‘ “The Poseidon Principles AER trajectories are a market measure not a regulation but their alignment with IMO goals makes them an important measure of success in shipping’s decarbonisation efforts,” says Dr Adam Kent, Managing Director, MSI. ‘ Read more in Hellenic Shipping News
Shipbuilding
MSI urges Poseidon Principles to adjust efficiency calculations
Shipping research company Maritime Strategies International (MSI) said there is a “pressing” need to adjust the ship energy efficiency calculations used by major banks under the Poseidon Principles. Read more in TradeWinds
Less than one in two ships comply with the annual efficiency ratio created by the Poseidon Principles
UK consultants Maritime Strategies International (MSI) has added annual efficiency ratio (AER) calculations used in the Poseidon Principles to its Horizon platform … Read more here
MSI adds Annual Efficiency Ratio values to MSI HORIZON platform
Maritime Strategies International has added an Annual Efficiency Ratio (AER) calculation of vessel CO2 emissions to over 21,000 ships in its HORIZON asset valuation platform. Read more
Forecasting the Shipbuilding Markets in the New Normal
The COVID-19 pandemic has compounded existing uncertainties to create a perfect storm for the shipbuilding markets. Read more about MSI’s new Low Case Scenario, allowing users to navigate how the future could look.
South Korea cuts further shipbuilding capacity as order slump continues
Is vessel construction becoming a sunset industry in South Korea? Read more in TradeWinds
China’s shipbuilding industry bounces back from coronavirus — and comes out on top
Data from Maritime Strategies International (MSI) shows China received around 11m gt of newbuilding orders in the first nine months of this year… Read more in TradeWinds
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
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
Finnish shipbuilding cluster risks putting its many eggs in one basket
“MSI assumes that newbuilding contracting drops off further over the next four years before picking up again in 2024. This assumption stems partly from the fact that the sector is already heavily committed on the newbuilding front, and it will take some time for the industry to adjust and absorb the many ships scheduled to hit the water over the next four years”… Read more here