All Forecasts articles – Page 2
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NewsWind turbine OEMs to consolidate positions
Industry analyst Wood Mackenzie expects the top five leading wind turbine OEMs to control three quarters of the sector by 2028.
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NewsHansa Meyer expands as growth holds steady
Bremen-based international transport and logistics company Hansa Meyer Global has opened a new branch – the fourth it has added this year – in Azerbaijan.
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NewsCharter rates on an upward trajectory
Time charter rates in the multipurpose shipping sector have increased slightly over the last month, according to the latest data from shipbroker Toepfer Transport.
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NewsEconomic outlook threatens recovery
The global economic outlook is one of the biggest risks to the recovery of the multipurpose shipping sector, according to maritime consultancy Drewry.
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NewsBoskalis reports cautious signs of recovery
In its third-quarter trading update, Royal Boskalis Westminster reports a more positive outlook for the high-end heavy transport market, with a number of long-term transport contracts signed for 2021-2022.
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NewsTime charter rates on the up
Time charter rates in the multipurpose shipping sector have increased slightly over the last month, according to the latest data from shipbroker Toepfer Transport.
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NewsTrade wars take their toll on confidence
Confidence in the shipping industry has fallen to its lowest level for two-and-a-half years, according to the latest survey from BDO.
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NewsDHL forecasts mild slowdown for trade
The DHL Global Trade Barometer (GTB) forecasts a mild decline in world trade for the next three months.
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NewsRising costs slow US construction projects
Mace North America reports that the growth of the USA's construction sector is waning, despite the country's economy starting the year on a bullish note.
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NewsMultipurpose charter rates rise
Time charter rates in the multipurpose shipping sector have improved slightly over the last month, according to the latest data from shipbroker Toepfer Transport.
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NewsTariffs taking their toll
Last week, US President Donald Trump said that an additional 10 percent tariff will be imposed on Chinese-origin goods effective September 1, 2019.
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NewsMixed fortunes in North America
In announcing its second-quarter financial results, heavy haulage and crane solutions provider, Entrec, said the outlook for its business in the USA continues to be positive, but warns that a more cautious approach is needed in Canada.
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NewsMaersk sets ambitious logistics goals
A.P. Møller Mærsk reportedly wants half of its earnings to come form inland logistics, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
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NewsBleaker outlook for multipurpose sector
Drewry has downgraded its outlook for the multipurpose shipping market in light of weaker projected global economic growth, greater competition from dry bulk and container sectors, and a lack of ship demolition activity.
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NewsLogistics confidence in the UK drops
Optimism in the UK’s logistics industry has fallen to its lowest level on record, according to the latest Logistics Confidence Index from Barclays and accountancy and business advisory firm BDO.
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NewsGlobal trade barometer falling says DHL
For the first time since its launch in January 2018, the DHL Global Trade Barometer (GTB) indicates a slight contraction of worldwide trade for the next three months.
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NewsShipping confidence impacted by trade wars
Ongoing concerns over trade wars and increased regulations are having an adverse effect on confidence in the shipping industry, according to the latest survey from BDO (formerly Moore Stephens).
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NewsEntrec reports growth for Q1
Entrec reported year-on-year revenue growth of 10 percent during the first quarter of 2019, but the company’s president and ceo John Stevens said revenue fell below the company’s expectations.
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NewsProject market clouded by slowing trade
Rates will improve in the multipurpose and heavy lift shipping sector through 2019 fuelled by rising volumes of project cargo traffic, but prospects thereafter are muted by an anticipated slowdown in world trade.
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NewsProject logistics supply chain risk: how much is too much?
A worrying and increasingly prominent trend is the amount of risk being shouldered by those active in the project logistics supply chain. David Kershaw reports.