Offshore Wind trends in the US

At present the United States has only one operational offshore wind farm, Block Island Wind, located offshore of the State of Rhode Island. The wind farm, operated by Orsted, consists of five turbines producing 30MW (megawatts) for the 1000 island residents of New Shoreham. However, new state policies all along the Eastern Seaboard, from Maine …

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Tanker Market

Overview After a positive autumn and winter, recent events have resulted in an increasingly pessimistic short term outlook for the Tanker market. In short, factors contributing to supply growth and demand constriction have combined to bring down Tanker rates. The Past Last summer, the US put sanctions on a number of Chinese Tanker owners. Due …

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Making Markets Transparent

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 …

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Plan projects using our Offshore layers

We have over 790,000 Offshore layers in our database This means, using the VV platform, you can: View, search and filter layers of interest including oil and gas fields, open and operated licenses, wells, platforms, pipelines and renewables See the ownership structure of operated and open licenses and the details behind each infrastructure View vessel …

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The Biggest and Best Deals of 2019

The end of the year is the perfect time for reflection, so we at VV are taking this opportunity to look back on the biggest and most valuable deals of 2019 in the Cargo and Offshore sectors. Newbuild Orders The most valuable single vessel ordered this year was by Awilco Drilling who ordered a Semi …

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Major Oil and Gas Discoveries of 2019

We have recently added oil and gas prospects and discoveries to our Map module. This means you can now view up-and-coming projects and our existing offshore infrastructure across the globe, alongside our AIS vessel data. Major offshore discoveries this year include countries as diverse as Russia, Cyprus, South Africa, Malaysia and Guyana, as shown below. …

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Introducing Condition Adjusted Value

We’re excited to announce the launch of automated Condition Adjusted Values (CAV), the next generation of automated vessel valuations, in partnership with Idwal Marine. CAV combines a vessel’s actual condition with algorithmically derived market values to now account for a vessel’s physical condition; a first for the maritime industry. Tom Evans, Director explains that “CAV …

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What’s driving the VLCC market?

VLCC TCE rates ended October at around $50k. This is below the high reached in the middle of the month, but still represents a healthy return for owners. Interestingly, as shown in the charts below, ton mile demand is down circa 9% YoY, while the size of the fleet is has grown by 8%. In …

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2019 Big Spenders

2019 has proven to be a particularly volatile year for shipowners. Record highs (Tankers), 3 year lows (Bulkers) and trade wars (Containers) made for good headlines, but how did this volatility affect second hand spending? Bulkers Chinese companies have purchased 47% of all Bulkers transacted on the second-hand market so far this year. Greek companies …

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