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Rising Rates Are Reshaping Once-Lucrative Commodity Trades

By Archie Hunter (Bloomberg) — Higher interest rates are forcing commodity traders to rethink some deals and push up prices, in the latest example of how a period of rapid central-bank…

Anna WichmannMarch 21, 2023

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Aluminum Shipments Stagnate

By Joe Deaux (Bloomberg) Alcoa’s aluminum shipments will be weaker than anticipated this year amid ongoing uncertainties caused by global inflation, dwindling demand in Europe and a soft economic outlook in…

Anna WichmannJanuary 20, 2023

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Energy Crunch in Europe Hits Demand for Commodity Ships

By Elizabeth Elkin and Isis Almeida (Bloomberg) — The cost of shipping commodities like grains, metals and coal has fallen as soaring energy prices in Europe throttle global economic growth. Manufacturers…

Anna WichmannSeptember 23, 2022

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Cash-rich HMM outlines $11.45bn expansion plan

South Korean flagship carrier HMM has laid out a massive spending plan through to 2026 that will see its box fleet grow by nearly 50%, while its bulk fleet will…

armando mendozaJuly 14, 2022

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Drewry reports 6 million TEU of surplus containers

The global pool of shipping containers increased by 13% to almost 50 million TEU in 2021, which was three times prior growth trend, according to maritime research consultancy Drewry. Drewry’s…

armando mendozaJuly 14, 2022

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Germany’s North Sea Ports Face Longest Strike Action in Decades

Dockworkers across major North Sea ports in Germany have yet again paralyzed operations after staging the longest strike in four decades following the collapse of the latest round of negotiations…

armando mendozaJuly 14, 2022

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Long Beach container backlog crosses red line as delays mount

Long-dwelling containers in the Port of Long Beach now up 9% vs. Oct. 28 The number of container ships waiting off Los Angeles and Long Beach is well off its…

armando mendozaJuly 12, 2022

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Demand data points towards the end of the ‘wild’ carrier party

There’s growing evidence that the days are coming to an end of the booming consumer demand, which saw container shipping hit record high levels of profitability over the last couple…

armando mendozaJuly 11, 2022

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Column: Funds sell oil at fastest rate for 15 weeks as economic outlook worsens

By John Kemp LONDON, June 27 (Reuters) - Investors sold petroleum last week at the fastest rate since just after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as the deteriorating economic outlook trumped…

armando mendozaJune 27, 2022

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A potential economic recession and the supply chain bullwhip are colliding

Freight carriers across all modes should brace for weaker conditions in the coming months. Subtext: Supply chains are experiencing a massive bullwhip from the COVID economy and have built up…

armando mendozaJune 21, 2022

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Rising Rates Are Reshaping Once-Lucrative Commodity Trades

Aluminum Shipments Stagnate

Energy Crunch in Europe Hits Demand for Commodity Ships

Cash-rich HMM outlines $11.45bn expansion plan

Drewry reports 6 million TEU of surplus containers

Germany’s North Sea Ports Face Longest Strike Action in Decades

Long Beach container backlog crosses red line as delays mount

Demand data points towards the end of the ‘wild’ carrier party

Column: Funds sell oil at fastest rate for 15 weeks as economic outlook worsens

A potential economic recession and the supply chain bullwhip are colliding

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