UK seaborne coal imports plunge 64% as a worrying trend lurks 10 October 2016 The main exporters of thermal coal for coal- fired power plants to the United Kingdom (UK) have experienced a heavy decline in seaborne cargo volumes in 2016. This comes as a result of the UK starting a concerning trend for the dry bulk shipping industry, by close to doubling its Carbon Price Floor (CPF). Market analysis Dry cargo
Perspectives on future dry bulk trends 14 April 2011 Chief Shipping Analyst at BIMCO, Peter Sand, chaired and spoke this week at the 3rd European Dry Bulk Shipping Market Outlook Conference in Istanbul Market analysis Dry cargo
Optimism is tangible, although ship yard overcapacity is the looming danger in the horizon 20 November 2011 If you work a little harder every day and do your work a little better and smarter today than yesterday, you will stand a better chance of running a successful shipping business. Those words of wisdom catch the optimism bubbling at the NAVIGATOR 2011 event in Athens, Greece. A business full of hardship in recent years has only drowned a few of the die-hard optimists within the shipping industry. Market analysis
Container Shipping - Historical rise in freight rates on main trading lanes is bettering the outlook for now, despite the large number of ships in layup 11 April 2012 Towards the end of 2011, we got the first indication that liner companies were winning “the pricing battle” against shippers on the level of freight rates on the main lanes from Far East to Europe and the Mediterranean. Market analysis Container
Dry bulk shipping: seasonality, higher fuel costs, and coronavirus disruption behind poor start to new decade for dry bulk earnings 26 February 2020 The fundamental balance will continue to deteriorate in 2020, offering little support to operators hoping to pass on higher fuel costs, caused by the sulphur cap, to shippers. Market analysis Market reports Macro Dry cargo
Dry Bulk Shipping: Q1 requires careful handling as seasonal cargo demand drops 20 February 2018 The fleet is growing at the slowest pace since 1999, and solid growth in demand means that the dry bulk shipping industry should be facing another year of improvement to the fundamental balance. Market analysis Dry cargo
Shipping industry unites to propose ambitious CO2 reduction objectives to global regulator 22 June 2017 Four major international trade associations – BIMCO, INTERCARGO, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and INTERTANKO – have made a joint proposal to the IMO concerning ambitious CO2 reductions by the international shipping sector, which is responsible for transporting about 90% of global trade and 2.2% of the world’s annual man-made CO2 emissions. Press release Priority news Environment
Tripartite Shipbuilding Forum agrees on major industry goals 26 November 2017 Carbon emissions, safety and cyber security were at the top of the agenda at the annual Tripartite Shipbuilding Forum which attracted more than 100 delegates. Press release Priority news
New BIMCO President sets course for digitalisation 07 June 2017 Anastasios Papagiannopoulos, CEO of Common Progress has been elected President of BIMCO. Press release Priority news
Have you seen BIMCO's quarterly digital Bulletin? Latest now available to read 23 February 2018 The latest BIMCO digital Bulletin is now available and is packed with great articles. Priority news Contract Training Container Dry cargo
