tanker shipping

VC funding has evaporated, wooing new customers is extremely difficult and existing customers’ focus has changed.

Tanker shares fall back as crude-oil prices surge. What comes next?

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

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

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

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

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

Slashed oil production is bad for tankers, but fallout for container ships hinges on price action.

CargoMetrics data reveals that Chinese port activity has recovered much faster than some had feared.

It has been a particularly rough start of the year for tanker stocks despite exceptionally strong results.

An exclusive interview with Jefferies analyst Randy Giveans on the coronavirus-induced shipping-stock collapse.

Big data confirms China trade volumes fell off a cliff in the wake of the coronavirus.

Asian refineries suddenly have too much gasoline, diesel and jet fuel. Buyers in the West are taking the overflow, a plus for product tankers.

An exclusive interview with Matt Heider, CEO of voyage-optimization platform Nautilus Labs.

It has become even harder to determine what the prevailing bulk ocean freight rate really is.

Chinese epidemic could curb ocean shipping demand.

A new book places IMO 2020 in the context of a potential “third revolution” for shipping.

Links to 16 exclusive interviews with key decision-makers in ocean shipping.

Concerns rise that shipping can’t recoup cost of IMO 2020-compliant fuel.

A falling trade-to-GDP ratio is a worrying trend for the shipping industry.

As carbon tax on ocean shipping appears more likely, industry lays groundwork for future collection.

Billions of dollars in fuel costs at stake for containership owners.

A look back at the colorful history of the transport of beer, wine and spirits via oceangoing tankers.

Improved shipping stock prices and heightened time pressure on private equity ship owners should spur more consolidation.

Headlines may proclaim “$300,000 per day” but most crude tankers are not making anything close to that.

What is the most bizarre transportation law case you’ve ever heard of? The story of the demise of the tanker Brilliante Virtuoso may top your list.

U.S. sanctions targeting a subsidiary of China’s COSCO Shipping could have far-reaching consequences.

Shipping equities have suffered through a rough couple of years, but hope persists that market capitalizations and trading volumes can be resuscitated.

This week, VLCC tanker rates are rising, whereas both trans-Pacific box rates and Capesize bulker rates are slipping.

A breakdown of some of the most active ships in the global maritime industry.

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

DryShips and Teekay Offshore are going private. With share valuations weak, others could follow suit.

An in-depth, exclusive interview with Scott Borgerson, co-founder and CEO of CargoMetrics Technologies.

Collision causing delays at major U.S. export shipping route

Momentum is building to limit the speed of ocean-going vessels to curtail harmful emissions. The debate will focus on how this could impact charter rates, and whether it could have the unintended consequence of creating even more emissions-generating ship capacity.

So far this year, there has been heightened refinery downtime for maintenance and upgrades, but the tide is expected to turn in the second half, to the benefit of product-tanker rates.

Oil Major Shell has announced upcoming availability its newly developed Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil (VLSFO) ahead of the IMO 2020 – 0.50% global sulphur limit for marine fuels. FreightWaves has the charts.

UNCTAD expects volumes across all maritime segments to grow in 2018. However, it warns that trade wars can disrupt the global trading system and there is a need to assess the implications of vertical integration within the industry, addressing any potential negative effects.