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Customers increasingly dissatisfied with the service quality of ocean carriers
The service provided by container shipping lines has deteriorated since 2016 and is now seen by exporters, importers and freight forwarders as more...
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FEATURE: Multipurpose shipping eyes recovery
Multipurpose shipping has started 2018 on a confident footing and is forecast to recover further on rising demand, contracting vessel supply and lessening...
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Container shipping’s slow and steady recovery
The outlook for the container shipping market in 2018 and 2019 is a combination of healthy demand growth that will outpace the fleet, resulting in a...
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FEATURE: Handysize LPG vessels to be worst performers in 2018
Among the different size categories of LPG ships, the small vessel segment is expected to be the best performer in 2018 while Handysize vessels will...
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FEATURE: Ship operating costs stabilise as market recovery lifts pressure
The cost of operating cargo ships rose marginally in 2017 following two consecutive years of falls, but shipowners should prepare for higher costs led...
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A better outlook for chemical tankers
Subdued ordering and a narrowing in the tonnage supply-demand gap from late 2018 is expected to support a recovery in the chemical shipping market,...
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FEATURE: Cautious optimism remains the name of the game for multipurpose shipping
Recovering demand for multipurpose shipping combined with improved market conditions for competing sectors will result in rising market share for the...
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FEATURE: Container lines speed up their assault on reefer cargo
Container shipping lines are increasing their share of the seaborne reefer market and are forecast to accelerate their assault over the coming years,...
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OPINION: Shipping’s recovery insufficient to lift seafarer wage costs
Despite a recovery in cargo shipping markets, ship manning costs will remain suppressed as shipowners and operators continue to be financially challenged...
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