Macro-economic signals may be downbeat but bulker fundamentals remain encouraging Here's the Executive Summary to our latest Bulk Carrier...

A Capesize Green Corridor between Australia and China is Feasible, with Carbon Tax Breaks C5 is the Baltic Exchange’s code for the voyage...

Whether you are in Athens or not, here's some Need to Know reading. There are two common assumptions in shipping. One is that shipping is...

Davos is here again. The barons of globalisation are sequestered in the luxury resort but the mood sounds distinctly anxious. José Manuel...

Pesident Xi does not want Russia's actions to restrict China's ability to act, nor President Putin's destiny to shape his own. Trying to...

Decoupling joins Decarbonisation and Digitalisation on the Strategy Agenda Russia’s unwinnable war in Ukraine grinds on, giving us...

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is sending global energy and agricultural markets into a spin. Oil prices are up at USD 120 a barrel....

Could Russia’s military adventurism accelerate disinvestment from fossil fuels and investment in renewables? As I write this, it’s day...

Macro-Economic Uncertainty We may not be home and dry when it comes to getting out of this pandemic, but we could be home and vigorously...

China’s breakneck pace of development has to end eventually – we have all understood that for some time. But even if it does, will trade...

Positive news this month includes the peak of Omicron being passed, and the one billionth vaccine being given on 16th January according...

It has been the worst year in the tanker freight markets since the recession of the early 1990s. But as transport restrictions eased...

It has been a hard few weeks for Capesize operators. The Baltic Exchange’s Capesize 5TC index surged in September from USD 46,987 to USD...

Bulk carrier owners have enjoyed a fabulous twelve months. Around the world, governments have responded to the economic disruption...

Container Dialogue I’ve had a number of questions recently about the state of the container shipping market. I thought I’d write down...

I've been asked several times over the last month if ship owners should be worried about rising inflation. I take this to mean two...

A canter round the markets and a summer holiday sale on our latest reports Macro Situation: Vaccines Vs Variants The IMF and other...

My friend and former colleague Simon Ward, in his popular Ursablog, recently discussed the arrival of the Lion Fish in the Mediterranean,...

Geopolitics is back this year with a bang. Italy’s prime minister Mario Draghi has quietly pulled Italy out of China’s Belt and Road...

Commodity markets were shaken over the weekend when news got out about the Chinese government warning "speculators" and "hoarders" in...