Weekly Briefing: Dry bulk heating up | Container fires concern box market | Time to call the bottom of tankers?
Lloyd’s List’s weekly headline view of the stories shaping the key shipping markets
China is trying to cool an overheating commodity market, but so far there’s only upside for bulkers. The container sector remains hot, but another box fire is the wrong kid of heat. Meanwhile, despite mixed fundamentals, some are calling the bottom of the market, which isn’t too hard to note, with US and China doing all the heavy lifting and the vaccine rollout continuing apace