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Shipping markets

Index Shipping markets

The international shipping industry can be divided into four closely related shipping markets, each trading in a different commodity: the freight market, the sale and purchase market, the newbuilding market and the demolition market. [1]

36 relations: Affreightment, Baltic Dry Index, Bareboat charter, BGC Partners, Cargo, Cash flow, Chartering (shipping), Charterparty, Clarkson plc, CME Group, Common carrier, Container Freight Swap Agreement, Contract, Electronic trading, Financial instrument, Forward freight agreement, Freight transport, GFI Group, Imarex, Inflation, Intercontinental Exchange, LCH (clearing house), Marex Spectron, Martin Stopford, Merchant navy, NEX Group, Over-the-counter drug, Real estate, Ship breaking, Ship-owner, Shipbroking, Shipbuilding, Shipping markets, Singapore Exchange, Tank truck, Used good.

Affreightment

Affreightment (from freight) is a legal term used in shipping.

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Baltic Dry Index

The Baltic Dry Index (BDI), is issued daily by the London-based Baltic Exchange.

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Bareboat charter

A bareboat charter or demise charter is an arrangement for the chartering or hiring of a ship or boat, whereby no crew or provisions are included as part of the agreement; instead, the people who rent the vessel from the owner are responsible for taking care of such things.

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BGC Partners

BGC Partners is an American global financial services company based in New York City.

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Cargo

In economics, cargo or freight are goods or produce being conveyed – generally for commercial gain – by water, air or land.

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Cash flow

A cash flow describes a real or virtual movement of money.

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Chartering (shipping)

Chartering is an activity within the shipping industry whereby a shipowner hires out the use of his vessel to a charterer.

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Charterparty

A Charterparty (sometimes charter-party) is a maritime contract between a shipowner and a " charterer" for the hire of either a ship for the carriage of passengers or cargo, or a yacht for pleasure purposes.

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Clarkson plc

Clarkson PLC, often referred to simply as Clarksons, is a provider of shipping services, and is headquartered in London.

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CME Group

CME Group Inc. (Chicago Mercantile Exchange & Chicago Board of Trade) is an American financial market company operating an options and futures exchange.

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Common carrier

A common carrier in common law countries (corresponding to a public carrier in civil law systems,Encyclopædia Britannica CD 2000 "Civil-law public carrier" from "carriage of goods" usually called simply a carrier) is a person or company that transports goods or people for any person or company and that is responsible for any possible loss of the goods during transport.

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Container Freight Swap Agreement

Container Freight Swap Agreements are a financial futures contract that allow for hedging and speculating against the volatility of seaborne, intermodal container box-rates.

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Contract

A contract is a promise or set of promises that are legally enforceable and, if violated, allow the injured party access to legal remedies.

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Electronic trading

Electronic or scripless trading, sometimes called e-trading or paperless trading is a method of trading securities (such as stocks, and bonds), foreign exchange or financial derivatives electronically.

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Financial instrument

Financial instruments are monetary contracts between parties.

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Forward freight agreement

A forward freight agreement (FFA) is a financial forward contract that allows ship owners, charterers and speculators to hedge against the volatility of freight rates.

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Freight transport

Freight transport is the physical process of transporting commodities and merchandise goods and cargo.

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GFI Group

GFI Group Inc. (GFI) through its subsidiaries provides brokerage services, trade execution, market data, trading platforms and other software products.

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Imarex

The International Maritime Exchange or Imarex is an Oslo-based exchange for trading forward freight agreements (FFAs).

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Inflation

In economics, inflation is a sustained increase in price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time.

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Intercontinental Exchange

Intercontinental Exchange is an American company that owns exchanges for financial and commodity markets, and operates 23 regulated exchanges and marketplaces.

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LCH (clearing house)

LCH is a British clearing house that serves major international exchanges, as well as a range of OTC markets.

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Marex Spectron

Marex Spectron is a UK based broker of financial instruments in the commodities sector and energy markets providing voice and electronic trading and clearing services.

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Martin Stopford

Martin Stopford is a British economist and has had careers as a teacher, writer, information provider and business manager.

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Merchant navy

A merchant navy or merchant marine is the fleet of merchant vessels that are registered in a specific country.

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NEX Group

NEX Group plc, formerly known as ICAP plc, is a UK-based business focused on electronic markets and post trade business.

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Over-the-counter drug

Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs are medicines sold directly to a consumer without a prescription from a healthcare professional, as opposed to prescription drugs, which may be sold only to consumers possessing a valid prescription.

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Real estate

Real estate is "property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this (also) an item of real property, (more generally) buildings or housing in general.

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Ship breaking

Ship breaking or ship demolition is a type of ship disposal involving the breaking up of ships for either a source of parts, which can be sold for re-use, or for the extraction of raw materials, chiefly scrap.

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Ship-owner

A shipowner is the owner of a merchant vessel (commercial ship) and is involved in the shipping industry.

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Shipbroking

Shipbroking is a financial service, which forms part of the global shipping industry.

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Shipbuilding

Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and other floating vessels.

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Shipping markets

The international shipping industry can be divided into four closely related shipping markets, each trading in a different commodity: the freight market, the sale and purchase market, the newbuilding market and the demolition market.

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Singapore Exchange

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) is an investment holding company located in Singapore and provides different services related to securities and derivatives trading and others.

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Tank truck

A tank truck or tanker truck (United States usage) or tanker (United Kingdom usage), is a motor vehicle designed to carry liquefied loads, dry bulk cargo or gases on roads.

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Used good

A secondhand or used good is a piece of personal property that is being purchased by or otherwise transferred to a second or later end user.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipping_markets

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