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A snapshot of the Vehicle Carrier market
We have just added another ocean going sector to our portfolio with the launch of automated valuations, a commercial and technical database and mapping and tracking for Vehicle Carriers. In this week’s blog post we look at this highly valuable sector in more detail. With an estimated USD 775 bn worth of exports in 2018, …
Vehicle Carrier Market Insight
With an estimated USD 775 bn worth of exports in 2018, cars represent the world’s number three exported product by value, trailing only crude oil and refined petroleum oils. Given this, one would think the vehicle carrier market is booming however this is not the case… The aggregate number of vessels on the water has …
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 …
Renewable energy moves East
Unlike Scrubbers and LSFO which are mitigating the existing problem, renewable energy is a long term solution to the environmental issues faced globally. Europe has led this initiative, and through the last 19 years of development the cost of renewable energy, particularly offshore windfarms has decreased significantly. Shipowners and operators are beginning to see this …
The Vicious Cycle
The shipping markets are classically cyclical, but with extreme volatility. In fact, bulkers and tankers probably have the highest volatility of any major hard asset. The reason for this volatility is due to two main elements: the behaviour of shipowners and investors, and the relatively long build times and working lives of vessels. Effectively, what …
Handy Bulker Values to Rise Over 30% by End of 2020: Quarterly Forecast for Cargo Vessels
We have partnered with Oslo based shipping consultancy firm ViaMar to provide Forecasted Market values for each individual vessel in the Tanker, Bulker, Container and LPG fleet. Forecasted Market Values are quarterly forecasts for individual vessels provided until the end of their predicted economic life. Overall The US China trade war is still on, but …
Handy Bulker Values to Rise Over 30% by End of 2020: Quarterly Forecast for Cargo Vessels
We have partnered with Oslo based shipping consultancy firm ViaMar to provide Forecasted Market values for each individual vessel in the Tanker, Bulker, Container and LPG fleet. Forecasted Market Values are quarterly forecasts for individual vessels provided until the end of their predicted economic life. Overall The US China trade war is still on, but …
Half Year Scrapping Round Up
The first half of 2019 saw 201 cargo vessels sold for demolition (sum 2 million tonnes) 75% were scrapped at either Bangladesh or India, with Bangladesh receiving the majority share. Scrapping numbers were down c.18% compared to the first half of 2018. This is a knock on effect from the collapse of the Brumadinho dam …
Half Year Values Round Up
Tankers The market trend for Tankers has been positive since the beginning of 2019. The recent purchase of a resale VLCC by SK Shipping for USD 98 mil is a 5 year high price achieved. Older VLCCs has been circulating the market recently and since the beginning of 2019 of the total 19 VLCC deals, …
Half Year S&P Review
Bulker A total of 204 bulkers have been sold since the beginning of 2019, interestingly however only 6 of these have been Capesize Bulkers. During a period of 4 months from December – April, no Capesize sales were concluded. This break of 106 days had never been seen in the market before. The lack of …