Author: MSI
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
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