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
Oil Tanker
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
MSI expects sharp reversal of tanker bull runs in second-half 2020
Maritime Strategies International’s oil and tanker director Tim Smith predicts tanker rates will be pressured by destocking in the second half of this year. Read more in TradeWinds here
ABS sustainable outlook for Shipping
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Nasty, Brutish, but short: shipping must navigate gaping downside risks to avoid a great depression
A rapid market recovery is dependent on the success of policy responses and failure could be a disaster, writes James Frew. Read more
In Depth: Why There Will Be No Quick Cure for Trade After the Pandemic
There will be no quick recovery from the economic devastation of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the fallout may be more severe than from the 2008 financial crisis. Read more
Webinar: The impact of COVID-19 on shipping
During the presentation, David Jordan, Regional Director, Asia, Maritime Strategies International will present the latest insights from MSI’s base case for the container, dry bulk and tanker markets, which is formulated around the idea that we will see a return to “business-as-usual” over the course of the next couple of months. Read more here
Seatrade Webinar Audio recording
Seatrade hosted a Webinar featuring our South East Asia Regional Director, David Jordan, discussing the COVID-19 pandemic. If you would like to have a listen, click here
Virus could wipe out shipping industrys profits
The Business Times takes a look at the impact of the Coronavirus on shipping. Adam Kent comments on various scenarios which could further impact the main sectors. Read more here
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