Container Shipping - Going slow across the board has brought back black bottom lines 13 October 2010 Forecast: BIMCO expects the fourth quarter to be a difficult one, with volumes going down from recent highs. This may also mean idling vessels becomes more normal again as they are removed from stings or simply temporarily abundant as volumes tighten. During the first half of 2010 the container trade has made a remarkable comeback. Rates have doubled on many routes and volumes have returned from the abyss to the benefit of many owners who have switched from red ink to black as a result of this. Market analysis Container
Container Shipping - Growing volumes but even stronger growth in tonnage 14 April 2011 Container rates have been sliding on all the major trading lanes since July 2010, with the exception of a small hiccough round the turn of the year Container
A look into the crystal ball: Do we need all the giant containerships? 15 March 2010 In an effort to ascertain the possible far reaching consequences of the influx of new giant containerships on order Market analysis Container
Container Shipping - Striking the balance is tough when everyone wants to get “back into the black” 16 March 2015 The labour conflict that caused a widespread and highly disruptive strike and subsequent congestion in most US West Coast ports, especially for the container shipping industry ended toward the end of February. Market analysis Container 2015
Container Shipping - Modest global growth has a bad influence on demand and limited idling doesn’t make life easier for liner companies 13 December 2011 Overall demand for container shipping is not as bad as one might think from looking at the freight rates. But for an industry that has grown by close to 10% p.a. over the past decade, it does take time to adjust and adjust to a demand growth half as strong. Market analysis Container
Container Shipping - A challenging 2011 on most trading lanes, as cascading takes its toll 17 February 2011 As the Chinese Lunar New Year draws to an end, the container lines have already prepared themselves for a strong rebound. In fact they must have been Market analysis Container
Container spot rates now below USD 1,000 per TEU for Shanghai - Europe 24 March 2011 Spot rates for shipping of containers out of Shanghai bound for Europe have now slipped below the USD 1,000 per TEU–mark for the first time since March 2009. Following yet another weekly drop in freight rates on this main trading lane, boxes are now being shipped off at USD 992 per TEU, USD 27 per TEU lower than last week. Market analysis Container
Container Shipping - Owners rush to the yards despite a distressed market 11 October 2013 Following five weak months of demand growth (January-May), transported container volumes are finally growing on the Far East to Europe trading lane – as much as 1.9% y-o-y in the first seven months of 2013. Market analysis Container
Container Shipping - Little progress in demand and record-sized ships 19 August 2013 The balancing act continues, as demand moves forward at snail’s pace while a new record-sized containership is deployed in the Asia-Europe trading lane Market analysis Container
Container Shipping - new deliveries add to the supply side, on the demand side the US is up while Europe is down 13 February 2013 There is room for some optimism in the container ship business, as witnessed by the number of loaded containers going into the ports on the US West Coast. Here, demand increased by 1.7% during 2012, more than making up for the fall in demand in 2011. Market analysis Container
