China Macroeconomics & Academia

Christopher Balding

Macroeconomics

The last two quarters failed to produce sustained positive growth in the regulated highly leveraged Chinese economy with continued RMB depreciation. Still some sectors such as real estate and the manufacturing showed some promising positive results, implying that the Chinese economy will not face a hard landing.  The ongoing rapid expansion of credit driving activity though remains worrying especially given the stressed finances of Chinese industrials. Since last year PBOC started to diminish…

The last two quarters failed to produce sustained positive growth in the regulated highly leveraged Chinese economy with continued RMB depreciation. Still some sectors such as real estate and the manufacturing showed some promising positive results, implying that the Chinese economy will not face a hard landing.  The ongoing rapid expansion of credit driving activity though remains worrying especially given the stressed finances of Chinese industrials. Since last year PBOC started to diminish…

Chinese Industrial Revenue Up 1% YTD from 2015

Founder-CEO & Chief Analyst, Real Estate Foresight

Robert Ciemniak

Founder-CEO & Chief Analyst

Real Estate Foresight

Since 2012, REF has been helping investors with market research, project due diligence, and strategy development. This has ranged from detailed assessments and estimates on distressed developers' project portfolios to market due diligence on specific projects to macro-level questions linked to demand for commodities. The unique combination of the housing markets and developer data from data partner China Index Academy in Beijing, primary research, and technology-powered alternative data collection from public sources result in a valuable content set used in REF analytics and reports.

Predictive Analytics for China Property

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

For all the macroeconomic concerns about the oversupply of housing in China and government’s push for supply-side reforms, the data on 13 major cities in China suggests fastest pace of inventory clearing for those cities in at least 5 years, driven by strong sales volume growth but also by lower land sales and new starts in several major cities.

For all the macroeconomic concerns about the oversupply of housing in China and government’s push for supply-side reforms, the data on 13 major cities in China suggests fastest pace of inventory clearing for those cities in at least 5 years, driven by strong sales volume growth but also by lower land sales and new starts in several major cities.

China Property: What Oversupply? Assessing Inventory Clearing Situation In Major 13 Cities

July Pre PMI ReportAfter a hot start this year the Chinese economy has plateaued and appeared to enter a slow downward trend with no sign of returning to strong growth. The start of the third quarter can be termed as disappointing as the key industries have also stated to show the effects of broader slowdown.  Key industries linked to real estate that showed a bullish trend in previous months seem to be reverting to uncertainty or non-existent growth. The steel industry of China, which also…

July Pre PMI ReportAfter a hot start this year the Chinese economy has plateaued and appeared to enter a slow downward trend with no sign of returning to strong growth. The start of the third quarter can be termed as disappointing as the key industries have also stated to show the effects of broader slowdown.  Key industries linked to real estate that showed a bullish trend in previous months seem to be reverting to uncertainty or non-existent growth. The steel industry of China, which also…

Early Chinese July Data Shows Economic Activity Slowdown

How significant are Tier-1, Tier-2, Tier-3, and lower-tier cities, respectively, for the overall housing market in China? Reasonably solid, consistent and detailed city-level data on property markets in China is largely limited to major cities but comparing some key metrics at a national level with those for Tier-1 and Tier-2 can give us a sense of respective share of the market for different categories of cities. While the four Tier-1 cities have a disproportionally higher share of new home…

How significant are Tier-1, Tier-2, Tier-3, and lower-tier cities, respectively, for the overall housing market in China? Reasonably solid, consistent and detailed city-level data on property markets in China is largely limited to major cities but comparing some key metrics at a national level with those for Tier-1 and Tier-2 can give us a sense of respective share of the market for different categories of cities. While the four Tier-1 cities have a disproportionally higher share of new home…

China Property By Tier - Where Is The Action?

Equity Research Analyst, Maritime sector, Drewry Maritime Financial Research

Ankush Kathuria CFA, FRM

Equity Research Analyst, Maritime sector

Maritime Sector, Equity & Credit Research

Drewry Maritime Financial Research

With no ties to other players in the shipping, finance or banking world, we provide a uniquely impartial view of the markets and companies we cover. Our parent organization, Drewry is a leading independent provider of research services to the maritime and shipping industry, employing over 100 professionals across an international network of offices in London, Delhi, Singapore and Shanghai. Combining our market-leading resources with seasoned sector expertise DFRS offers a highly differentiated and comprehensive range of investment and financial research services to lenders and prospective investors in publicly listed maritime and shipping companies. The full service of reports, supporting resources and sector orientated webinars provides our clients with the most complete picture of the organisations under coverage as is possible. We have been charting and analysing the world’s maritime markets for more than 40 years. This unrivalled intelligence and understanding provides the foundation of our research service. Our analysts have access to one of the most up-to-date, comprehensive and reliable sources of market insight and research data available today. We look at globally listed companies within the following sectors: Port Operators, Container Shipping, Container Manufacturing & Leasing, LNG Shipping, Dry Bulk Shipping and Tanker Shipping. Combine in-depth sector expertise with financial analysis focusing on over 50 stocks globally.

<h2>Container Shipping - 2016 Another Record Likely, This Time on Scrapping</h2>More containership capacity is being demolished than ever before, including old-design ships made redundant by the new Panama Canal.Drewry believes that, for the first time, 450,000teu of containership capacity is expected to be scrapped in just one year, as the containership sector recognises that there are far too many ships chasing too little cargo. Based on an average size of 3,000teu for ships which are being scrapped,…

Container Shipping - 2016 Another Record Likely, This Time on ScrappingMore containership capacity is being demolished than ever before, including old-design ships made redundant by the new Panama Canal.Drewry believes that, for the first time, 450,000teu of containership capacity is expected to be scrapped in just one year, as the containership sector recognises that there are far too many ships chasing too little cargo. Based on an average size of 3,000teu for ships which are being scrapped,…

Container Shipping - 2016 Another Record Likely, This Time on Scrapping

China

Hainan Strait Shipping Co., Ltd. offers domestic coastal passenger and cargo marine transportation services.

Cosco Shipping Specialised Carriers Co. provides marine and coastal freight transportation services.  The Company also operates in wholesale and retail trading, acts as a shipping agency, as well as provides loading and unloading, storage, and labor services.

Cosco Shipping Specialised Carriers  (600428 CH)

Bohai Ferry Company Limited is a passenger liner transportation enterprise. The Company mainly operates passenger vessel transport for the Yantai-Dalian and Penglai-Dalian sea routes.

Ningbo Marine Co., Ltd. provides freight transportation on the inland waters, as well as between the ports of Ningbo and Southeast Asian countries and Japan. The Company also invests in the transportation facility construction business and processes steel product.

Tianjin Tianhai Investment Co., Ltd. provides marine transportation services in China and internationally. The company operates container transportation and related business. Its principal routes include international container regular freight transportation lines to South Korea and Southeast Asia with Tianjin, Qingdao, Quanzhou, and Shantou as the base ports, as well as domestic freight transportation lines to Yingkou, Qingdao, Rizhao, and Longkou with Quanzhou and Shantou as the base ports. The company was formerly known as Tianjin Marine Shipping Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Tianjin Tianhai Investment Co., Ltd. in July 2015. Tianjin Tianhai Investment Co., Ltd. is based in Tianjin, China.

Lanhai Medical Investment Co., Ltd. provides domestic and international water transportation for bulk cargos.  The Company also trades petrochemical products and provides storage service.

Lanhai Medical Investment Co.,  (600896 CH)

Tianjin Port Co., Ltd. operates the Tianjin Port and provides related services including loading and unloading, storage, and transportation services.  The Company also acts as a freight transportation agency.

Qinhuangdao Port Company Limited loads, stores, transports port cargo. The Company's main products include liquid chemicals, iron ore and coal, oil and other cargo, containers and other products.

Jiangxi Ganyue Expressway Co., Ltd. maintains, operates, and manages toll expressways, bridges, and other transportation facilities.  The Company manages the Changjiu Expressway, the Changzhang Expressway, the Changfu Expressway, and the Yinsanjiao Overpass.

Jiangxi Ganyue Expressway Co., (600269 CH)

Anhui Expressway Co. Ltd. principally holds, operates and develops toll expressways and highways in Anhui province in China.

Pacific Basin Shipping Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides marine transportation services and logistical support to its customers through the commercial operation of a large, modern, and uniformly-sized fleet of shallow-draft Handysize dry bulk carriers.

Shipping Corporation of India Limited owns, operates and manages a fleet of bulk carriers, international container service, liquid/dry bulk service, tankers, passenger vessels and offshore supply vessels. The Company's fleet transports primarily crude oil.

Pan Ocean Co., Ltd. is a Korean shipping company that engages in marine transportation business. The Company provides bulk cargo carrier, pure car and truck carrier, container and tanker services.

Wisdom Marine Lines Company Ltd. transports freight by ship.  The Company operates bulk carriers, loggers, tweendeckers, multipurpose ships, roll-on and roll-offs, and container ships.

Clarkson PLC provides integrated shipping services, The Company provides shipbroking, ship management, financial services, fund management and property services.  Clarkson operates throughout the world.

Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding ASA provides shipping services.  The Company offers global car and ro-ro customers sea transportation and integrated logistic solutions from factory to dealer through its operating companies.

DFDS A/S provides passenger and freight shipping services, and offers shipping related logistics solutions.  The Company focuses on two business divisions: DFDS Tor Line operates roro liner traffic in the North Sea, and DFDS Seaways runs overnight cruise ferries between cities in Northern Europe.  DFDS sells to customers with large shipping requirements and to car traveling tourists.

Danaos Corporation owns a fleet of containerships.  The Company charters these vessels to liner companies.

Costamare Inc. is a holding company, engages in the provision of containerships chartering. It owns vessels such as new build containerships and second hand vessel. It was founded on April 21, 2008 and is headquartered in Athens, Greece.

U-Ming Marine Transport Corporation operates in the tramp shipping business. The Company mainly ships bulk raw materials such as iron ore, coal, grains, and cement.

Cosco Shipping Development Co., Ltd is a container shipping company based in China.  The Company owns, charters, and operates container vessels for the provision of international and domestic container marine transportation services.

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Cosco Shipping Development (2866 HK)

Chinese Industrial Revenue Up 1% YTD from 2015

The last two quarters failed to produce sustained positive growth in the regulated highly leveraged Chinese economy with continued RMB...

Christopher Balding

China Property: What Oversupply? Assessing Inventory Clearing Situation In Major 13 Cities

For all the macroeconomic concerns about the oversupply of housing in China and government’s push for supply-side reforms, the data on 13 major...

Robert Ciemniak

Early Chinese July Data Shows Economic Activity Slowdown

July Pre PMI ReportAfter a hot start this year the Chinese economy has plateaued and appeared to enter a slow downward trend with no sign of...

Christopher Balding

China Property By Tier - Where Is The Action?

How significant are Tier-1, Tier-2, Tier-3, and lower-tier cities, respectively, for the overall housing market in China? Reasonably solid,...

Robert Ciemniak

Container Shipping - 2016 Another Record Likely, This Time on Scrapping

Container Shipping - 2016 Another Record Likely, This Time on ScrappingMore containership capacity is being demolished than ever before, including...

Drewry Maritime Financial Research

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