Matson Becomes Newest Member of NAMEPARecipient of NAMEPA’s 2020 Environmental Innovation Leadership Award January 14, 2021– Matson, Inc. A US-owned, Hawaii based transportation service has joined NAMEPA in their efforts…
Outlook 2021: Why the era of low inflation could last for 50 years, European Commission competition policy in Covid-19 recovery Friday 15 January 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.2.5 Outlook 2021: Why…
Hobbis joins British International Freight Association Board The British International Freight Association (BIFA) Board and Council recently approved the promotion of Carl Hobbis (pictured below) as an executive director. Hobbis…
Midweek Market and Geopolitical blues whilst Coronavirus advances further… The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) managed to clinch seven points and now stands at 1,425. On the Geopolitical front, the events…
GLOBAL & REGIONAL MONTHLY (Tuesday, 5 January 2021) Most recent economic data mirror the negative impact from the latest Covid-19 waves, with restrictions leading to a downturn in global economic…
Freight forwarders get updated trading conditions A new edition of the British International Freight Association’s (BIFA) Standard Trading Conditions (STC) has been launched, replacing the previous version revised in 2017.…
OMFIF’s most read 2020: China’s dollar pragmatism, After the Covid-19 recession Tuesday 5 January 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.1.2 The year’s top stories: China’s dollar pragmatism By Kathleen Tyson in London Speculation…
Stena Line Media Statement The Majority of freight has successfully accessed our ports on the first day post-Brexit “Currently freight traffic is flowing well through our ports across the UK…
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…
A Capes dominated Dry Market amid total misery in a perplexed Geopolitical environment “ruled” by Coronavirus on Christmas Eve…and beyond The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) clinched four points, thanks to…
A FESTIVE ‘SNOW’ from BIMCO: US imports 151.4 million Christmas tree lighting sets in the first ten months of 2020 BIMCO’s Shipping Number of the Week US imports 151.4 million…
A “merry” pre-Festive Season Market amid despicable Geopolitics and advancement of a Coronavirus’ “offspring” detected in UK… The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) ended up 24 points since yesterday and now…
Capes driven dry market, still low Wets with Geopolitics and Coronavirus in turmoil… The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) gained 38 points since yesterday, thanks to the triple digit rise of…
Freight Forwarders angry with latest shipping line surcharge The British International Freight Association (BIFA), the trade association for UK freight forwarding and logistics companies, says its members are exasperated by…
Performance Shipping Inc., announces delivery of its fifth Aframax tanker, m/t P. Yanbu ATHENS, GREECE, December 15, 2020 – Performance Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: PSHG), (the “Company”), a global shipping company…
‘Phase One’ agreement boosts exports and doubles volumes from last year October has been the best performing month of 2020 in terms of US exports of the goods outlined in…
Market’s upward trend, even minimal, more than welcomed. Geopolitics and Covid’s upheaval continues… The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) gained 24 points since last Friday and now stands at 1,235. Cool…
The BDI@1,211 becomes buoyant. CAUTION though on Geopolitics and Coronavirus The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) gained 50 points since yesterday surpassing the 1,200 points threshold and also gaining 14 points…
Billions of dollars of UK trade exposed to port disruption, warns consultancy Leading companies including BP, Royal Dutch Shell, Tesco and BAE Systems face significant financial exposure from the current…
Market’s mild surge amid total uncertainty in geopolitics and Coronavirus, manna from heavens… The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) gained 39 points since yesterday and now reads 1,161. Wets as always…
Volatility upside down; uncertain geopolitics and Coronavirus issues… The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) clinched a point, thanks to the “rising” Panamaxes and now stands at 1,122… Uncertainty rules Geopolitics as…
Capes’ volatility brings down the BDI; Geopolitical and Coronavirus uncertainty rules …the waves The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) lost 41 points and now stands at 1,121 “thanks” to Capes’ three…
Stena Line calls for Brexit ‘implementation phase’. Request for the EU to take a pragmatic approach to customs after Brexit transition period ends. While today’s news on the Withdrawal Agreement…
The fall continues with the BDI losing the 1,200 points threshold. Still explosive Geopolitics with COVID about to be “tackled”… Exploitation triumphs… The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) lost a dozen…
FEPORT: Standardization, data sharing and use of IoT in the cargo handling industry were an ambition, now they are becoming a reality! Brussels, December 3rd, 2020 These last months, EU supply…