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Cosco Shipping Holdings shares surge after beating profit estimates
Investor sentiment is being buoyed by earnings and geopolitics. HSBC expects Red Sea disruptions to potentially extend into the second quarter of this year and lift carriers’ earnings performance
Transpacific contract rates win lift from higher spot market
Spot rates may have fallen back from the peaks, but carriers have prevented them falling below Red Sea-crisis levels. That has helped them secure higher rates in this year’s transpacific contract negotiations
Container stock prices rebound as freight and charter rates rise
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea continue. Diversions around the Red Sea, together with solid cargo demand, are pushing up pricing for liner operator and containership lessor stocks
Red Sea traffic stable at new ‘normal’ despite spate of attacks
Those not willing to accept the risk of a Houthi attack have diverted and those that remain are likely going to continue sailing the shipping lanes off Yemen regardless of how the situation develops based on behaviour to date
Puzzled by Aponte’s Gram Car Carriers deal? Don’t be
After putting together the world’s biggest shipping empire in little over five decades, it’s safe to say this guy knows what he’s doing
Low-emission freight tender shows pragmatic approach to decarbonisation
Hapag-Lloyd’s win in a low-emission freight tender with its bio-LNG bid is seen as the best commercial decision for shipping today, although it is far from a popular one
Shipping swings at geopolitical curveballs on decarbonisation path: NYK chief
Soga describes his experience over the past year as the commander-in-chief of the Japanese shipping and logistics group as constantly swinging at pitches in a batting cage, overwhelmed with unexpected events
Another one bites the dust: Shipping stocks keep disappearing from the ticker
After waves of public listings in the 2000s and early 2010s, the private model — always dominant in shipping — has become more popular over the past decade. Privatisations and mergers are driving more delistings
Transpacific contract rates win lift from higher spot market
Spot rates may have fallen back from the peaks, but carriers have prevented them falling below Red Sea-crisis levels. That has helped them secure higher rates in this year’s transpacific contract negotiations
Houthis poised to ramp up Red Sea attacks following recent lull
Whether naval operations have degraded Houthi capabilities or the Iran-backed militants were simply regrouping, the latest warnings suggest that a resurgence of attacks targeting vessels in the Red Sea is imminent
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Maersk’s reported $600m investment in Nigeria is news to Maersk
Nigerian president Bola Tinubu claims to have secured an investment of $600m from Danish shipping and logistics giant Maersk, but that appears to be news to Maersk
Hapag-Lloyd strengthens electronic bill of lading offering via IQAX tie-up with GSBN
Use of IQAX adds another eBL option for Hapag-Lloyd, which already uses competitor vendor WaveBL, as the German container line pursues full eBL adoption by 2030
DP World upgrades partnership in East Malaysia to boost container port capacity
Partnership plans to develop the port to be a hub for Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area markets
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CSSC’s tech firm and Evergreen trial onboard carbon capture
Sceptics remain cautious about the technology’s prospects because of concerns over limited supporting facilities and the energy consumption generated by the OCCS system itself
Cosco Shipping Holdings shares surge after beating profit estimates
Investor sentiment is being buoyed by earnings and geopolitics. HSBC expects Red Sea disruptions to potentially extend into the second quarter of this year and lift carriers’ earnings performance
Thailand’s RCL expands boxship order at Huangpu Wenchong to six vessels
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ONE swings to profit as Red Sea rerouting boosts freight rates
ONE has increased its profit forecast for the current fiscal year ending March 2025 to $1bn, anticipating that the rerouting impact will persist in the coming months
Container stock prices rebound as freight and charter rates rise
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea continue. Diversions around the Red Sea, together with solid cargo demand, are pushing up pricing for liner operator and containership lessor stocks
Red Sea traffic stable at new ‘normal’ despite spate of attacks
Those not willing to accept the risk of a Houthi attack have diverted and those that remain are likely going to continue sailing the shipping lanes off Yemen regardless of how the situation develops based on behaviour to date
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