What does the latest trade war escalation mean for the timecharter markets? MSI’s Senior Analyst Daniel Richards shares his thoughts in an interview with Lloyd’s List Read more
Month: May 2019
Box shipping faces rocky road to equilibrium
Following a structural change in container shipping, carriers must readjust to a slower growth environment. But there will be challenges ahead before carriers can settle into its new reality Read more
Marine Money Houston 2019
On 8 May, MSI’s Gregory Brown addressed the Marine Money conference in Houston, delivering a presentation on MSI’s Offshore outlook entitled “The Rising Tide Will Not Lift All Boats”. The presentation drew parallels with the 1980s downturn, but argued that the pace and shape of the recovery might disappoint stakeholders.
Why the Middle East is an oasis for the OSV industry
MSI’s Gregory Brown says the Middle East stands out as an oasis for the OSV industry based on stable levels of demand that will increase over the next five years and an evenly spread and paced market recovery led by Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar. Watch interview
Russia’s oil pipeline woes bring good and bad news for tankers
Contamination issues at Druzhba will alter trade flows for aframax and suezmax crude tankers and could trigger additional demand for LR product tankers Read more
Dr Adam Kent: Encouraging tomorrow’s leaders
MSI’s Dr. Adam Kent believes leaders in the tanker sector can come from anywhere, so long as confidence and abilities are properly nurtured Read more…