Shipping Market Outlook: Q3 2024 Forecast

Overview The Houthi attacks in the Bab Al Mandeb strait and the subsequent rerouting around the Capes has supported all the different shipping markets to varying degrees. The highly unpredictable nature of the Houthis creates a lot of uncertainty, as a sudden cessation of attacks carries a lot of downside risk for shipping, while a …

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Are 2024 Market Conditions Conducive to Consolidation in Chemical Tankers?

The chemical tanker-owning sector is no stranger to mergers and acquisitions with a history of notable activity over recent decades. But this year, transactions are continuing amid less obvious market conditions. Veson analysts explore the data and look at what is driving them. Introduction Acquisitions, consolidations, and mergers have been a distinct theme in the …

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Explore Fleet Database: Your Customizable Market Dataset

Fleet Database contains hundreds of search conditions, such as vessel specifications, valuations, eight tiers of ownership, and green information—proving its critical role in helping you stay up to date on the market. This comprehensive catalogue further solidifies its value by allowing users to research individual vessels, search and compare specifications, and build custom queries with …

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The 8 Layers of Vessel Ownership in VesselsValue

Since we launched VesselsValue in 2011, we have continued to expand our database to include valuable information regarding vessel documentation, transactions, and valuations. This includes our market-leading vessel ownership database, to which we’ve recently added an eighth layer: the Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO). By including this new management tier, we believe shipowners, banks, insurers, and …

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VesselsValue to withdraw from the superyacht industry

VesselsValue is withdrawing from the superyacht market and will stop providing valuations and market data mid-2024. We will continue to provide superyacht data and valuations for our subscribers until their subscription renewal date, when it will be switched off from their account. VesselsValue will no longer offer Superyacht subscriptions from mid-2024. We appreciate all that …

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Introducing the UAE Offshore Fleet

To mark the start of ADIPEC in Abu Dhabi, we have created an overview of the UAE Offshore fleet using VesselsValue data. The infographic highlights the top purchases, OSV owning companies, utilisation, and fleet age profiles, alongside top Middle Eastern buyers. VesselsValue data as of October 2022.

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Posidonia Then and Now: A Look into the Greek Fleet

To celebrate the much awaited return of Posidonia after 4 years, we take a look at how the Greek fleet has developed since the last event in 2018, using VesselsValue data. From 2018 to 2022, the value of the Greek owned fleet increased by 92%. This is a considerable increase considering the fleet only grew …

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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 …

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VV Interns: A Week in the Life of Jennifer Pinto

Last month Jennifer Pinto spent a week interning with VV, here’s how Jennifer found her time with us:  “I recently spent a week interning at VV in the PR department. Having come from Antibes in the south of France, my experience with the PR team has aided my career aspirations and future journey in becoming …

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