FreightWaves • September 25, 2019

Q&A: Jefferies’ Randy Giveans on the revival of shipping stocks

An exclusive interview with Jefferies lead shipping analyst Randy Giveans.

FreightWaves • September 23, 2019

Keep your eye on containers in global circulation

The number of containers is a better bellwether of global trade than the number of container ships.

FreightWaves • September 20, 2019

Ocean shipping on Wall Street: the sound of silence

If you’re an owner in ocean shipping, you can hear the crickets on Wall Street. The pullback of activity in the U.S. capital markets this year has been staggering.

FreightWaves • September 19, 2019

Saudi attacks spark higher tanker earnings

The drone and missile attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities do not appear to be a doomsday event for crude tankers. At least initially, the rate effect is positive.

FreightWaves • September 16, 2019

How drone attacks impact shipping: crude tanker fallout

The drone attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities could have far-reaching consequences for ocean shipping. Crude tankers are most directly in the line of fire.

FreightWaves • September 16, 2019

How drone attacks impact shipping: non-tanker fallout

The drone attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities could have far-reaching consequences. While there are significant implications for crude tankers, there are also broader impacts for other segments.

FreightWaves • September 13, 2019

Pendulum continues to swing toward U.S. East Coast ports

Evidence of the East Coast’s rising importance continues to build up on multiple fronts.

FreightWaves • September 12, 2019

IEA: Trucks, ships may face less IMO 2020 risk than feared

The International Energy Agency now believes implementation of the new fuel rule could be "much smoother than expected."

FreightWaves • September 11, 2019

Jitters for bulkers, steady for boxes

Dry bulk spot rates have pulled back from recent highs, while trans-Pacific container rates have held their gains.

FreightWaves • September 10, 2019

Another LNG nail in coal’s coffin?

Final investment decisions for new global LNG export plants are surging, a negative for future thermal coal demand.

FreightWaves • September 6, 2019

Hurdles persist to hedging IMO 2020 fuel fallout

With just four months left until the IMO 2020 deadline, are those facing this risk hedging their exposure?

FreightWaves • September 6, 2019

Another shipping giant brings its IMO 2020 fuel in-house

Tanker major Euronav has revealed new details on its strategy to counter IMO 2020 risks.

FreightWaves • September 5, 2019

‘Sizzling’ bulkers hit near nine-year high

You wouldn’t know it from the performance of dry bulk stocks, but bulk shipping rates are on fire and reaching new heights.

FreightWaves • September 4, 2019

Dry bulk rates are far outpacing earnings and shares

Companies like Safe Bulkers are booking their ships at considerably higher rates, yet investor interest remains muted.

FreightWaves • August 30, 2019

How Hurricane Dorian could impact ocean shipping

As Hurricane Dorian barrels towards Florida’s Atlantic coast and threatens to make landfall as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm, a number of key consequences loom for ocean shipping.

FreightWaves • August 28, 2019

LNG heats up, boxes continue slide

LNG rates are now seasonally strengthening, while container rates in the trans-Pacific remain stubbornly weak.

FreightWaves • August 26, 2019

Epic Gas thinks big (and small)

An exclusive interview with FreightWaves, Epic Gas chief executive officer Charles Maltby.

FreightWaves • August 23, 2019

Shipping magnate goes ‘all in’ with IMO 2020 wager

When John Fredriksen — the world’s most famous living shipping magnate — makes a big move, a common response is to ask: What does he know that we don’t?

FreightWaves • August 22, 2019

Product-tanker shipping's long and winding road

An exclusive interview with Kim Ullman, chief executive officer of Sweden’s Concordia Maritime.

FreightWaves • August 21, 2019

Supertankers jump, boxes rates tumble

VLCC rates are up over 200% month-on-month. Trans-Pacific box shipping rates are down 11% since the beginning of August.