Baltic index slips on lower capesize, panamax rates
LONDON : The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell for a second straight session on Tuesday, dragged down by weaker rates across capezise
Transits through the Panama Canal down 10% : BIMCO
LONDON : “Between September 2024 and January 2025, ship capacity in deadweight tonnes transiting through the Panama Canal was 10% lower than the 2019-22 average. Although there were no transit restrictions during this period,
BIMCO Dry Bulk Market Report: Return to the Red Sea would weaken market
LONDON : We expect a weaker supply/demand balance in 2025 and 2026 than in 2024, even if ships do not fully return to the Red Sea. In this report, we are working with two
Baltic Index at over 1-year low as rates decline across segments
LONDON : The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell for a sixth straight session on Tuesday to an over one-year low as rates
Product Tanker deliveries seen jumping 256% to 16-year high : BIMCO
LONDON : “According to current delivery schedules, product tanker newbuild deliveries are set to reach 12m deadweight tonnes (DWT) in 2025. Deliveries will therefore jump 256% compared to the 3.4m DWT delivered in 2024.
Container ship order book hits new record high of 8.3M TEUs
LONDON : At the end of 2024, the container ship order book was 8.3m TEUs, a new record compared with the previous high of 7.8m TEUs in early 2023,” says Niels Rasmussen, Chief Shipping
BIMCO: Container Shipping Market Overview & Outlook December 2024
LONDON : Despite the fastest growth in supply and the fleet since 2010, the supply/demand balance tightened in 2024. Ship demand has increased as 90% of the capacity that normally transits the Suez Canal
Shipping Industry faces one of Its greatest challenges : Drewry
LONDON : The shipping industry is contending with a worldwide shortage of seafarers, and it’s fueling a troubling mix of fake resumes, accidents at sea, and elevated freight rates. “We have been seeing a