BIMCO Q1 2024: Container shipping market outlook
The Q1 2024 Shipping Market Overview & Outlook from BIMCO has been released which features an analysis of the container shipping market regarding supply and demand.
Read moreThe Q1 2024 Shipping Market Overview & Outlook from BIMCO has been released which features an analysis of the container shipping market regarding supply and demand.
Read moreIn this week’s “Shipping Number of the Week” from BIMCO, Shipping Analyst, Filipe Gouveia, examines the threat to shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden as well as off the coast of Somalia.
Read moreAccording to BIMCO, in recent months, Somali pirates have repeatedly attacked and hijacked a number of merchant vessels in international waters. These incidents serve as a grim reminder of the critical importance of BMP5 (Best Management Practices to Deter Piracy and Enhance Maritime Security in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean, and Arabian Sea) in the shipping industry.
Read moreIn this week’s “Shipping Number of the Week” from BIMCO, Chief Shipping Analyst, Niels Rasmussen, looks at the size of container ships which continues to increase. Today, just 626 ships provide 36% of the fleet’s capacity, and the trend is set to continue as the large ships dominate the order book.
Read moreBIMCO has established a dedicated subcommittee to examine the implications of the FuelEU Maritime Regulation, a key component of the EU's Fit for 55 legislative package.
Read moreIn this week’s “Shipping Number of the Week” from BIMCO, Shipping Analyst, Filipe Gouveia, looks at the surge in crude tanker newbuild contracting at the start of 2024, and positive outlook for very large crude carriers (VLCC) as the supply/demand balance could tighten and sailing distances increase.
Read moreThe Q1 2024 Shipping Market Overview & Outlook from BIMCO has been released which features an analysis of the tanker shipping market regarding supply and demand.
Read moreIn this week’s “Shipping Number of the Week” from BIMCO, Chief Shipping Analyst, Niels Rasmussen, examines the cargo volumes to and from ports in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, which have fallen 21% during the first seven weeks of this year due to attacks on ships in the area.
Read moreIn this week’s “Shipping Number of the Week” from BIMCO, Shipping Analyst, Filipe Gouveia, examines the state of Russian coal shipments two years after the start of the war in Ukraine and how sanctions have affected the country’s export of coal.
Read moreBIMCO has published two standard Quiet Enjoyment Letters (QELs), the first standard form QELs available to the industry, to offer a tool that can ensure the charterers’ uninterrupted use of a ship if the owner defaults under the financing facility.
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