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OCT 2020How to measure speed using SAR
Take a look at the picture above. Without the labels, would you be able to figure out what you are looking at? Do you think this image contains a lot of high-quality information?
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AUG 2020Story map: Most Recent Updates
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JUL 2020How crude oil inventories impact freight rates
What is the relationship between crude oil inventories and tanker freight rates? If inventories drop, do oil shipments follow, causing freight rates on that route to increase?
We worked with Nikos Nomikos, one of the world’s top experts on shipping finance and professor at the Cass Business School, to answer these questions.
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JUL 2020Story map: How crude inventories help predict shipping rates
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JUL 2020Story map: Class-1 Freight Rail Yard Activity
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JUL 2020Story map: Strategic Reserve of Idle Locomotives
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JUN 2020US, China auto sectors on divergent paths to recovery
How are auto manufacturers performing amid the coronavirus pandemic?
These are difficult times, as car companies try to keep plants open while ensuring a safe workplace. Then there’s the question of demand: a combination of economic slowdown and less driving doesn’t bode well for car sales.
A month ago, we introduced the process by which we’re monitoring auto factories around the world and presented some of our findings.
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MAY 2020Cold storage: Vital part of food chain tested by pandemic
Concerns are growing over the strength of the food supply chain amid the coronavirus pandemic.
In normal times, the global network of producers and distributors responsible for moving food around the world functions smoothly.
Obviously, these aren’t normal times. The unprecedented turn-of-events caused by coronavirus are challenging the resiliency of the food supply chain.
Will cracks emerge?
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MAY 2020Story map: China Crude Inventories
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MAY 2020Video: Global Oil Storage Trends & COVID-19
An unprecedented decline in oil demand has caused inventories to build sharply in 2020. The potential for storage to "run out" by this summer has been widely raised, sowing panic in the oil market.
Is this true? How full are global crude inventories? Do inventory levels vary depending on geography? Where are stocks highest? Have any locations hit a plateau?
These are some of the questions we covered in a recent webinar using Ursa inventory data. Click below to watch the video.