The Car Carrier market went into overdrive in mid August, after Nissan extended their 100,000 USD/Day rate on Lake Geneva (6,178 CEU, Jan 2015, Imabari) just four weeks into the deal. A record breaking fixture setting a higher high in a raging bull market, paralysed by short PCTC supply following years of underinvestment. To put …

Introduction The Middle East, in particular Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi, are investing heavily in their respective oil and gas industries, and making no bones about their growth and expansion plans. Saudi Arabia announced they would be rapidly scaling up oil production in the region, producing 12 million barrels per day and aiming for 13 …

In an inversion of what is appropriate, the market only remains opaque for our most important stakeholders. Tools for Transparency For years the Superyacht market has been clamouring for data and transparency without, for the most part, defining what transparency means or what data is required. Typically, what people mean when they refer to transparency …

Introduction Following the recent release of VV Aviation as a new VesselsValue brand, we revisit our comparative piece on Vessels versus Aircraft, to highlight the similarities and differences once again between the two asset types. Firstly, we compare the value changes since January 2020 for one of the largest common types of Bulker (Capesize) and …

Introduction The Aviation sector was hit hard during the pandemic, with a cumulative loss of over USD 200 billion according to IATA (International Air Transport Association). As a result, airlines and airports have had to continually adapt to survive. Since the start of the pandemic, the Aviation sector has had to contend with unprecedented disruption …

China has imposed travel restrictions on international arrivals since March 2020, to curb the spread of new variants. The global travel restrictions of 2020 vs. 2021 have widened net losses for airlines globally. As per publicly available financial reporting, of the three major Chinese carriers, Air China has been most affected, with a widening loss of 16% …

New for the Aviation industry, introducing daily updated aircraft specific values. Since our launch in 2011, our mission has been to bring transparency, objectivity and innovation to opaque valuation and information markets.   For the last decade, we have been committed to helping you, our clients in the Shipping community improve your businesses, save time and …

Nearly 10 years ago we launched VesselsValue with the aim of bringing new levels of objectivity, consistency and transparency to our industry. We would like to thank everyone who has supported us and our growth from a start up to the company we are today. We launched in 2011 by providing the world’s first truly …

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 …

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 …

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 …