Stuart Nicoll, MSI director, says in TradeWinds ‘The rise of US production this year and weak demand in Asia has driven volumes to Europe and kept gas prices low this year’ Read more
LNG Shipping heats up but market is subject to short term effects
Latest report from MSI notes that spot rates for DFDE tonnage were reported as high as $130,000/day in October. Read more
Flatlining growth puts squeeze on big boxship owners in 2020
Is the future looking bleak for freight rates? MSI share thoughts on what the future might hold for liner companies. Read more
Now is not the time to leave slow steaming out of the IMOs toolkit
Take a look in TradeWinds- our outlook for the proposed 20% reduction in speed- Read more
Take a look at our latest Foresight piece on LNG bunkering: A Niche Market
Box Line Predatory Pricing undermining rates
Fired up about gas: LNG demand in southeast Asia to double
By 2025, southeast Asia’s LNG demand is expected to reach 25 mta, underpinned by rising energy demand and falling domestic gas production. See MSI’s Associate Director Greg Brown share his opinion… Read more
Shipping Markets in the 2020s
Take a look at MSI’s Singapore director giving an overview and outlook for the shipping market into 2020, in the Global Maritime Hub. Read more
BIMCO Proposes Slow-Steaming Alternative to IMO
In the Shipping Herald, MSI’s Dan Richard’s Load Star article is quoted- ‘Liner companies face a “trade-off” between minimising fuel bills, thus cutting emissions, but no longer being able to offer a full network of port pairs.’ Read more
Malaysia upstream a ‘saviour’ for regional OSV owners
MSI’s Gregory Brown states that utilisation of floating drilling rigs (semi-submersible and drillships) is expected to rise over 70% in 2020. Jack-up rig utilisation is now climbing to more than 65%, statistics have shown. He foresees utilisation for anchor-handlers and PSVs will rise to 60% in 2020, a rise from 50% in 2017-18. Read more