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Trade Report 2021
Introduction and Overview The Shipping markets saw unprecedented volatility during 2021 with time charter rates reaching all time highs in the Container and LNG markets, and decade highs in the Dry Bulk markets, before giving up a large portion of those gains at year end. The Tanker markets have truly been a story of two …
Russian Naval Drills Impact Black Sea Trade Flows
Despite ending a blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, Russian naval manoeuvres in the early part of February have visibly impacted traffic in the region. Ukrainian officials denounced Russian naval drills off its Black Sea coast last week, saying the presence of warships made navigating the busy trade route “impossible”. Traders were more cautious in …
What’s happened to the Teras Offshore Liftboat fleet?
Teras Offshore, once a notorious ‘‘big boy’’ in Singapore’s offshore oil & gas market and owning a varied fleet of Liftboats, Jack-ups and small AHTs, has recently been forced to close its doors for good and put an end to years of suffering and losses. On the 30th of December, the company officially announced it …
Demolition Report 2021
Introduction and Overview 2021 saw significant trends and changes in the Shipping industry with record breaking Container demand, surging steel prices, and the threat of returning lockdowns as new Covid-19 variants emerged. These factors have combined to result in a diverse demolition market. Last year saw 704 vessels sold for scrap overall, with a combined …
A Winter Write Up on the VLCC and LNG Markets
Introduction In today’s carbonised economy, where millions of barrels of oil are consumed daily, the transportation of fuel is a crucial cog in the world’s energy consumption. With such large quantities required globally, the oceans are the most cost effective route for moving this cargo to areas that do not have rich natural reserves of …
Top 10 Ship Owning Nations & Regions
Please note, November 2021 total fleet values in the Top 10 Ship Owning Nations & Regions include the vessel types covered by VesselsValue: Bulker, Tanker, Container, Reefer, Small Dry, LNG, LPG, Vehicle Carriers, RoRo, Cruise, OSV, OCV, MODU and CTV. Download the full infographic China China has moved up from 2nd in January to 1st …
Demolition Report, June – October 2021
Introduction Since the end of H1, there have been 163 cargo vessels sold for demolition, a 4.5% increase on the same period in 2020 when 145 vessels were scrapped, and a 63% increase from 2019 when only 100 vessels were scrapped. These vessels had a combined DWT of 6.3 mil and a minimum combined scrap …
2021 Port Congestion Report
Introduction Vessel and port congestion levels in 2021 so far have been unprecedented, significantly impacting capacity in the Container and Bulker sectors and disrupting global supply chains. Global shipping congestion in 2021 has been profound in many ways. From Covid-19 related port disruptions, the continuation of the China/Australia Trade war causing long term delays off …
Vessels vs Aircraft: Similarities and differences as a value analysis
Ten years after we launched our online Maritime asset valuations and market information services, we’ve now expanded coverage into commercial passenger aircraft. “Similar to what we did in Shipping ten years ago, we are the first to bring a daily updated, truly automated valuation model (AVM) to the Aviation market.” – Richard Rivlin, Founder and …
Looming Christmas crisis due to ongoing congestion chaos
Global supply chain issues are threatening Christmas deliveries to retailers, as we’ve seen sustained port congestion in the US, and now parts of the UK. It continues to disrupt shipping lines and the movement of goods worldwide. We have seen congestion ease in major Chinese Container ports such as Ningbo, with the number of vessels …