In July, China imported a record amount of iron ore – 10 Mn T more than the previous monthly record. For the first seven months of 2020,...

Liner companies have announced a positive set of results, by and large, this earnings season. Anyone who watched the slump in container...

Like me you may have read many recent articles about the evolving Cold War between the US and China. Opinions vary (of course) and run...

The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, is generally thought to have had a good crisis. He was quick to offer state aid to...

This week, the IMO is holding an informal online meeting for its members (flag states and industry associations) in which they can...

One is tempted sometimes to think of 21st Century China as a machine for generating wealth and perpetuating the rule of the Chinese...

The seafarer crisis continues to develop. Hugo de Stoop, CEO of Euronav, has described stranded seafarers as “hostages of the...

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and International Maritime Organization (IMO) issued an estimate on June...

On Monday, Qatar Petroleum reported a 100-berth, USD 19 Bn deal to build LNG carriers in South Korea. The moribund newbuilding markets...

When Alice entered the strange and surreal world through the looking glass, she retained the power of rational thought. Perusing her new...

Some readers may have listened to me discussing the post-Coronavirus trade scenarios with Richard Meade of Lloyd’s List on one of their...

Coronavirus cases continue to mount world-wide. It’s getting to the point now where we all know somebody with symptoms and nearly...

Coronavirus cases continue to mount world-wide. It’s getting to the point now where we all know somebody with symptoms and nearly...

Last week we reported some Chinese state statistics that detailed the impact of Covid-19 on the economy in January and February, for...

Governments around the world are taking extraordinary action to try to slow the spread of Covid-19, which now numbers more cases outside...

Black Swan one is Coronavirus, the Mummy of public health scares. OK the global infection rate is much smaller than flu and the mortality...

To add to last week’s portents of doom, China (as you will no doubt have seen already) released dismal Purchasing Managers Indices last...

The global economy has grown slowly since the financial crash of 2008, but it has grown consistently to recover lost production. Even in...

The legendary Irish columnist Fintan O’ Toole wrote a piece at the weekend for the UK’s Observer (a Sunday newspaper) in which he was...

Renowned philanthropist and exterminator of typing pools Bill Gates has ordered a luxurious super-yacht, his first as it turns out. The...