Advice to box ship owners: Defer newbuild deliveries

MARCH 1, 2017 — The latest Container Insight Weekly from Drewry Shipping Consultants Ltd. says that newbuilding deferral offers the container industry a golden opportunity to smooth out the capacity peaks in

Dry bulk sector recovery ahead, says Drewry

FEBRUARY 9, 2017—Driven by a healthy growth in the demand for iron ore and thermal coal, the dry bulk shipping sector is expected to show a recovery this year, according to the

Drewry introduces credit research service

FEBRUARY 7, 2017— Drewry Financial Research Services Ltd., the investment research arm of shipping consultancy Drewry, is launching a new credit research service. Through this extension to its established maritime equity research

Drewry: Chemical tanker oversupply to continue

FEBRUARY 1, 2017 — Chemical shipping vessel supply on major routes has been in surplus with many newbuilding deliveries from shipbuilders and swing tankers flooding the market. As a result, freight rates

BWM regulations to increase tanker scrapping

NOVEMBER 16, 2016—The implementation of the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention in combination with weakness in freight rates will increase tanker shipping demolitions, according to Tanker Forecaster, a quarterly analysis published by

Drewry sees brighter things ahead for box shipping

OCTOBER 19, 2016 — Has the container shipping market bottomed out? Global shipping consultancy Drewry thinks so. It says that the Hanjin Shipping receivership marks the trough of the market. Its latest

Reefer containership fleet to grow by 20% by 2018

AUGUST 10, 2015—The specialized reefer fleet is shrinking and shows no signs of reversing in the future. However, the reefer containership fleet has increased by 6% year-on-year and is set to grow