Effect of further production cut on shipping rates
December 18, 2008
OPEC likely to OK 2 million-barrel oil cut | biz.yahoo.com
Demand for ships and pressure on rates Arbitrage (contango) opportunities
Mixed Reviews For OceanFreight
December 18, 2008
OceanFreight cut | www.tradewinds.no
OceanFreight certainly won't be the last company to suspend dividend payments, and it was a prudent move, but renegotiating charters was a poor decision.
December 15, 2008
UPDATE 1-China Merchants sees slowing growth, expansion | www.reuters.com
Near term prospects for container shipping are grim.
Order Cancelations Will Not Approach Half of The Order Book
November 24, 2008
Half of dry bulk orders will ‘not be delivered’ | www.lloydslist.com
Navios' prediction that up to half of the dry bulk orderbook through 2010 will be canceled won't happen.
Current Capesize Fleet Not Yet Oversupplied
November 13, 2008
Australian miners cut iron ouput as China slows | www.theaustralian.news.com.au
Iron ore and steel production cut backs, whether short-term or longer, do not support the current abysmal dry bulk shipping rates.
US Shipping Partners Outlook Poor
November 13, 2008
ITB writedown? | www.tradewinds.no
Tradewinds reported on USS' SEC filing on a likely write-down of their fleet values, continuing the problems facing the Jones Act tanker company.
Smart Move Or Not, $50M A Lot For Genco To Eat
November 12, 2008
Genco Shipping shares fall as it cancels 6 orders | biz.yahoo.com
Hailed as a "no brainer" by analysts, Genco's forfeiture of over $50M in deposits to cancel the purchase of 6 new ships is nevertheless a bad indicator of how the company will fare going forward.
November 10, 2008
Eagle on edge? | www.tradewinds.no
Tradewinds quoted Fearnley Fonds as suggesting that EGL is already in breach of its debt covenants due to falling asset values and that dividend cuts will be necessary. While dividend cuts are inevitable, true asset values are higher than suggested.
DWT A Victim Of Market Speculation
October 28, 2008
Britannia Bulk Holdings Inc. Provides Operational and Financial Update | biz.yahoo.com
Britannia Bulk Holdings (NYSE:DWT) published a press release indicating a dire financial crisis at the company. DWT is an example of issues facing many speculative dry bulk owners.
October 23, 2008
Sector Snap: Drybulk shares sink on demand worries | biz.yahoo.com
The credit crisis and impact of global banking rescue measures may not be fully factored into shipping demand through 2Q 2009.With the result, health of "period charter rate" environment is threatened. Shipping share prices may settle down at subdued levels if both dividends and charter rates take a prolonged dip.
Chesapeake Energy bites the natural gas bullet
January 25, 2012
Flurry of newbuild drilling rig deliveries in 2012 may dampen rig rates
January 20, 2012
Talisman joins the ranks of cautious E&P companies
January 12, 2012
Early signs of caution begin to cloud frontier exploration and production
January 4, 2012
It's too early in the game to write off Shtokman
December 8, 2011