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LNG Shipping at bottom of cycle
MSI LNG analyst, Pablo Achurra, PhD comments on what the future might hold for shipowners. Right now, it doesn’t look too bleak, with Europe and South Asia set to be bright spots for increased demand. Read more
MSI and Baltic Webinar
Shipping Cycles and Covid-19. MSI director David Jordan appeared as guest speaker on the Baltic and ICS lecture series. Click here to listen to the webinar
Jack ups and floating rigs expected to fall to 30 plus year lows
Maritime Strategies International has more bad news for the ailing offshore sector. Read more in TradeWinds here
Stable rates as lines find the right balance
Maritime Strategies International (MSI) believes that container shipping has been “in the eye of the storm,” over the past month. However, the shock of China’s production shutdown is now seeing the lines emerging from the Asian downturn. Read more
Shipbuilders face five year slump from pandemic says MSI
The coronavirus pandemic will lead global shipbuilding will slump by 10% over the next five years, compared with the last half decade, shipping analyst Maritime Strategies International (MSI) predicts. Read more in TradeWinds here
Container Import Weakness Could Peak in 2Q2020
“The container shipping industry has spent the past month in the eye of the storm [and will] now face the full impact of the international spread of COVID-19,” said U.K.-based consultancy Maritime Strategies International (MSI) in its latest monthly outlook. Read more
Why Q1 2020 will go down in the history books
If it were not against the backdrop of a global pandemic, the first few months of 2020 would have been a joyous time for the tanker market, but this remarkable run is not sustainable. Read more
Container Market Obtains Respite after Disastrous Second-quarter
Container freight rate losses will be limited in Q2
Container spot freight rates might soften this quarter, but if carrier discipline continues to hold losses will be limited, according to one leading analyst. Read more