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Chinese engineers reduce cargo ship fuel use by 5% with high-speed torpedo tech

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GEOPOLITICS ALPHAChinese engineers reduce cargoship fuel use by 5% withhigh-speed torpedo techGEOPOLITICS ALPHA

This report is about container shipping and China.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF-3.3% 17d

    Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “cargo ship” (container shipping) in this story.

  • IYT iShares U.S. Transportation ETF

    iShares U.S. Transportation ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “cargo ship” (container shipping) in this story.

  • FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF-5.1% 30d

    iShares China Large-Cap ETF holds stocks listed in China, which this story is about (“chinese”).

  • ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping Services-2.4% 30d

    ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “cargo ship” (container shipping) in this story.

  • MATX Matson-3.5% 9d

    Matson (water transportation): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “cargo ship” (container shipping) in this story.

  • KEX Kirby-12.6% 30d

    Kirby (water transportation): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “cargo ship” (container shipping) in this story.

  • GSL Global Ship Lease-7.5% 30d

    Global Ship Lease (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “cargo ship” (container shipping) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
BWET+35.08%+5.02%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
IYT+2.62%+5.05%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
FXI-4.96%-1.02%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
ZIM+1.38%+2.00%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
MATX+4.55%-0.52%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
KEX+16.23%+5.83%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
GSL+3.01%+2.71%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

Chinese engineers reduce cargo ship fuel use by 5% with high-speed torpedo tech South China Morning Post

Source: South China Morning Post

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CompanyWhenMoveStatus
BWETthree days earlier+5.02%final price
BWETfive days earlier+35.08%final price
FXIthree days earlier-1.02%final price
FXIfive days earlier-4.96%final price
GSLthree days earlier+2.71%final price
GSLfive days earlier+3.01%final price
IYTthree days earlier+5.05%final price
IYTfive days earlier+2.62%final price
KEXthree days earlier+5.83%final price
KEXfive days earlier+16.23%final price
MATXthree days earlier-0.52%final price
MATXfive days earlier+4.55%final price
ZIMthree days earlier+2.00%final price
ZIMfive days earlier+1.38%final price

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12 out of 100

“Chinese engineers reduce cargo ship fuel use by 5% with high-speed torpedo tech” scores 12 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources.