** Shares of shipping cos decline for second straight day as
vessel demand falls
** Baltic Exchange index .BADI , which factors in rates for
capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels, extends its
slide to hit more than six-week low on Thurs urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2XW2MY
** Dry bulk carriers sag: Eagle Bulk Shipping EGLE.O 4.2%,
Star Bulk Carriers SBLK.O 3.8%, Safe Bulkers SB.N 3.4%,
Diana Shipping DSX.N 4.2%, Navios Maritime NMM.N 3.3%,
Seanergy Maritime SHIP.O 4.1%, Genco Shipping & Trading
GNK.N 4.8%
** Zim Integrated Shipping Services ZIM.N tumbles 8.7%
** Matson MATX.N off 1.2% after ocean transport and
logistics firm led Dow Jones Transportation Average .DJT lower
in previous session urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2XV1R5
** Danish shipping group Moeller-Maersk MAERSKb.CO edges
down 0.9% on Thurs, following 8% drop on Weds as inflation,
reduced consumption pose threat to rates urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2XV1VJ
** Meanwhile, Wall Street declines on Thurs, with investors
on edge before CPI data on Fri .N
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed
are his own)
((lance.tupper@thomsonreuters.com
lance.tupper@tr.com 1-332-219-1430))