April 21, 2009
ATM completed | www.tradewinds.no
The injection of $500M in equity appears to have quelled the market's fear of default, but the near-term prospects for DRYS are mixed.
March 25, 2009
Bulker bulge | www.tradewinds.no
Caught between an impending oversupply of Capesize vessels and a nearly equal deluge of new Supramax tonnage, Panamax owners face a bleak short-term market.
Norden Will See Opportunities In This Weak Market
March 16, 2009
Norden feels heat | www.tradewinds.no
Norden is one of the few dry bulk shipping companies that have over 100 vessels on the water. A relatively minor player in liquid bulk shipping, Norden's exposure to the panamax sector will be its toughest test over the next two years.
Capacity Management Key For Container Shipping
March 16, 2009
Misery for Maersk | www.tradewinds.no
Currently, over 10% of the liner shipping fleet is idle as capacity additions exceed demand growth. Far too much of this idle capacity is owned tonnage, rather than charter tonnage.
March 6, 2009
Eagle upgraded | www.tradewinds.no
2009-2010 will see extremely volatile and overall poor market conditions for dry bulk shipping. However, the Handymax and Handy size segments will enjoy better conditions that the market average.
Chinese Port Investments Risky
February 24, 2009
Opportunities in China's Infrastructure for 2009 - Waterborne Transportation | keeglobaladvisors.typepad.com
Reportedly, China will invest $118B in new seaports, riverports and expansion of existing facilities. Except for cabotage demands, such investments will exacerbate excess port capacity in the country.
Diana's Bear Market Just Beginning
February 19, 2009
Di on the money | www.tradewinds.no
Diana's overly conservative chartering strategy, which missed most of the boom market, will hurt even more in the bear market.
Despite Earnings Release, NM Is Underpriced
February 19, 2009
Navios net dives | www.tradewinds.no
Navios Maritime reported a 56% decline in earnings, consisting of several relatively small losses on warrants, swaps, doubtful FFA accounts and newbuild cancellation fees. A signficant amount of the reduction in earnings was attributable to the spin-off of Navios Partners.
Supramax Market Players Well Positioned
February 17, 2009
Eagle cut to sell | www.tradewinds.no
The Supramax market is likely to be the most resilient during the coming weak 2009-2010 dry bulk markets due to growing demand and significant fleet age.
Not A Good Time To Be In The Bottom Of The Top 20 Liner Companies
February 17, 2009
Barge Rates Float Upward | www.americanshipper.com
As reported in Tradewinds, AXS-Alphaliner estimates that 392 containerships, representing 1.1M TEU's, is currently idle as carriers adjust capacity to weak demand. An additional 1.8M TEU's in new capacity will enter the market this year. AXS-Alphaliner estimates that excess capacity could persist until 2014.
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