Lloyd's List • November 6, 2024

Trump victory could spur sweeping changes for tariffs and sanctions

US stock market surges on election results, but shipping stocks did not follow suit

Lloyd's List • October 26, 2024

Container shipping rates show signs of life after multi-month slide

Some indexes point to rate rise in Asia-Europe trades but gains may be fleeting

Lloyd's List • October 25, 2024

PODCAST: Shipping corporate governance: the good, the bad and the ugly

An in-depth interview with analyst Michael Webber on listed shipowners' corporate governance

Lloyd's List • October 17, 2024

Shipping splits into ‘parallel universes’ as global trade continues to decouple

Disruptions from global conflicts collide with record-high global trade flows

Lloyd's List • October 16, 2024

Panama Canal Authority hiked profits amid historic drought despite declining transits

Transits fell 29% in FY24 but ACP revenues were steady versus FY23 and net income rose 8%

Lloyd's List • October 9, 2024

Container lines poised to post highest quarterly profits since pandemic

Asian carrier disclosures imply 3Q24 consensus on US-listed Zim is too low

Lloyd's List • October 4, 2024

US port strike ends after three days but backlog will take weeks to clear

ILA and USMX reach tentative wage agreement, extend existing contract until January 15

Lloyd's List • October 1, 2024

Biden backs dockworkers union as the containership queues build

Inbound vessel data suggests queues could top Covid-era high by next week

Lloyd's List • October 1, 2024

ILA goes on strike and spreads fake news on $30K shipping rates

Union rejects 50% pay raise offer and closes US east and Gulf coast ports

Lloyd's List • September 29, 2024

Pre-strike scramble underway in US to unload ships, remove cargo from ports

Carriers, terminals and shippers prepare for massive strike as clock winds down

Lloyd's List • September 27, 2024

America’s next big traffic jam is nigh. Who is to blame?

Ship queues will return if the ILA goes on strike next week — and the blame game will begin.

Lloyd's List • September 24, 2024

Billions in damage claims pile up in response to Baltimore bridge disaster

Claims filed by public sector, families of the deceased, and businesses — including shipping

Lloyd's List • September 18, 2024

US alleges ‘entirely avoidable’ Dali disaster was caused by negligence

DOJ files $103m claim, provides new account of how casualty unfolded

Lloyd's List • September 18, 2024

Biden warned by 177 US trade groups on ‘devastating’ port strike risk

Dockworkers union ILA now says October strike ‘is more likely’

Lloyd's List • September 10, 2024

The numbers don’t lie: October US port strike would be ‘cataclysmic’

East/Gulf Coast ports handled 51% of US imports year to date in teu, 64% in tonnes

Lloyd's List • August 21, 2024

Shipowners still adding more scrubbers, via newbuildings not retrofits

Escalating scrubber use equates to ongoing strong demand for high-sulphur fuel oil.

Lloyd's List • August 16, 2024

How have shipping stocks fared in aftermath of summer sell-off?

Shipping shares regain some ground, but year-to-date performance mixed

Lloyd's List • August 2, 2024

Shipping shares fall sharply amid widespread Wall Street sell-off

US-listed shipping stocks are getting hammered along with the rest of the market.

Lloyd's List • July 29, 2024

This time it’s different: No backhaul box rate upside from Red Sea effect

Backhaul spot container freight rates jumped in Covid era but are stagnant in 2024.

Lloyd's List • July 22, 2024

Box rates still historically high, but more ‘cracks’ and peak signals emerge

Shanghai Containerised Freight Index drops for second week in a row