Shipping Market Outlook: Q2 2025 Forecast
Overview Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and the resulting rerouting have disrupted shipping markets to varying degrees. A sudden end to rerouting poses considerable downside risks for the shipping industry, while a prolonged extension could offer substantial upside potential. Sanctions contribute to this uncertain environment, where any major escalation or de-escalation could significantly affect …
Assessing the VLCC Market Cycle: Diverging Trends in Values, Earnings, and Liquidity
Using VesselsValue’s Timeseries product, we take a look at the current position of the VLCC market across vessel values, earnings, and S&P activity. We have seen values for VLCCs fall year-on-year with values for 5YO vessels of 320,000 down by c. 4.1% from USD 113.88 mil to USD 109.21 mil. However, since January 2024, values …
USTR Port Fees Minimize Impact on Chinese-built Dry Bulk Carriers
On April 17, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) presented an updated proposal for port fees on Chinese-built vessels, initially announced in February. The proposal was an extensive report covering many areas, but certain details created some confusion. There was an increased focus on Chinese owners and operators, but uncertainty remains around how …
Bulker S&P Activity Falls Sharply in Q1 2025
Due to market uncertainty, overall sale and purchase levels for Bulkers have fallen year on year, with a decrease of c.58% and just 77 reported this year to date, compared to 182 for the same period last year. Since the US proposed fees to Chinese-built vessels entering US ports in February, sale and purchase levels …
USTR Port Fees Minimize Impact on Chinese-built Dry Bulk Carriers
On April 17, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) presented an updated proposal for port fees on Chinese-built vessels, initially announced in February. The proposal was an extensive report covering many areas, but certain details created some confusion. There was an increased focus on Chinese owners and operators, but uncertainty remains around how …
Potential US Port Fees May Disrupt Dry Bulk Trade and Vessel Availability
Recent discussions on tariffs have largely overlooked the potential implementation of the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR)’s port fees on Chinese-built vessels. The current US administration is considering an additional port fee for Chinese-built vessels entering US ports to curb China’s dominance in shipbuilding. This fee, which could reach up to $3.5 …
Richard Rivlin, CEO of VesselsValue, Answers Our Questions
To mark VesselsValue’s 10th anniversary we interviewed Richard Rivlin, our Founder and CEO to learn more about how he has grown the company and his plans for the future. Q: How many are you at VesselsValue? From the initial team of 10 when we launched in 2011, we have now grown to 170 people operating …
Building a Compelling Company Culture at VesselsValue
The Last Decade The Company’s recent milestone birthday has naturally prompted many of us at VesselsValue to reflect and look back over the past ten years. As someone who has been here since the beginning, watching VV grow, develop, and succeed has been an exciting and satisfying journey. Overall, most memories are fond, and every …
VV Interns: A Week in the Life of Christian Acheampong
This summer, before starting his first year at university, Christian Acheampong joined our Design department as an intern. Read on to find out how he found the experience. “For the past 6 weeks, I’ve been working in the design team in the VV London office. As I am a student transitioning to university, working with …