Drewry: Dry Bulkers’ earnings potential improved over the past four months
LONDON : The Drewry Dry Bulk Equity Index decreased 7.6% YTD, underperforming the S&P 500 which rose 8.1% YTD. The decline can be attributed to macroeconomic weakness caused by rising interest rates, an inflationary
Drewry: World Container Index Up 1% last week, But 77% down on last year
LONDON : Drewry’s composite World Container Index increased by 1% to $1,763.28 per 40ft container this week.
Empty containers accumulate in Chinese Ports, highlighting weak demand
SHANGHAI : Within a space of a year, the catch-phrase in the liner industry has gone from “containers are hard to come by” to concerns of a container glut, as freight levels reverse to
Empty containers pile up at global ports as trade slows
SHANGHAI : Empty containers are piling up at major ports around the world as slowing economies weigh on shipping demand. In the week of Feb. 5, the CAx (Container Availability Index) rose to 0.64,
Drewry: World Container Index Down 2% This Week
LONDON : Drewry’s composite World Container Index decreased by 2% to $1,954.64 per 40ft container this week. Our detailed assessment for Thursday, 16 February 2023 The composite index has decreased by 2% this week,
Drewry: Multipurpose Time Charter Index Remained Flat in January
LONDON : The Drewry Multipurpose Time Charter Index tracks one-year period charter rates across a basket of vessel types and sizes and forecasts the market movement over the coming month. The vessel types include
Drewry’s World Container Index drops
LONDON : Drewry‘s composite World Container Index fell 2% last week to US$2,046.51 per 40ft container. The Drewry WCI composite index is now already 80% down from the top of US$10,377 in September 2021.
World’s biggest container ship skips India in blow to trade aims, due to inadequate port infrastructure
MUMBAI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s goal of making India the world’s factory risks being held back by the country’s inability to attract bigger container ships due to inadequate port infrastructure. Most harbors along India’s coast