Signal look back at 2020: The headwinds, tailwinds and everything in between There is no doubt that 2020 has been a turbulent year for commercial shipping. The coronavirus pandemic has…
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Markets remain overall buoyant amid perplexed Geopolitics leading to hostilities and a spreading Coronavirus The BDI was up just a point since yesterday and now stands at 1,501; on a…
Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Time Charter Contract for m/v Melia with Ausca ATHENS, GREECE, August 7, 2020 – Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), (the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing…
A balanced Dry week whilst Wets dry-out amidst enigmatic Geopolitics and Coronavirus… With the exemption of the Panamaxes all dry indices suffered on a daily basis but survived the weekly…
Xeneta container rates alert: industry maintains “delicate balancing act” as long-term ocean freight rates hold steady According to the latest XSI® Public Indices report from Oslo-based Xeneta, the carrier segment…
Stranded Markets “look” for that unique momentum to …remain afloat… The BDI was up 11 points since yesterday standing at 1,710 but also same was down 100 points since last…
Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Time Charter Contract for m/v G. P. Zafirakis with Koch ATHENS, GREECE, June 3, 2020 – Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), (the “Company”), a global shipping…
Same picture as yesterday; Dries up and Wets down The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) was in general on an upwards mode whilst the Wets continue to dive. Geopolitics a major…
Capes’ hiccups, Wets stagnation and Geopolitics coupled with Coronavirus fueling uncertainty The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) clinched eight points surpassing the 500 points threshold and now stands at 506, thanks…
A Bottomless Market??? A bottomless Market yet again with the BDI about to go under the 500 point threshold and the Wets to shake up Planet Ocean needs, “interwoven” with…
Existing and new floating storage charter issues discussed. Disputes between oil producing nations on output capacity, coupled with a steep decline in consumer demand for oil as a result of the…
Why should I pay any attention to spot container freight rates? Over the past two years, the container shipping industry has faced several challenges, many of which were felt on…
What a mess with the Markets, Geopolitics and Everything* As tomorrow is Good Friday for the Western Christian World we end up the Market today with the Daily and Weekly…
DIANA SHIPPING INC. ANNOUNCES DIRECT CONTINUATION OF TIME CHARTER CONTRACT FOR M/V MYRTO WITH CARGILL ATHENS, GREECE, March 31, 2020 – Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), (the “Company”), a global…
The Markets, Coronavirus et al: mind the …”gap”*… Is there any inasmuch proviso to solve the perplexed Dry and Wet Markets or the Coronavirus – this unprecedented story engulfing everything…
DIANA SHIPPING INC. ANNOUNCES TIME CHARTER CONTRACT FOR M/V SIDERIS GS WITH OLDENDORFF ATHENS, GREECE, March 6, 2020 – Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), (the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing…
BIMCO Shipping Market Outlook Feb 2020: Oil Tankers and Macroeconomics Macroeconomics: clear risks to global growth in 2020 Across the world, there are signs that global trade tensions are easing:…
DIANA SHIPPING INC. ANNOUNCES TIME CHARTER CONTRACT FOR M/V CORONIS WITH KOCH AND CANCELLATION OF THE SALE OF A CAPESIZE DRY BULK VESSEL, THE M/V NORFOLK ATHENS, GREECE, February 20, 2020 – Diana…
With the BDI down at 415, lips are sealed… What an end of a weak week that was with the BDI losing 16 points and now standing at 415 amid…
DIANA SHIPPING INC. ANNOUNCES TIME CHARTER CONTRACTS FOR M/V ELECTRA WITH OLDENDORFF AND M/V PROTEFS WITH PHAETHON ATHENS, GREECE, November 22, 2019 – Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), (the “Company”), a global…
Baltic Exchange Risk Forum: 17 October 2019, Hamburg Freight & Commodities Forum, Hamburg 17 October 2019 We are delighted to invite you to register for the Freight & Commodities Forum…
US soya bean exports, up or down? The trade war has brought increased attention to the soya bean trade between the US and China with 2019 offering conflicting narratives. On…
FONASBA Quality Standard now covers 35 countries, 500 companies FONASBA’s Quality Standard (FQS), the only quality mark designed by, and specifically for, ship agents and ship brokers, reached another milestone…
The BDI@1947: the fall? The BDI lost 67 points earlier on today given that its two main drivers the Capes – mainly and to a lesser extent the Panamaxes fell.…