Rally spreads to smaller boxships
The global container ship market remains tight on supply, with smaller vessel classes finally reaping benefits, too. The turbulences in the world politics and...
Orders & Sales Container
New Orders Only three orders were placed during the last weeks. Evergreen ordered four 2,500TEUs at Jiangnan, the first ever newbuilding contract placed in...
Orders & Sales
New Orders ContainerThe situation remains unchanged. No orders were placed during this reporting period.Secondhand Sales ContainerThe number of transactions remained on a similar level...
Big boxships coming under pressure
Charter rates for post-panamax vessels are edging down as the winter low season kicks in. Still, market sentiment remains fairly strong.The charter market is...
Fresh start after a volatile year
2018 saw some improvements in container and dry cargo shipping, albeit below expectations, writes Michael HollmannMarket sentiment is more or less muted in the...
Pandemic knocks down boxship rates
The impact of large-scale lockdowns on the container trades intensifies, with tonnage overcapacity surging and employment prospects dwindling.Although the freeze of western economies is...
Orders & Sales
New Orders ContainerActivity picked up slightly. In the bigger segment, Eastern Pacific ordered six 12,000TEU dual-fuel vessels for delivery in 2022, costing 128mill. $...
Orders & Sales
New Orders ContainerContracting activity in the newbuilding market for container ships remained very quiet. MSC will buy five 23,000TEU ships from South Korean yard...
Mit Schwung ins neue Jahr
Die positiven Anzeichen am Containerschiffs-Chartermarkt haben sich im Januar verdichtet. So ziehen die Tagesraten von Woche zu Woche weiter an. Die saisonalen Einbußen des...
Die maritime Wirtschaft: Ein Ausblick
Hans-Joachim Otto, Parlamentarischer Staatssekretär beim Bundesminister für Wirtschaft und Technologie und Koordinator der Bundesregierung für die Maritime Wirtschaft Das Jahr 2009 war von der...
Another stress test for shipping
With the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, shipping markets continue to face enormous pressure. The container sector could be affected the worst.It’s a nightmare...
Raten kommen auf den Prüfstand
Nach dem rasanten Anstieg des Chartermarkts naht nun die Stunde der Wahrheit. In den ruhigen Sommermonaten wird sich zeigen, ob die Nerven der Container-Reeder...
Rates sticking to multi-year highs
Summer discounts were unavailable for charterers in container shipping and dry bulk. Several factors support markets despite growing world economic gloom. By Michael HollmannTramp...
Orders & Sales
New Orders ContainerIn August, the newbuilding market for containerships was very calm. The global orderbook stood at around 2.1mill. TEU or roughly 9% of...
Orders & Sales Container Ships
New Orders Newbuilding orders only applied to smaller types between 1,800 and 2,700TEU. Maersk is in negotiations regarding a contract for 5+5 ships of...
Dry Bulk: A bit of relief only for capesizes
The Baltic Dry Index recovered by 18% over the past four weeks but that headline figure masks the true state of the market. The...
Zeitbefrachter greifen wieder zu
Die Tagesraten der großen Charter-Containerschiffe sind so tief gefallen, dass auch die Befrachter kaum noch Spielraum nach unten erkennen. Die beiden größten Linien sichern...
Smaller carriers must catch up
The circle of liner operators able to compete for charter tonnage at sky-high charter rates is shrinking. Smaller carriers have yet to implement similar...
Orders & Sales
New Orders ContainerThe last weeks saw some activity in Asia, albeit in smaller vessel sizes. Among others, Taiwan-based TS Lines contracted 2+2 feeder ships...
Gains for capesize and handysize bulkers
The dry cargo spot market saw significant upward momentum for capesize vessels and also to a lesser extent for handysize carriers. At the time...
Hefty rate falls for bulkers
Dry bulk freights suffered a steep decline over the past four weeks. The severest drops were recorded in the supramax and the panamax sectors,...
Markets awaiting China rebound
The first half of February was tough for container ships and especially for bulk carriers. Although rates have meanwhile started to recover, market sentiment...
Container market back to its heyday
Freight and charter rates continue rallying in sync as liner resources are stretched to the limit. Last feeders in Europe coming out of lay-up,...
Scrubber retrofits keep rates up
Tonnage availability in the boxship charter market has gone up but hire rates remain firm so far.With the peak shipping season drawing to a...
Trade at rock bottom
Can it go lower yet? Cargo volumes in container shipping seem to be stabilising, but the recovery is going to be patchy.May might have...
Boxship market overheated or still heating?
The rallye in container shipping showed no signs of easing in the past weeks. Scarce as it is, charter tonnage gets committed for ever...
A »hard landing« in the dry cargo market
January turned out to be a devastating month for the bulk carrier spot market. All vessel segments suffered steep falls in time charter equivalents,...
Befrachter wittern ihre Chance
Zu Beginn des vierten Quartals stellen sich die Reeder auf steifen Gegenwind am Chartermarkt ein. Die Linien haben ihren Tonnagebedarf für das Jahr weitgehend...
Orders & Sales
New Orders ContainerThe situation at the newbuilding market for container vessels remains unchanged. No new orders were placed during this reporting period. The increased...
»Reefer capacity lagging demand«
The reefer freight markets received a boost this year as container liner services got pruned back. Philip Gray, Reefer Shipping Analyst with Drewry and...
