This paper investigates the dynamics of stock price volatility for different vessel-type segments of the U.S, water transportation industry. We measure market exposure by a portfolio of tanker, dry bulk, container, and gas stocks to examine tail behavior and tail risk dependence. The role of...

Stock return predictability by investor sentiment has been subject to constant updating, but reaching a decisive conclusion seems rather challenging as academic research relies heavily on US data. We provide fresh evidence on stock return predictability in an international setting and show that...

The aim of this paper is to use an alternative measure of the efficiency of the different shipping industries, i.e. VLCC/ULCC (250 000 dwt), Suezmax (140 000 dwt), Aframax (80 000 dwt), which are the main carriers of crude oil, and Handymax (40 000 dwt), which carries the vast majority of clean...

This paper examines the extent that public information, available prior to the initial public offering of shipping companies, is only partially incorporated in the final offer price set by the underwriters. The sample includes 51 shipping US initial public offerings that took place in the period...