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Dividend Investors Have To Weigh Shipping Fundamentals and Outlook (NAT, ALEX, OSG, ESEA, SFL, DRYS, SHIP, SEA)

Posted: February 15, 2012 at 2:30 pm

The world of shipping dry goods, sea containers, and oil and commodities has been in a very strange place so far in 2012.  Dividend investors need to start evaluating whether ...
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Baltic Dry: The Death Of An Index (SEA, DRYS, SFL, NAT)

Posted: February 2, 2012 at 1:20 pm

Just what does a cratering Baltic Dry Index mean?  Frankly, it looks and acts as though it is signaling the next recession is here already rather than signaling that it ...
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Shipping Companies and the Japan Effect (DRYS, DSX, GNK, AMKBF, DAC, SSW, FRO, NAT, TK, TGP, GLNG, SEA)

Posted: March 21, 2011 at 10:54 am

As Japan recovers from the devastating earthquake and its aftermath, the country will depend heavily on importing raw materials into the country and exporting finished goods. There are a number ...
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Commodity Shipping Continues Declining (DRYS, GNK, DSX, SEA, FRO, TK)

Posted: July 1, 2010 at 11:56 am

The Baltic Dry Index, which tracks global shipping rates, has fallen for 24 consecutive days, its longest losing streak since August 2005. The BDI closed at 2,406 yesterday, its lowest ...
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Shipping Stocks Try To Find Safe Harbors (SFL, FRO, OSG, NAT, SB, SEA)

Posted: November 4, 2008 at 11:40 am

It is no secret that shipping stocks have been horrible performers of late.  In fact, they have made the dismal performance seen at some trucking companies look like trucking was ...
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