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
Month: October 2019
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
Decarbonization of shipping in 2050: More needs to be done, and quicker, says report
Unless action is taken quickly, the shipping industry will not meet the IMO 2050 decarbonisation target, say experts from classification society DNV GL in the recently launched “Maritime Forecast to 2050.” Adam Kent states in the EFT, “There isnt one solution that will solve the IMO 2050 puzzle, it will be a combination of a number of solutions and a number of ways of looking at the market.” Read more
IMO 2020 and blank sailings to define Q4 container markets
MSI argues in Hellenic Shipping News that liner charges to customers, as they introduce the more expensive low sulphur fuels, will define box-shipping markets in the coming months. However, MSI is sceptical of claims that expected fuel price increases in January will lead shippers to front-load cargoes. Read more
Break bulk markets squeezed by ports and alternative competitors
MSI’s Niklas Carlen discusses the versatility of MPP’s alongside the notion that break bulk is a shrinking market. It’s a battle for market share amongst ro-ro’s, box ship and dry bulk operators. Read more
Così la Cina influenzerà il mercato delle commodities
David Jordan, MSI’s Singapore director, discusses the influence of China on commodities trading in shipping and its ever changing dynamic, in The Medi Telegraph. Read more
Oil report claims dry Barents Sea prospects discourage investment
The higher investment level on the Norwegian continental shelf will decline again next year, MSI have reported based on underwhelming exploratory drillings in the Barents Sea. Read more
Port report: break bulk’s existential angst
Niklas Carlen talks about the defining characteristics of ‘break bulk’ in the American Shipper. Read more
IMO 2020 and blank sailings to define Q4 container markets
The introduction of new IMO 2020 low-sulfur fuels and blanked sailings will dominate container markets in the fourth quarter, according to one leading analyst. Read more
MSI Foresight October 2019: Scrubbing Up(date)
Detail on vessels fitting scrubbers remains sketchy. MSI shines a light on this via analysing dry bulk movements data and in the process highlights the impact on the timecharter market through online market modelling platform ‘MSI HORIZON’. Click here to download the report.