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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
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This time, offshore companies have already cut back to deal with the depressed market. Read more
A rapid market recovery is dependent on the success of policy responses and failure could be a disaster, writes James Frew. Read more
While the implications of COVID-19 for containership demand and freight rates are directionally clear, the time charter market often marches to its own drum. Read more
The global oil industry is far from prepared to weather the current storm, according to a new analysis by consultancy MSI Offshore. Read more
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
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The new market outlook of U.K.-based consultancy Maritime Strategies International (MSI) reads like a Stephen King novel geared toward container-line executives. It’s not exactly feel-good reading for cargo shippers either. Cheap freight rates are only attractive if they don’t trigger another Hanjin Shipping-style bankruptcy. Read more
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
“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 … Continue reading Finnish shipbuilding cluster risks putting its many eggs in one basket →
A sustained price war could see marginal projects delayed and hasten a predicted decline in new awards, writes Gregory Brown, Maritime Strategies International. Read more
A sustained price war could see marginal projects delayed and hasten a predicted decline in new awards, writes Maritime Strategies International associate director offshore Gregory Brown. Read more
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