Markets in Asia, Europe and the United States all got off to a fairly sedate start to the year. Encouraging signs have been seen on some, but not all, ...

Markets in Asia, Europe and the United States all got off to a fairly sedate start to the year. Encouraging signs have been seen on some, but not all, ...

Adrian Brown is away this week. His column will reappear in the Jan. 16 issue.

Adrian Brown is away. His column will reappear in the Jan. 10 issue.

Adrian Brown is away this week and next week. His column will reappear in the Jan.16 issue.

Adrian Brown is away this week and next week. His column will reappear in the Jan. 10 issue.

It has been a slightly slower week in Europe, Asia and the United States, but this may be due to tight tonnage availability on some routes as well as ...

Europe had another busy week, causing freights to strengthen. Asia seems to be tight on space for the remainder of December, but the U.S. market remai ...

Europe is looking busier at last, whereas the market within Asia has perhaps come off the boil. The United States is still strong in the direction of ...

Asian markets continue to thrive, but Europe has been stuck in a rut for the past month with only a few faint signs that December may be busier. The l ...

Adrian Brown is away this week. His column will reappear in the Nov. 29 issue.

Adrian Brown is away this week and next week. His column will reappear in the Nov. 29 issue.

European markets continue to lag behind the other major markets in the United States and Asia in terms of activity. Freight levels in Europe are there ...

Markets in both the United States and in Asia have been subjected to increased demand which, in turn, has caused freights to strengthen. Europe, howev ...

Nothing has changed fundamentally this week. Europe is still the slowest of all the major markets, whereas the markets in Asia and the United States a ...

There has not been any great change to the markets in the U.S. and Asia this week, but Europe is considered to be a little slower. U.S. Gulf The route ...

The European market was quiet last week due to a major industry event. Asia shut down for a while due to Golden Week, but the market in the U.S. Gulf ...

Adrian Brown is away. His column will reappear next week. Adrian Brown is a senior market analyst for chemicals and base oils with SSY Shipbrokers, L ...

Rates are unchanged on most routes out of the U.S. this week. European activity is stable, and freight levels are stationary. Asia has been surprising ...

Trade out of the U.S. Gulf picked up this week, but there is still much to be established, both in terms of imports and exports. Europe has been margi ...