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Chaotic ‘spillover’ market reveals value of breakbulk shipping skills
Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Breakbulk and Heavy Lift |
Old-fashioned breakbulk and supply chain skills have served shippers well in the “spillover” market, and some practices may linger after the container market normalizes.
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MPV indexes hold steady at high levels as container spot rates soften
Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Breakbulk and Heavy Lift |
No “summer slump” is expected for the multipurpose sector even though softening spot rates for container shipping will send some spillover shippers back to boxes.
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MPV carrier UHL orders two F-900 ‘Eco-lifter’ newbuildings
Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Breakbulk and Heavy Lift |
The latest vessels in UHL’s F-900 series will be built in Hudong, China, and are due to be delivered in late 2023 and early 2024.
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MPV rates plateau, but long-term strength expected: analysts
Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Breakbulk and Heavy Lift |
A tightening supply of multipurpose ships bodes well for carriers and their bottom lines, but signals a higher “new normal” ahead for breakbulk and project shippers.
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Pitfalls increase for breakbulk importers as sanctions grow in complexity
Chris Barnett, Special Correspondent |
Breakbulk importers must navigate complex sanctions rules and a CBP crackdown on goods made with forced labor, attendees at JOC’s 2022 Breakbulk and Project Cargo conference were told.
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Steel, other US commodity imports face severe shortage of storage space
Chris Barnett, Special Correspondent |
Severely limited warehousing capacity at North American ports is adding to the challenges facing breakbulk shippers in 2022, attendees at JOC’s Breakbulk and Project Cargo conference were told.
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‘Troublesome’ outlook ahead for breakbulk shippers
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
Multipurpose and heavy-lift vessel capacity will remain tight for years, keeping upward pressure on pricing, carrier executives said at the JOC Breakbulk & Project Cargo conference.
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War, market uncertainty stall MPV rate growth: analysts
Keith Wallis, Special Correspondent |
Although rates could plateau or slide as global stressors impact the MPV market, underlying demand will not soften as the energy transition accelerates.
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Industry veteran to drive new approach at Combi Lift
Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Breakbulk and Heavy Lift |
Combi Lift will serve as a wholesale "integrator" of owner Harren & Partner’s assets, including the carriers SAL Heavy Lift and Intermarine
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Ukraine invasion could tighten already-scarce MPV tonnage
Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Breakbulk and Heavy Lift |
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could exacerbate a tonnage shortage in the global MPV/HL sector driven by ongoing container-side congestion and spillover cargo.
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Loss of AN-225 in Russian attack a blow to Ukraine's Antonov Airlines
Keith Wallis, Special Correspondent |
While Antonov's smaller AN-124s continue to operate, restoring the behemoth AN-225 will take five years and cost more than $3 billion, according to the Ukrainian government's news outlet.
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AAL bucks MPV ordering trend with two new ships
Keith Wallis, Special Correspondent |
MPV/HL newbuildings expand dship, BBC Chartering fleet as AAL places orders for a total of six new ships.
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‘Trickle-down’ expectations pressuring MPV operators
Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Breakbulk and Heavy Lift |
While a rate "plateau" may be looming, container congestion and equipment supply shortages will continue to push spillover cargo into the MPV sector, analysts say
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Expect high MPV rates, tight capacity through 2022, say analysts
Keith Wallis, Special Correspondent |
Soaring freight rates are incentivizing MPV carriers to turn down lower-value backhauls and return empty to load ports.
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Container imports jump at Everett as carriers seek alternative ports
Chris Barnett, Special Correspondent |
Extra-loaders carrying spillover cargo are dramatically increasing container imports at the Port of Everett in Washington state.
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MPV extra-loader demand expected to last into 2022
Keith Wallis, Special Correspondent |
In a bid for predictability, shippers are signing up for long-term MPV charters despite rocketing rates fueled by strong cargo demand from traditional customers and freight forwarders managing spillover container cargo.
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MPV newbuildings won’t dent coming capacity shortage
Keith Wallis, Special Correspondent |
While newbuildings add needed tonnage to the MPV/HL fleet, they will not stave off what sector participants say is a looming capacity shortage.
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MPV rates up, but rate of increase easing: Drewry
Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Breakbulk and Heavy Lift |
"Spillover" demand in the MPV/HL carrier segment is not yet slowing, thanks to ongoing port congestion and shippers willing to use alternatives to traditional container shipping.
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Container inquiries dropping for MPV sector: analysts
Special Correspondent Keith Wallis |
While the urgency of containers being carried on multipurpose/heavy-lift vessels is easing, the spillover market will continue to affect the MPV sector into 2023, analysts say.
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Global ro/ro carrier Wallenius Wilhelmsen names new CEO
Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Breakbulk and Heavy Lift |
Lasse Kristoffersen, former CEO of bulk operator Torvald Klaveness, will take the helm of Wallenius Wilhelmsen
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Container 'spillover' into breakbulk market stabilizing
Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Breakbulk and Heavy Lift |
Consolidation and a looming capacity shortage will shape the MPV sector once the spillover market has calmed.
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Rate gains in MPV/HL sector to slow: analysts
Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Breakbulk and Heavy Lift |
Both shipper panic and carrier euphoria are calming as the breakbulk market becomes more predictable, albeit at higher rates.
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MPV/HL demand rising, but growth to slow longer term: MSI
Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Breakbulk and Heavy Lift |
A strong short-term market is pushing MPV/HL demand, but carriers sense the market frenzy is abating.
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AAL orders four new heavy-lift ships
Special Correspondent Keith Wallis |
While the “spillover” container market that is driving up MPV rates and creating a capacity shortage will eventually dissipate, in the longer term a low orderbook could mean a capacity shortage, analyst Drewry says.
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MPV/HL charter rates up 137 percent since October 2020: Toepfer
Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Breakbulk and Heavy Lift |
The spillover market will not dissipate until box rates dip below five figures, according to Geodis' senior VP for global ocean freight.
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Growing share of US imports arriving on MPV/HL ships amid capacity crunch
Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Breakbulk and Heavy Lift |
Skyrocketing demand is pushing imports into the US toward MPV/HL and other non-container carriers in a wave of spillover cargo.
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MPV/HL market shifts toward longer-term commitments
Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Breakbulk and Heavy Lift |
In a change from long-held norms, earlier contracting is becoming more standard in the breakbulk and project market as cargo shippers labor to secure capacity and reduce risk and price volatility.
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Höegh Autoliners orders eco-friendly Aurora-class car carriers
Special Correspondent Keith Wallis |
Oslo-based Höegh’s latest order for vehicle carriers comes amid growth in imports of China-made vehicles at European ports.
Ro/ro cargo
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Despite climbing MPV/HL rates, shipping boom ‘finite’: Drewry
Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Breakbulk and Heavy Lift |
Container shippers are increasingly switching to breakbulk solutions to move their cargo, pushing MPV/HL bookings into the fall and driving up rates.
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New approaches needed to stamp out breakbulk pests
Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Breakbulk and Heavy Lift |
Controlling dangerous wood-boring pests in wood packaging material will require more consistent enforcement across the US and helping the private sector learn how to look for these pests themselves.
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MPV market tightens further amid rush for capacity: Toepfer
Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Breakbulk and Heavy Lift |
Forward bookings are becoming the norm as some MPV/HL carriers require premiums for laycan dates, and a dearth of newbuildings in the sector implies that the current market will not slow down in the short term.
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Container chaos driving demand for Antonov capacity
Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Breakbulk and Heavy Lift |
Shippers eager to move computer components, semiconductor chips, and auto production parts are eating up super-heavy air capacity even as demand for traditional OOG cargo improves.
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MPV/HL rates to maintain upward momentum: analysts
Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Breakbulk and Heavy Lift |
Spillover container cargo is driving the strongest breakbulk market in more than a decade, MPV/HL carriers say.
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MOL orders four LNG-fueled car carriers
Special Correspondent Keith Wallis |
MOL’s order for LNG-fueled car carriers shows that ro-ro newbuildings are stacking up as the sector pivots toward lower-carbon and next-generation fuels.
Ro/ro cargo
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Spillover container cargo pushing up breakbulk rates
Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Breakbulk and Heavy Lift |
As desperate shippers search for cargo solutions and sop up breakbulk capacity, the new MPV/HL sentiment index reveals strong short-term confidence but longer-term wariness in the breakbulk sector.
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Container chaos pushes ‘decontainerized’ cargo to breakbulk sector
Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Breakbulk and Heavy Lift |
MPVs are booked through the summer, but improving charter rates are not yet sufficient to support newbuildings, analysts say.
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Rapidly rising MPV/HL rates still well below 2007 levels: Drewry
Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Breakbulk and Heavy Lift |
After a long slump, strengthening MPV freight rates could encourage reinvestment in the sector for the first time in a decade.
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Strong demand continues to push MPV rate forecast higher
Janet Nodar, Senior Editor, Breakbulk and Heavy Lift |
Worried forwarders are struggling to find transport solutions for their clients in a congested global shipping market, pushing formerly containerized cargoes out of boxes and into breakbulk modes.
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Hot breakbulk market underlines MPV newbuilding shortfall: Drewry, Toepfer
Special Correspondent Keith Wallis |
Breakbulk freight rates are climbing, but uncertainty about new fuels, ship designs, and the long-term strength of the market are holding back orders for new ships.
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Project cargo
MPV/HL charter rates to remain at record highs through June: Toepfer
Special Correspondent Keith Wallis |
As cargo demand surges, multipurpose, container, and dry bulk carriers are all competing for tonnage and pushing up vessel charter rates.
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