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
LNG
Implications of Qatar’s mega-order are more than meets the eye
Qatar’s huge potential LNG carrier order flatters newbuilding orderbooks, but the outlook is far from rosy in the short term, writes Maritime Strategies International director Stuart Nicoll. Read more in Riviera Maritime News
Second Covid-19 wave ‘will harm asset prices and extend newbuilding slump’, says MSI
With renewed Covid-19 outbreaks in China, the US and some other countries, the London-based consultancy has been modelling the performances of shipping markets in what it describes as a “low-case scenario”. Read more in TradeWinds here
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
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
Industry leader: Adam Kent, Managing Director, Maritime Strategies International
Dr Adam Kent joined Maritime Strategies International (MSI), where he is now managing director, in the early 2000s as an analyst and was instantly hooked on both shipping and market analysis. Read more about the man at the helm of MSI here in Riviera’s industry leader piece
Japan’s commercial shipyards scale back construction capacity
Major shipyards face further decline in the face of competition from China and South Korea. Read more in TradeWinds
Demand for cleaner energy driving LNGC orderbook and retrofits
The LNG carrier (LNGC) fleet passed a new milestone in 2019 when the five hundredth vessel hit the water, reflecting the astonishing growth in this sector which has mirrored growing demand for LNG in developed and developing countries. Read more
Future Tendencies in the Global Shipbuilding market
Dr. Adam Kent presents at the OECD on the shipbuilding market, looking at vessel demand, supply side changes, emissions and the evolution of shipbuilding. Read his presentation here
LNG carrier spot rates treble
Stuart Nicoll, MSI director, says in TradeWinds ‘The rise of US production this year and weak demand in Asia has driven volumes to Europe and kept gas prices low this year’ Read more