FreightWaves • November 16, 2022

Zim flew higher in shipping boom, falls faster as market sinks

Earnings for Zim, the world’s 10th largest ocean carrier, peaked in the first quarter and continue to slide as rates fall.

FreightWaves • December 29, 2020

Trans-Pacific shipping rates just popped to new all-time high

Asia-U.S. container rates had held firm at a record high since September. Now they’re on the move again — and headed even higher.

FreightWaves • December 29, 2020

Top stories of 2020: Inside ocean shipping’s wild ride

A look back at 2020's shipping roller coaster: how container sector emerged as ‘surprise rock star’ and tankers peaked early, then plunged.

FreightWaves • December 22, 2020

Shipping IPO prospects slim as capital-market access plunges

Chances slim for 2021 shipping equity offerings, but a container-liner IPO prospect remains on the table.

FreightWaves • December 21, 2020

Container shipping 2021: Hangover or party on?

Container imports far exceed sales, raising concerns that 2020’s transport binge could lead to a big headache in 2021.

FreightWaves • December 17, 2020

Container ships suffer record delays as demand spikes

Will your cargo ship arrive on time? Globally, the chances are now 50-50. In the Asia-U.S. container trade, it’s less than one in three.

FreightWaves • December 16, 2020

Container ports are booming — and not just on West Coast

Container flows into U.S. ports have grown faster over the past three months than they have at any other time in the past decade.

FreightWaves • December 15, 2020

Liner capacity control and the future of container shipping

Ocean carriers toed the line on capacity control in 2020. What does this new normal mean to shippers, yards, and leasing companies?

FreightWaves • December 11, 2020

LPG shipping rates hit 5-year high, topping $100,000 a day

It’s not just container shipping that’s rolling in profits. LPG tanker rates are hitting new highs on Asian demand for U.S. propane.

FreightWaves • December 9, 2020

Q&A: Flexport on 2021, container crunch and liner pricing coup

The trans-Pacific surge will persist through Q1 and January could see all-time-high container volumes, predicts Flexport’s Nerijus Poskus.

FreightWaves • December 9, 2020

The mystery of the frozen trans-Pacific spot rates

Trans-Pacific spot index rates haven’t budged from the same peak band for the past 10 weeks. How is this possible in a competitive free market?

FreightWaves • December 4, 2020

Trans-Pacific box boom likely to last until March — or longer

There will be no letup in booming container imports in 2020. The only question now is how long it lasts into 2021.

FreightWaves • December 3, 2020

Video: Using satellites and AIS to decipher maritime trade

A fireside chat between Spire Maritime General Manager Simon van den Dries and FreightWaves Senior Editor Greg Miller.

FreightWaves • December 3, 2020

Bulk booze by sea: Shipping wine in the time of COVID

The pandemic is driving people to drink more. Bulk ocean shipments of wine in flexitanks are up 25%-30% this year.

FreightWaves • December 2, 2020

How the Panama Canal traffic jam is affecting ocean shipping

Panama Canal congestion is not impeding transits of container ships but it is pumping up spot rates for LNG and LPG carriers.

FreightWaves • December 1, 2020

Wall Street’s incredible shrinking shipping stocks

The total market capitalization of U.S.-listed ocean shipping stocks has plunged 34% in 2020, but there are reasons for hope in 2021.

FreightWaves • November 25, 2020

Frontline's disappearing dividend ‘speaks volumes’ on tanker fears

Worries mount for crude tankers: dividend cuts, the pandemic, a stubborn floating-storage hangover … and now newbuild chatter.

FreightWaves • November 25, 2020

Ag export equation: Bulk surge, box squeeze, ‘reefer madness’

Bulk soybean and corn exports are way up, but containerized ag exports are waylaid by equipment shortfalls and Chinese inspections.

FreightWaves • November 19, 2020

COVID lockdown sequel threatens shipping demand

As COVID hospitalizations surge and business restrictions mount, could U.S. importers be overshooting the mark?

FreightWaves • November 18, 2020

Maersk Q3 profits surge — and Q4 looks even better

Maersk confirms that cargo demand looks strong through year-end, bucking the usual seasonal trend.