Freight rates are raring to go after a long break of the Lunar New Year. With cargo volume returning in the Asia-Pacific and Atlantic capesize market, and strong bids seen in the supramax paper market, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) has climbed to a three week high on Thursday, 22 February at 1,167, up 21 points at day-on-day basis.
News ID: 78662 Publish Date : 2018/02/27
As the 2017 peak season winds down for ocean carriers, a look back finds that it was a season for volume records at many ports, particularly in the US. The rates, however, were another story.
News ID: 78027 Publish Date : 2018/01/08
Freight rates for large dry cargo ships on key Asian routes, which hit three-year highs this week, are likely to rise further on a shortage of ships available for immediate charter, brokers said.
News ID: 77541 Publish Date : 2017/12/04
Hopp Market Report took a look at the shipping industry during the last week.
News ID: 76054 Publish Date : 2017/09/03
Drewry:
Despite falling freight rates for floating storage regasification units (FSRUs), investment returns at current asset prices and charter rates are higher compared with standard LNG vessels, according to Drewry’s LNG Forecaster report.
News ID: 75234 Publish Date : 2017/07/27
Vessels Value:
Vessels Value published a monthly market review with the focus on value analysis, total second hand S&P activity, newbuilding activity, demolition activity and charter rate analysis.
News ID: 72261 Publish Date : 2017/02/12
Charter Rate Cuts Demand:
Athens-based containership owner Danaos Corporation has started the negotiations on charter rate cuts with South Korean shipping company Hanjin Shipping.
News ID: 67970 Publish Date : 2016/08/03
Seaspan Corp chief Gerry Wang says it will “not entertain” a cut in charter rates for struggling South Korean container line Hanjin Shipping.
News ID: 67835 Publish Date : 2016/08/03