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Choice of shipping carrier can alter emissions intensity by as much as 35%

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Choice of shipping carrier can alter emissions intensity by as much as 35%

The choice of carrier on a particular route can result in differences of up to 35% in emissions intensity on major container shipping routes, said VesselBot.

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 “shipping” (container shipping) in this story.

  • IYT iShares U.S. Transportation ETF

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

  • MATX Matson-5.7% 9d

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

  • ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping Services+1.3% 30d

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

  • KEX Kirby+3.8% 30d

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

  • DAC Danaos

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

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
BWET-4.39%-3.93%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
IYT-1.16%-1.02%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
MATX+2.55%+2.06%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
ZIM+4.03%+4.49%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
KEX-6.43%+1.44%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
DAC+0.47%+0.95%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.

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Choice of shipping carrier can alter emissions intensity by as much as 35% Sustainability Online

Source: Sustainability Online

Price since this story was published: Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)three days earlier-3.93%final price
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)five days earlier-4.39%final price
Danaos (DAC)three days earlier+0.95%final price
Danaos (DAC)five days earlier+0.47%final price
Ishares Tr (IYT)three days earlier-1.02%final price
Ishares Tr (IYT)five days earlier-1.16%final price
Kirby (KEX)three days earlier+1.44%final price
Kirby (KEX)five days earlier-6.43%final price
Matson (MATX)three days earlier+2.06%final price
Matson (MATX)five days earlier+2.55%final price
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM)three days earlier+4.49%final price
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM)five days earlier+4.03%final price

Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) on one side of this shipping story

Companies carried with this story

  • BWET Amplify Commodity Trust

    Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Nov 2026 story “Choice of shipping carrier can alter emissions intensity by as much as 35%.” Reason on file: Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story

  • IYT Ishares Tr

    For “Choice of shipping carrier can alter emissions intensity by as much as 35%,” Ishares Tr (IYT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares U.S. Transportation ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story

  • ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping Services

    In “Choice of shipping carrier can alter emissions intensity by as much as 35%,” ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story

  • MATX Matson

    In “Choice of shipping carrier can alter emissions intensity by as much as 35%,” Matson (MATX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Matson (water transportation): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story

  • KEX Kirby

    For “Choice of shipping carrier can alter emissions intensity by as much as 35%,” Kirby (KEX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Kirby (water transportation): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story

  • DAC Danaos

    For “Choice of shipping carrier can alter emissions intensity by as much as 35%,” Danaos (DAC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Danaos (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story

Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) and the shipping link

“Choice of shipping carrier can alter emissions intensity by as much as 35%” (2 Nov 2026) reaches Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) through Shipping.

The link for Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) is this: Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story

Also listed, Ishares Tr (IYT): iShares U.S. Transportation ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story

The price range for Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET), and the dates in the story

BWET traded between 788.51 and 1047.07 across 17 sessions. The latest close on file is 907.20. ZIM traded between 28.73 and 30.98 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 29.73.

How solid the shipping case looks

46 out of 100

“Choice of shipping carrier can alter emissions intensity by as much as 35%” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.