As the IMO 2020 deadline approaches, liner companies may consider additional slow-steaming. How far would a one-knot reduction in sailing speeds reduce Containership supply? MSI’s Daniel Richards explores in the Loadstar, Read more
Month: September 2019
Minor bulks to drive future dry cargo demand growth
“We’re really anticipating a change in dynamics for the dry bulk market,” David Jordan, regional director Asia for MSI, tells Seatrade Maritime News in an interview at Marine Money – Singapore Read more
Order contract dates pushed back to 2015 distorting supply picture, says MSI
Over the course of the next five years, we will see an uplift in contracting increasing by 24% versus the last five years, MSI director Dr. Adam Kent predicts Read more
Asian OSV demand boosted by US$10Bn upstream contracts
There may be issues with oversupply in Indonesia, but Myanmar and Brunei could offer real incremental activity for OSV owners, according to MSI’s Gregory Brown Read more
An autumn of discontent? The Saudi Arabia energy attacks in context
MSI maintains a broadly positive outlook for large oil tankers, but the overall effect of higher oil prices on the global economy is negative, writes Tim Smith.
What peak season? Key container trade hardly bumped, says MSI Analyst Daniel Richards
The Asia-to-Europe container trade has been struggling under the weight of excess capacity and global trading uncertainty through most of 2019. With a slew of blanked sailings announced and the introduction of IMO 2020 low-sulfur fuels expected to take capacity out of the market, do container-line executives have cause to hope that rates might stop falling? Read more
Capesizes experiencing ‘fragile spike’
Restocking of iron ore in China likely to be a factor, according to MSI’s Will Fray. Read More