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Tanker rates stand their ground against ailing trade demand
14 March 2024 Vortexa Despite weak trade demand, two distinct vessel supply-factors are keeping rates at healthy levels. Despite the...
Apr 17, 20243 min read
Ship recycling recovery not expected until second half of 2024
14 March 2024 Lloyd’s List Intelligence Ship recycling volumes are unlikely to recover until at least the second half of the year, as...
Apr 17, 20241 min read
The New European Union CO₂ Seaborne Emission Policy: An Additional Cost For Farmers?
14 March 2024 AXSMarine Maritime transport, often seen as a model of efficiency, is also a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions....
Apr 17, 20242 min read
Learning to live with sanctions: Russian oil flows in the face of sanctions
28 March 2024 Kpler This is a summary created by Maritime Data from Kpler's recent special report: Learning to live with sanctions. The...
Apr 17, 20242 min read
The Restricted Panama Canal’s Effect on Global Trade
28 March 2024 Windward The ecological disaster caused by the sinking of the Rubymar is far from the only event affecting maritime trade....
Apr 17, 20242 min read
Crude tanker mileage declined in February due to less VLCC voyages East Coast Americas to NE Asia
28 March 2024 Vortexa Average laden completed voyage mileage for the main crude tanker classes (Aframax, Suezmax, VLCC) declined 4.2%...
Apr 17, 20241 min read
The Iron Ore Chain is looking a little rusty
12 April 2024 Tathya.Earth On the demand side China seems to have caught a cold. China produces more than 50% of the world steel They...
Apr 17, 20242 min read
Adding Fuel to an Already Blazing Crisis
12 April 2024 Windward It appears that the Baltimore crisis is starting to impact global trade. According to Freightos data displayed in...
Apr 17, 20241 min read
Russian product exports – short & long-term trends & challenges
12 April 2024 Vortexa Key report takeaways: Review of latest trends in Russian oil exports with a focus on products Gasoil/diesel exports...
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The Container Fleet to be flooded with new capacity
The IMF has in its January WEO update raised its global GDP growth forecast for 2024 to 3.1% and for 2025 to 3.2%. The upgrade was due to...
Mar 8, 20242 min read
Red Sea - Key Tanker Flows
Another key tanker flow that traditionally relies on Suez transit is the crude trade from the MEG into Europe, which averaged 865kbd in...
Mar 8, 20242 min read
Weekly Red Sea Roundup
The Bunkering Redirection There has been a 50% increase in bunkering operations in East Asia, a 40% rise in bunkering ship-to-ship (STS)...
Mar 8, 20241 min read
How the Red Sea disruptions have effected Dry Bulk Trade
In 2023, 350 Mt (7%) of seaborne dry bulk trade passed through the Suez Canal, a record high. However, the proportion of trade transiting...
Mar 8, 20242 min read
Bab El Mandeb Strait Passings Drop Further As Carriers Reroute
Key data from Lloyd’s List Intelligence for the week ending February 4, 2024: Vessels passing through the Bab el Mandeb strait fell 11%...
Mar 8, 20241 min read
Industry associations release updated guidelines for commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
On 5 February, seven industry associations updated their security guidelines for commercial ships navigating the southern Red Sea and...
Mar 8, 20241 min read
Ten incidents of hijacking in Somalia’s territorial waters
Amid ongoing threats to commercial shipping in the Red Sea and increased maritime security risks in the Gulf of Aden, ten incidents of...
Mar 8, 20241 min read
Red Sea Update: Charterers Reassess Risk And Trade Lanes Shift
Key data from Lloyd’s List Intelligence for the week ending January 28, 2024: The number of cargo-carrying active vessels (10,000dwt+)...
Mar 8, 20241 min read
Red Sea AIS Guidance, Dark Activity Spike, and the Area You Can’t Ignore…
Another Follow-the-Leader Effect? Two vessels near the Gulf of Aden were forced to seek the support of the U.S. Navy after explosions...
Mar 8, 20241 min read
Red Sea Update: Global LR fleet most affected, while Russia-origin oil continues to transit
LRs and the outsized impact from Red Sea attacks Clean tanker transits via the Bab-el-Mandeb have continued to decline since Red Sea...
Mar 8, 20241 min read
Navigating the Latest Global Supply Chain Disruption
The Red Sea disruption has escalated to alarming levels, with naval attacks, counterstrikes, and shipping carriers avoiding the area. It...
Mar 8, 20241 min read
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