Executives warn of a fragile liner shipping outlook for 2026, citing oversupply, tariffs, and regulatory challenges, reports Splash 247.

CONTAINER lines are concerned about the deteriorating trading outlook for the second half of the year as tighter monetary policies dampen consumer demand

South Korean shipbuilders, led by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., are racking up massive orders this year, but their profitability is unlikely to see a sharp upturn any time soon due to lower ship prices and an unfavorable payment method, analysts said Monday.

USUALLY dour Drewry Maritime Research analysts have been suggesting that there could be a "new golden age for container line profitability", reports London's Loadstar.

GLOBAL shipping consultancy Drewry says the outlook for global container port demand growth is now more optimistic and Chinese players are on the acquisition trail in an aggressive and highly confident manner.

Capesizes are in for a good year in 2014, according to Arrow Shipbroking managing director of research, James Leake.

June saw more enquiries than May, and more were converted into fixtures, but Drewry’s LNG freight index was stubbornly unchanged according to the latest LNG Insight. However, market sentiment remains positive as Cheniere took three vessels on mid-term charter, plus options. One vessel from Dynacom was also added to the first of the two ME-GI ships

Commodity prices had a stellar 2010 and experts expect that momentum to carry over into this year, but at a more measured pace.

MOODY's ratings agency has downgraded the outlook of Hanover's Hapag-Lloyd to "negative" from "stable" because of the carrier's weaker than expected performance in the first three quarters.

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