Decarbonisation programmes set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), shipping’s regulatory body, will be one of the most difficult tasks for the industry in the coming years. This starts with the implementation of the EEXI, and CII criteria, all of which aim to reduce carbon intensity and will impact prices of the existing fleet. The first phase begins in January 2023. Read more in Splash Extra
European Short Sea
Weak dry bulk market is forecast for near term
While a weaker note may be expected in the near term, given sliding rates during the past few weeks, optimism abounds for a quick recovery. Read more in Lloyd’s List
What the battle for the White House means for global shipping
With the US election just six days away, we asked Dr Adam Kent, managing director of Maritime Strategies International, for his take on the ramifications of the result for international shipping. Read more in Splash247
MSI support Global Ship Lease with their ESG report
MSI is delighted to have provide input and support to Global Ship Lease (GSL) with the recent publication of their inaugural Environmental Social and Governances (ESG) report. The report can be downloaded in full here: Global Ship Lease ESG report 2020
What Gets Measured Gets Managed: The Poseidon Principles and their Impact on the Shipping Industry
Read the article written by MSI Director James Frew here
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
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.
ABS Sets the Industry Course to Low Carbon Shipping
MSI are delighted to have worked together with ABS on its industry-shaping Low Carbon Shipping Outlook – a very important initiative! Read more
Short term sunshine, longer term rain?
The shipping market is emerging into an upward trend cycle but is ever more impacted by external factors, argues Adam Kent Read more