FreightWaves • June 30, 2020

Need for speed drives ships toward Pacific ports

E-commerce and coronavirus fallout are buoying container services from Asia to the West Coast.

FreightWaves • June 26, 2020

A lost decade for shipping stocks

Long-term institutional investors still steer clear of shipping shares — with good reason.

FreightWaves • June 24, 2020

Supertanker rates collapse: 'The dam has burst'

Tanker rates have plunged as predicted. How long until a recovery?

FreightWaves • June 24, 2020

Can dry bulk woo stock gamblers who bet on tankers?

Retail investors bet big on tankers. Dry bulk remains less enticing despite rate surge.

FreightWaves • June 22, 2020

Carrier capacity cuts send trans-Pacific rates into orbit

By artificially restricting capacity, carrier alliances have engineered rates higher and may book a profit this year.

FreightWaves • June 19, 2020

Will Venezuela sanctions spark another tanker spike?

More forgiving sanctions approach would avoid rate surge seen after COSCO sanctions.

FreightWaves • June 18, 2020

Cracking the case of the containerized cocaine

New court documents shed light on a shipboard drug ring.

FreightWaves • June 17, 2020

Fewer trans-Pacific cuts signal 3Q demand on the mend

New data reveals third-quarter ocean schedules still largely intact — a positive sign on cargo bookings.

FreightWaves • June 16, 2020

Crew crisis is on verge of becoming global trade crisis

Ships could be idled as thousands of seafarers refuse contract extensions.

FreightWaves • June 16, 2020

‘Robinhood effect’ spread unevenly across tanker stocks

Institutional sellers offset retail buyers of supertanker stocks.

FreightWaves • June 15, 2020

US crude, gas and coal exports are all flashing red

Warning sign for tanker investors as US crude exports begin to reverse course.

FreightWaves • June 12, 2020

Q&A: Inside the high-stakes world of clandestine crude shipping

An exclusive interview with Samir Madani, co-founder of TankerTrackers.com.

FreightWaves • June 10, 2020

COVID second wave would slam ocean shipping

Global trade could be the next casualty if the virus resurges, warns OECD.

FreightWaves • June 9, 2020

China has become an even bigger US import source post-COVID

COVID effects far from over, but more positive news on the trans-Pacific.

FreightWaves • June 8, 2020

Can shipping shares catch wave of (ir)rational exuberance?

The stock market is back to pre-COVID levels. Shipping shares still have some catching up to do.

FreightWaves • June 5, 2020

Tanker stocks eke out more gains as storm clouds gather

Banner day on Wall Street buoys tanker names as pressure builds.

FreightWaves • June 4, 2020

Q&A: Inside the early warning system of global trade

An exclusive interview with Sea-Intelligence CEO Alan Murphy on how canceled sailings can signal future demand.

FreightWaves • June 2, 2020

US sanctions target Greek tankers loaded with Venezuelan crude

Trump administration seeks to squeeze crude exports from Venezuela.

FreightWaves • June 1, 2020

Remember the trade war? It’s back and at risk of escalating

What the war of words between the U.S. and China means to ocean shipping.

FreightWaves • May 29, 2020

Commentary: What US business post-COVID can learn from shipping post-2008

Lessons learned from shipowner woes in the wake of the global financial crisis.