Despite a week on week upturn, the market fundamentals suggest the rapidly built floating storage of crude has peaked, while the outlook for car carriers is weak with global vehicle demand plummeting

James Sherwood has been described as a genuine entrepreneur, full of enthusiasm and ideas, and who can justly claim to have been the father of container leasing

The merger of China’s two largest state shipbuilding groups has gained the combined entity more weight in the eyes of Beijing’s policymakers, enabling it to win more support from state-owned shipowners and leasing houses amid the market downturn

Blanked sailings and cost cuts have lessened the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on container company finances so far, but a much weaker second quarter is expected. Meanwhile, floating storage may have peaked but the longer term outlook for tankers is positive

Shipper survey results show that cargo availability improved marginally last year but has decreased sharply during the pandemic

The Moore Maritime Index report also suggests that larger companies tend to achieve better charter rates and there may be an ‘optimal’ fleet size for each sector

After Wilmington, Hyundai Hope will call at Charleston, South Carolina and Savannah, Georgia, two other east coast ports that have invested heavily to attract discretionary cargo now pouring through the Panama Canal

When Lloyd’s List launched a regular Ask the Analyst webinar last month we were bombarded with questions on everything from coronavirus to consolidation. This month we will be focused on Asia where the conversation will focus on the market outlook via our team of editorial experts based in Hong Kong and Singapore. We will also be joined this month by our credit team to answer your questions on counterparty risk.