Dry Market falls but not to worry …Wets surface; Yellowstone Geopolitics amid Covid’s surge… The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) lost 28 points since last Frida 18 June 2021 and now…
HFW Freeports Series | Freeports: Will they help commodities businesses? The UK’s new Freeports will present some opportunities for commodities businesses, for example in the Tees Valley chemical industry. However,…
GSCC Annual Report 2020 – 2021 Greek Shipping Co-operation Committee We begin with the Chairman’s Message: Dear Colleagues, It is with great pleasure that I present our 86th annual report…
The BDI@2,944: plain sailing but watch the grounded Wets. G7 leaders re-write Geopolitics in Cornwall, but mind Covid-19… The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) surpassed the 2,900 point threshold and soon…
BIMCO: If EURO2020 was to be decided by shipping-related factors, who would come out on top? BIMCO’s Shipping Number of the Week: … and the winner of EURO 2020 is… If…
BIMCO’s Shipping Number of the Week: … and the winner of EURO 2020 is… If EURO2020 was to be decided by shipping-related factors, who would come out on top? The European…
Pinch me; the Dry Market “bounces” back… The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) was up 61 points since yesterday at 2,481, thanks to all respective indices positive mood… John Faraclas early…
Mixed feelings with the Dries, down at 2,420; messy Wets, whilst everybody focuses on G7 meeting in Cornwall. Covid-19 more than enigmatic… The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) lost eight points…
Draghi indispensable, Europe and US reconcilable Tuesday 8 June 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.23.2 Commentary: Draghi pivotal as Lagarde maintains his policy By Antonio Armellini, David Marsh and Pierre Ortlieb Mario…
Trouble Brewing – Geopolitics is back this year with a bang. Italy’s prime minister Mario Draghi has quietly pulled Italy out of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, reversing the 2019…
The BDI falls below the 2,500 points threshold; Wets a liability. Geopolitics for strong nerves whilst the Coronavirus Anathema “proceeds” further The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) lost 34 points and…
Two Sovcomflot LNG-fuelled Aframax tankers time-chartered to the Sakhalin-2 project for 10 years On 4 June 2021, Sovcomflot (SCF Group) and Sakhalin Energy, the operator of the Sakhalin-2 project, signed…
EU and Germany must find foreign policy balance amid US-China rivalry Friday 4 June 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.22.4 Commentary: Moralising foreign policy is doomed to failure By Gerhard Schröder in…
Capes’ BCI pulls down the BDI now at 2,472; Wets a disaster. Geopolitics will become uncontrollable whilst new stories and hypothesis surface on Covid-19. The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) with…
BIMCO’s Shipping Number of the Week: Nine months US corn exports already exceeding last season’s total by 5.9m tonnes Many agricultural trades have been exceptionally strong in 2021 and several grain…
BDI: further losses; Wets falling too. Expect jeopardy in Geopolitics and mess with COVID-19 et al… The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) lost 38 points since yesterday and now stands at…
UK Custom and Tax Freeports present ‘golden opportunity’ for trade and manufacturing Solent Gateway Ltd 01 June 2021 The government has selected eight new freeports in England as a means…
Enigmatic Dry and Wet Markets; messy Geopolitics whilst Covid’s uncertainty rules the day The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) lost 28 points since last Friday the 28th of May 2021 and…
UK freight association elects new national chair and vice-chair Rachel Morley has succeeded John Stubbings as the elected National Chair of BIFA – the British International Freight Association – for…
Falling Markets, Geopolitical and Coronavirus mess rules… The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) lost nearly 100 points (92 to be precise) and now stands at 2,596, losing the 2,600 points threshold;…
Daikin’s controlled atmosphere (CA) container technology ships Taiwanese custard apples toMiddle East for first time Daikin Active controlled atmosphere (CA) refrigerated container technology selected by Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation…
The BDI@ 2,809; hiccups …rule the day. Wets struggling in a mixed mode. Geopolitical anxiety might trigger further uncertainty whilst COVID still …“goes scott-free…” The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) lost…
Enigmatic Dry and Wet markets, Perplexed Geopolitics whilst Coronavirus is here to stay… The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) gained 45 points since yesterday and now stands at 2,869, but lost…
Brexit’s Impact on UK Trade – what is really happening? Now that Brexit has officially come into force following much legislation, Plamen Natzkoff, Senior Trade Expert, examines the impact it…
Is the Dry Market bouncing back? Low Wets with ups and downs a big concern. Messy Geopolitics with Covid becoming more than a dangerous long-term issue… The BDI (Baltic Dry…