fall short and analysts pare forecasts

Tanker rates remain profitable but the freight market is not as strong as investors had expected. Lack of rate momentum, concerns over Chinese demand, and a potential pullback in asset prices are making tanker investors skittish. Stocks are falling in heavy volume

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One Hundred People 2024: Shipping’s elite take pragmatic stand as uncertainty reigns

IMO guidance on the regulatory framework towards net zero could be just months away — or then again, it might not be. Despite being in a state of flux, those at shipping’s forefront are opting for pragmatism rather than simply lying in wait

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Upturn in crude tanker recycling expected as sanctions start to bite

While no VLCCs have been recycled since 2022, shipbroker Braemar reports that two shadow fleet VLCCs are being circulated for scrap sale

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Bad guys will keep doing bad things on sanctions, Lloyd’s List Forum told

Rules drawn up by inexperienced regulators risk unintended consequences, audience hears

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Opec+ extends production cuts again

The Saudi Arabia and Russia-led group first began voluntary production cuts in April 2023 and increased those cuts again in November 2023 

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Tanker executives wary of orderbook build-up and China’s waning oil thirst

While Trump’s return could potentially increase US crude oil supply, a new round of trade wars may suppress China’s demand

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The rise and fall of bulk shipping stocks — and the rise and rise of container stocks

Counterintuitively, stocks in the segment with historically high newbuilding deliveries — container shipping — have done far better in 2024 than segments with low deliveries: tankers and dry bulk

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Russian tanker struck by suspected naval drone trades again

The vessel is not on its usual route, instead sailing the Don river and signalling Astrakhan as its destination

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Suez transits tumble to fresh lows

Sailings through both Red Sea chokepoints are trending downwards

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Vafias sees chance of prolonged tanker upcycle

Nasdaq-listed Imperial Petroleum stays strong despite ‘unexciting’ market in third quarter

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The rise and fall of bulk shipping stocks — and the rise and rise of container stocks

Counterintuitively, stocks in the segment with historically high newbuilding deliveries — container shipping — have done far better in 2024 than segments with low deliveries: tankers and dry bulk

Containers Dry Bulk
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Lloyd’s List wins big at the Seahorse Awards

Lloyd’s List’s editorial team scoop gongs for multimedia, features and supply chain journalists of the year and receives the runner-up prize for maritime journalist of the year award

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INTERVIEW

Shipbroker SSY ‘wants to turn one transaction into four or five’

In two years SSY has expanded from 370 people to around 550, and wants to hit 800 staff globally within five years

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IMO can resolve owner-charterer impasse, says Shell shipping head

Decarbonisation hinges on whether the IMO delivers a global climate regulation next year, panellists at the Lloyd’s List Outlook Forum agreed

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South Korea shipbuilders brace for fallout after martial law attempt

South Korea’s shipbuilders are closely monitoring financial risks following President Yoon’s brief martial law declaration, as volatile exchange rates and market instability pose challenges despite robust orderbooks

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The rise and fall of bulk shipping stocks — and the rise and rise of container stocks

Counterintuitively, stocks in the segment with historically high newbuilding deliveries — container shipping — have done far better in 2024 than segments with low deliveries: tankers and dry bulk

Containers Dry Bulk

Orders for LNG-fuelled ships more than double in 2024

A total of 27 alternative fuel-capable ships were ordered in November, with 23 of these being LNG dual-fuel specification, according to DNV Alternative Fuel Insight

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