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Special reports - 19 December 2012

BIMCO's December dry bulk shipping forecast

BIMCO explains how wheat has disappointed and coal is creating opportunities for dry bulk shipping, while erosion of ship values is causing problems.

 

BIMCO's December macroeconomics forecast

The first part of BIMCO’s December Shipping Market Overview & Outlook takes a look at macroeconomics. Peter Sands explains how slow growth, a still weak financial system, continued fiscal issues in the US and EU and a lack of consumer confidence blur the prospects of recovery.