FreightWaves • March 30, 2022

Retail boss warns on supply chain, likens demand risk to ‘Big Short’

Retailer confirms sharp drop in demand since Russia-Ukraine war and sees no supply chain relief.

FreightWaves • March 29, 2022

Ship charter rates still ‘spectacular’ but war could tip the balance

Charter rates hold steady at their peak as the seemingly neverending container shipping boom continues.

FreightWaves • March 25, 2022

Biden-EU energy pact: LNG shipping game changer or wartime hype?

U.S. LNG cargoes were already flooding toward Europe months before the new deal. Real progress seems years away.

FreightWaves • March 24, 2022

War and shipping stocks: Container, dry bulk, product tanker shares up

Some shipping shares are rising because of war tailwinds. Others are rising despite war headwinds.

FreightWaves • March 23, 2022

Why Russia-Ukraine war has not ignited crude tanker rates (yet)

Cost of shipping crude oil remains cheap, but tanker rates could jump if the war doesn’t end by fall.

FreightWaves • March 21, 2022

Armada carrying US LNG heads to Europe, but it won’t be enough

Ship-position data shows a fleet of gas carriers en route to Europe amid scramble to bolster energy supply.

FreightWaves • March 18, 2022

East Coast ports about to get slammed by a lot more ships

Congestion could go from bad to worse as liners steer a record number of container ships toward East Coast ports.

FreightWaves • March 16, 2022

Is this the calm before California ports’ next cargo storm?

California ports make progress on bottlenecks, but Chinese lockdowns could spur “hockey stick” import rise.

FreightWaves • March 14, 2022

What China COVID spike, massive lockdowns mean to shipping

Lockdowns haven’t closed Chinese ports yet. If they do, U.S. importers face “shockwave” of higher rates and delays.

FreightWaves • March 11, 2022

How container shipping’s historic boom funded a $2B cruise bailout

COVID has been great for container shipping, terrible for cruising. What does this mean to MSC, which is big in both?

FreightWaves • March 9, 2022

Shipping mints even more money as supply chain squeeze drags on

Liner company Zim expects to rake in a billion dollars more this year than in record-setting 2021.

FreightWaves • March 7, 2022

How invasion of Ukraine could ease shipping logjam off US ports

War and price spikes could destroy demand, weaken consumer confidence and curb cargo volumes, warns BIMCO.

FreightWaves • March 4, 2022

Russian invasion propels price of ship fuel to historic high

The cost of the fuel consumed by the world’s commercial ships has skyrocketed — and it’s still rising.

FreightWaves • March 2, 2022

Tanker shares jump as war rages; other shipping shares mixed

Tanker stocks favored by retail traders post big gains, while most container and dry bulk stocks hold steady.

FreightWaves • March 1, 2022

Shipping isn’t waiting for sanctions. It’s refusing to move Russian cargo

Container lines and tanker owners rapidly and preemptively suspend business with Russia.

FreightWaves • March 1, 2022

Back to the futures: New era of container freight hedging begins

Container lines, shipowners and shippers have a new way to navigate the market chaos: cleared freight futures.

FreightWaves • February 27, 2022

Just how extreme is China’s lead in the container port business?

The container port business is booming and the big are getting bigger, particularly in China.

FreightWaves • February 23, 2022

Supply chain whack-a-mole: West Coast eases, East Coast worsens

There are now more container ships waiting off East and Gulf Coast ports than there are off Los Angeles/Long Beach.

FreightWaves • February 23, 2022

Shipping braces for impact as Russia-Ukraine crisis intensifies

Tanker and dry bulk trades could be disrupted; container shipping faces heightened risk of cyberattacks.

FreightWaves • February 17, 2022

How the pandemic has propelled maritime tech deals to new peaks

The more ocean shipping is in the news, the more attention it gets from tech founders and investors.