FreightWaves • March 31, 2020

Crude tankers poised for ‘once-in-a-generation’ boom

As most of the transport sector suffers, crude-tanker owners haul in boatloads of cash.

FreightWaves • March 30, 2020

More cargo chaos looms as carriers slash ocean services

More booking cancellations equal more ocean-service cancellations equal more delivery uncertainty.

FreightWaves • March 30, 2020

Could coronavirus block or delay some Panama Canal transits?

An in-depth look at coronavirus risks to Panama Canal transits.

FreightWaves • March 27, 2020

Crossroads for dry bulk shipping: recovery or disaster?

Some believe Capesize rates will remain depressed. Others see light at the end of the tunnel.

FreightWaves • March 26, 2020

Ocean container volumes are about to fall off a cliff

Social distancing will wreak havoc on trans-Pacific and Asia-Europe box volumes.

FreightWaves • March 25, 2020

Q&A: Flexport exec on coronavirus past, present and future

An exclusive interview with Nerijus Poskus, global head of ocean freight at Flexport.

FreightWaves • March 23, 2020

Free flow of ocean cargo at rising risk from coronavirus

Ocean shipping has functioned well during the outbreak but pressures are mounting.

FreightWaves • March 23, 2020

How coronavirus affects US river-barge market

Petchem shippers are keeping inland barge owners busy, but upside could be temporary.

FreightWaves • March 20, 2020

How oil price war threatens US propane exports

America had been on track to become the world’s largest propane exporter until Saudi Arabia opened its crude spigot.

FreightWaves • March 19, 2020

How cruising’s coronavirus crisis alters marine-fuel equation

Halt of cruise voyages will slash HFO demand, a positive for cargo ships with scrubbers.

FreightWaves • March 17, 2020

Tanker boss talks coronavirus fallout, Saudi surge

Lois Zabrocky explains how two black swans — the outbreak and oil price war — reshaped the market.

FreightWaves • March 17, 2020

Analyst to tanker stock buyers: ‘Don’t be a hero’

Crude-tanker rates are skyrocketing, but leading analyst Michael Webber urges caution.

FreightWaves • March 16, 2020

Crude-tanker stocks plunge as rates hit record highs

Why are share prices and tanker freight rates going in opposite directions?

FreightWaves • March 16, 2020

Dry-bulk derivatives are flashing red on world economy

Investors appear increasingly worried that the coronavirus will spark a global recession with no quick bounceback.

FreightWaves • March 13, 2020

Supertanker spot rate on verge of breaking record high

As the world reels from coronavirus, crude-tanker owners are raking in massive returns.

FreightWaves • March 12, 2020

Coronavirus spawns worldwide box-repositioning challenge

Coronavirus left containers scattered in the wrong ports. Liner companies are trying to get them back into position.

FreightWaves • March 11, 2020

Tanker rates spike as Saudis pull trigger on oil price war

Tanker rates are back in the stratosphere as the Saudis move ahead with production push.

FreightWaves • March 10, 2020

Coronavirus is decimating IMO 2020 ship-scrubber savings

Ship scrubbers no longer equate to big savings on fuel costs. Is this only temporary?

FreightWaves • March 9, 2020

What crude price collapse means to ocean shipping

Here’s why tanker stocks are rising as the rest of the U.S. stock market is crashing.

FreightWaves • March 6, 2020

Coronavirus could hold up annual ocean shipping contracts

Unprecedented uncertainty will likely delay annual contracts between shippers and ocean carriers.