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The Chinese market remains the largest one in terms of seaborne crude oil imports, after the first eight months of 2026. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Banchero Costa said

Amid regulatory uncertainty, there is one key challenge to ensuring shipping meets its decarbonization goals: making the right decisions today. DNV’s latest edition of Maritime Forecast to 2050 explores how

Global growth is expected to prove surprisingly resilient through 2027, according to the OECD, but a combination of higher energy costs, shifting tariffs and uncertainty over key trading relationships threatens

The VLCC market has experienced a sharp repricing during 2026, with the most significant acceleration taking place since late July as exceptionally strong freight earnings have fed directly into secondhand

The weakest June for Chinese crude imports in a decade did not cost a single barrel of throughput. Imports fell 41.3% on the year, runs held above 12.4 mb/d, and

Colombia’s position in the global coal market is undergoing a structural shift; robust exports, renewed access to the Israeli market and frequent disruptions to its logistics infrastructure are shaping the

The ship recycling market has retained its overall strength, on the back of strong buying sentiment. In its latest weekly report, Best Oasis (www.best-oasis.com), a leading cash buyer of ships

“Disruptions and strong growth in head-haul trades continue to support the container shipping market in 2026, but accelerating fleet growth could weaken the supply/demand balance in 2027,” says Niels Rasmussen,

In order to decipher this historic level of freight rates we will focus on the drivers in three different parts: 1 – Cargo supply and demand This is the perspective