Containership
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
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
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
Slow-steaming: a trade-off between lower fuel bills and offering a full network
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
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
Carbon Carriers
The consequences for shipping markets of a major shift in energy consumption away from hydrocarbons and towards renewables and biofuels is the subject of a report prepared by MSI on behalf of the European Climate Foundation. MSI’s shipping market modelling systems were used to analyse how global fossil fuel demand reductions could alter inter-regional commodity trade flows and the associated shift in required shipping capacity, industry earnings and asset prices, across all segments of the shipping industry. The full report can be downloaded here and a shorter Executive Summary here.
World Boxship Fleet Update: Calm before the storm?
Box ship operators have held back from ordering in large numbers this year. But speculation is mounting that more orders are on the way as smaller lines try to stay relevant. MSI comments on the outlook. Read more