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Shipping has faced multiple geopolitical shocks in the first half of 2026 so where are markets headed in the remainder of the year? In this episode of the Seatrade Maritime News Podcast, we take a comprehensive look at the shipping markets as we head into the second half of 2026. Join Marcus Hand and the … Continue reading Shipping markets outlook for H2 2026 →
The VLCC sector has enjoyed extremely high rates this and Maritime Strategies International (MSI) earnings averaging $142,000 per day in Q3 in its recent monthly Horizon report. In the first half of 2026 owners ordered 177 VLCC newbuildings which will be the highest annual number in history even if no further contracts are signed in … Continue reading CMB.TECH books massive profit from VLCC sale →
The first half of 2026 has seen VLCC contracting surge, exceeding previous annual records by a huge margin. MSI reports 177 VLCCs totalling 54.5m dwt ordered during the first half of 2026, with the VLCC orderbook-to-fleet ratio at around 35% as of June, up from just 2% in 2023. Even if no further orders had … Continue reading ‘Astonishing year’ sees VLCC contracting smash through historical records →
A familiar constraint from shipping’s last great shipbuilding boom is beginning to reappear: yards are short of engines. “We’ve certainly heard that the availability of engines is having an impact on some yards, in terms of output,” said Adam Kent, who heads up consultancy Maritime Strategies International (MSI). “However, I think this is ultimately leading … Continue reading Shipyards compete with AI for engines →
Limited infrastructure, fuel availability and regulatory uncertainty have seen orders for alternative fuel-capable ships fall from their 2024 peak, writes MSI’s Mariam Tzannatos. Dual-fuel capable newbuilding activity has fallen consistently over the past two years and further and faster in the past five months. Data published by Maritime Strategies International suggests that investors are having … Continue reading Has dual-fuel ambition stalled in the face of commercial reality? →
MSI Managing Director, Dr Adam Kent, contributes to the Lloyd’s List Shipping Podcast live from Singapore, as part of the Lloyds List Outlook Forum. Adam highlights the constantly shifting geopolitical backdrop the industry currently faces and how this can be an impediment to investors, given the start-stop nature of many directives. Listen to the podcast … Continue reading What keeps shipping awake at night? →
MSI has appointed John Moulopoulos as director, North America, with responsibility for business development in the Americas. The company said Mr Moulopoulos joins from Boston-based maritime intelligence and data delivery service Marsoft Inc, and his role will include working with North American shipowners and maritime investors, while also drawing on his heritage and network to … Continue reading MSI appoints North American director →
The demographic sweetspot for China, the 21st century’s driving force of shipping profits, has long passed. This month, Beijing reported its steepest birth rate decline since the Communist Party took power in 1949. Splash Extra investigates what a dwindling population means for global shipping. Adam Kent, managing director at MSI, explains to Splash Extra that … Continue reading China’s demographic cliff: can shipping live without its golden growth engine? →
Strategic and economic shifts by South Korean builders are designed to counter China’s orderbook dominance, writes Stuart Nicoll, director, MSI. Read more at Xinde Marine.
2025 was a year like no other for shipping buffeted by US tariffs, trade wars, and geopolitical conflicts but through it all markets across most major sectors performed remarkably well. Going into 2026 there seems to be no let up with the US military action in Venezuela with days of the New Year, so what does the rest of the coming 12 months have to offer the world of shipping? Find out the views of the experts from MSI Ltd by listening to the podcast at Seatrade Maritime.
According to a new report from Fitch Ratings, next year will still be challenging due to a myriad of geopolitical and policy risks. Shipping will also be hit by the lower GDP growth expected across most major economies in 2026 compared to 2025. Adam Kent, managing director at MSI, agrees with several aspects of this … Continue reading How to spend it in 2026 →
At the Xinde Marine Forum, Dr Adam Kent, Managing Director of MSI, delivered a data-rich and forward-looking keynote that combined market analytics with deeper structural insights from MSI’s latest research. Read more at Xinde Marine News.
While the containership orderbook has surged to over 33% of the total fleet, next to none of these vessels are geared ships, according to data analysis by MSI in its latest HORIZON Monthly Containership Report. Read more at Hellenic Shipping News.
China-led hydrogen and ammonia regional exports will curb the development of longhaul trades and limit large carrier fleet growth, argues MSI decarbonisation analyst Mariam Tzannatos. Read more at Riviera.
In the near term, the impact on freight costs will be relatively minimal, said Stuart Nicoll, a director at MSI, a London-based consultancy. The fees on high-emitting fuels like oil will start in 2028 and rise, but by 2035, some of the rewards for using low-carbon fuels may start to outweigh the penalties. Read more … Continue reading Trump officials go all out to block carbon tax on shipping →
Modelling by ABS and MSI suggests that under a “full conversion” scenario, demand for yard slots could exceed capacity as early as 2028 — producing a “gt-day” shortfall that balloons by 2030. Read more at Splash247.com
So, what are the options? ABS and MSI have two possible scenarios, outlined in this year’s Outlook publication. Namely, their full conversion scenario assumes all eligible oil-fuelled vessels are converted due to escalating oil costs. It would require yard capacity expansion before 2030. Read more at Splash247.com
US President Donald Trump likes to trumpet very large numbers and South Korea’s shipbuilding investment plans as part of its bilateral tariff deal is no exception. Now how much of these big numbers will ever see the light of day, especially when one considers Trump’s Presidency has less three and half years to run, is … Continue reading What would $150bn investment in US shipbuilding look like? →
Feeder fever has gripped the market with 90 ships ordered in the first half of this year, the highest since the second quarter of 2022, according to MSI. Read more at Shippingwatch
Ten for ambition, five for achievement. Hydrogen’s journey to alternative fuel solution at scale continues to be a slow one, but the tempo is changing, argues Mariam Tzannatos, hydrogen sector analyst at MSI. Read more at Splash247.com
No new FSRUs (Floating Storage and Regasification Units) have been delivered to the fleet since Nov-21 and the next newbuild is not scheduled for delivery until mid-2026, but conversions and relocations to Egypt are keeping the market busy. The European scramble for LNG to replace lost pipeline gas from Russia following the invasion of Ukraine … Continue reading All aboard the LNG FSRU merry-go-round →
The client was a National Oil Company with an underdeveloped shipping and logistics business with an existing shipping arm which had been underinvested, was generating limited profits and was poorly aligned with the wider business. MSI was requested to provide a business strategy based on carrying assessing an optimal fleet based on carrying domestic cargoes. … Continue reading MSI Consultancy Case Study – Development of Shipping Business →
Geopolitical disruption in shipping has reached new heights in the first half of 2025 and MSI examine the impact on markets and the outlook ahead. In this latest shipping markets outlook episode, we are joined by analysts from MSI to take a look at the outlook for containers, tankers, dry bulk, and shipbuilding in the second … Continue reading Shipping markets outlook for H2 2025 – Podcast →
recently completed a project for a major mining company which wanted to enhance their approach to understanding the long-term dynamics of the dry bulk freight. They were particularly interested in better understanding environmental legislation in shipping and how the decarbonisation of the industry will impact the freight markets. The project scope included: Also included were … Continue reading MSI Consultancy Case Study – Understanding long-term dry bulk freight dynamics and environmental legislation →
Investments worth millions of dollars are not taken on instinct; MSI is regularly called upon to provide the expert consultancy that underpins newbuilding decisions. MSI was approached by a European infrastructure investor which was considering an investment in a dual-fuel feeder containership. The company requesting the funds had provided an analysis of the investment and … Continue reading MSI Consultancy Case Study – Red Flag Review for Containership Newbuilding Project →
MSI is increasingly commissioned to research and analyse the impact of environmental regulation and decarbonisation on vessel operations and fleet profiles. This can be supported with access to MSI SEASCAPE. Our expertise in understanding shipping markets extends to specialist analysis of the industry in the energy transition, including impact on vessel types, cargoes and supply … Continue reading MSI Consultancy Case Study – Theoretical Emissions Analysis →
MSI has given an early indication of the impact that the Net Zero Framework will have on the bunker market, based on data from its new SEASCAPE platform. By extending the annual fuel consumption estimates calculated for 2024 through to 2035, and applying MSI’s forecasts for bunker prices, it is possible to project the future … Continue reading What will be powering ships in the 2030s? →
Despite big questions remaining on the timing of this big scrapping surge seemingly always over the horizon, MSI director Will Fray is in no doubt it is coming.“If we have a disastrous market, yes, we’ll start to see scrapping increasing,” he said. Read more at Lloyds List
Consultancy’s new MSI SEASCAPE platform calculates that carbon levies will add 82% to bunker costs by 2035. Its new SEASCAPE market analysis, vessel performance and asset valuation platform crunched the numbers on new carbon levies proposed in April. Read more at TradeWinds.
Orders for 46 new containerships have been reported this week. MSI MD Dr Adam Kent noted at a recent industry conference that stricter environmental regulations and longer waiting times for newbuilding completions were pushing shipowners to place orders despite the economic uncertainties. Read more at The Loadstar.
In dry bulk shipping USTR fees only major impact will be on Hong Kong and Chinese owners, but reciprocal tariffs on US exports could be a concern, says MSI. Read more at Seatrade Maritime.
With data for activity in the global shipbuilding industry now available for 2024, MSI’s Stuart Nicoll estimates that global newbuilding contracting for all ship types was 133m GT, with a more even spread among the main sectors than in recent years. Collation of the latest data couldn’t have been better timed, given the recent release … Continue reading China’s Shipbuilding Dominance and Global Trade Competition in Context →
The dominance of China in the newbuilding the market has come under intense scrutiny with the investigations by the United States Trade Representative (USTR) – but how did the country’s shipyards achieve such a leading position? Speaking on the ‘Shipbuilding – a macro view’ panel at Sea Asia 2025 Adam Kent, Managing Director of MSI … Continue reading Six factors that enabled China to dominate global shipbuilding →
According to Maritime Strategies International, the average cost for e-methanol in 2024 was $2,348 per ton of low sulphur fuel oil equivalent, nearly four times the price of low sulphur fuel oil. Mariam Tzannatos, a decarbonisation analyst at the London-based consultancy, tells EEI: “Pricing is currently a significant barrier to the widespread adoption of renewable … Continue reading Methanol ships depend on China →
Twenty-five cruise ship orders were placed in 2024, slightly lower than MSI had previously anticipated, as some orders at the LOI stage in Q4 slipped into 2025 before finally being confirmed. Nevertheless, this marks a remarkable turnaround for an industry making up lost ground in the wake of the pandemic. Read more at Riviera
Shipping markets have profited from turbulence in this decade, but far bigger changes are coming in the years ahead, argues Tim Smith, a director at Maritime Strategies International. As we approach the mid-point of this decade, from a shipping market fundamentals perspective the most important factor of the 2020s so far has been disruption. Read … Continue reading Choose your risk: short term disruption or long-term transition →
Bulk carrier newbuilding prices have started to correct in recent months, following a period of significant growth. Analysts believe this indicates a softening rather than a complete collapse in prices. “Perhaps unsurprisingly, the sector where we have seen the most significant downward movement in newbuilding prices recently has been Supramaxes,” MSI managing director Dr Adam … Continue reading Bulk carrier newbuilding prices drop: what to expect next →
Shipping is facing overcapacity not seen since 2007, according to Adam Kent, managing director of MSI. Read more at TradeWinds
Following a rollercoaster ride of a year for shipping last year where are shipping markets headed in 2025? Get the view of the MSI experts in our 2025 markets outlook podcast episode. Listen to the podcast at Seatrade Maritime.
According to the latest analysis report released by British consulting firm MSI, the average earnings of bulk carriers are expected to fall by 19% next year. This forecast reflects the supply and demand imbalance caused by the number of new ships in the global fleet exceeding the increase in trade, and the pressure faced by the … Continue reading Oversupply! Bulk carrier market outlook is worrying in 2025 →
MSI expects tanker orders to slow through 2028 after the ordering spree of 2023-2024. Read more at Seatrade Maritime.
The story of India’s government, led by prime minister Narendra Modi, setting a goal to become a top 10 shipbuilder by 2030 and a top five one by 2047 has been doing the rounds for some time now, but how feasible is it and what must happen for that to become a reality. “For India … Continue reading Can India reach its ambitious shipbuilding targets? →
“The stronger the earnings, the greater the premium buyers are willing to pay for secondhand tonnage compared to newbuilding prices,” explains Dr Adam Kent, the head of MSI. “Similarly,” he adds, “the higher the earnings the older the vessels owners are prepared to buy, that still attract a premium over the equivalent contract price.” Read … Continue reading Investigating the price ratio between newbuilds and five-year-old ships →
Stuart Nicoll, director at MSI, said that the growth of China’s shipbuilding capacity is expected to be balanced by capacity reductions in Japan and other regions. “The issue will be where to cut. Japan is likely to be the primary focus, but the biggest concerns must be within South Korea. Builders there seem to be … Continue reading Is growth in Chinese yards leading to a glut in global shipbuilding capacity? →
MSI’s Adam Kent joins Jakub Walenkiewicz on the DNV – Maritime Market Views Podcast to discuss rates and prices, black swans, red flags and the impact of tonne-miles on shipping. Listen to the Podcast at DNV Maritime
A surge in newbuild orders and a global shortage of berths have created new opportunities for private yards to expand. Stuart Nicoll, director of MSI, believes capacity is set to grow by 5m cgt between 2023 and 2028, an increase of 31%. “Things are moving very quickly.” Read more at TradeWinds.
Cruise ship ordering has “rebounded with a bang in 2024”, says MSI, director, Niklas Carlen, with orders for 25 new vessels placed during the first nine months of the year. Although this includes a number of orders that are still at the LOI stage pending confirmation of financing, MSI expects these to be confirmed during … Continue reading How cruise ship ordering has ‘rebounded with a bang’ →
In an excellent recent presentation given in Singapore, Dr Adam Kent, who heads up UK consultancy MSI, discussed the accumulating black swans in recent years and their links to growing volatility. Read more at Splash247.com
Strong confidence in the offshore vessel market has seen orders placed in the previous market upcycle re-activated to take advantage of renewed investor interest. In its Q3 OSV sector report, MSI notes that of the 17 vessels delivered to date in 2024, 13 were ordered more than a decade ago, leaving just over 50 vessels still … Continue reading Offshore Vessel Operators Enjoy a ‘Vintage Year’ for Deliveries →
Across China, shipyards are expanding and churning out ships on a scale not seen since 2008. The shipyard sector has entered a new golden age after more than a decade’s slump following the global financial crisis. Chinese newbuild output has “rocketed” in 2024, Stuart Nicoll, a director at MSI commented. Read more at Splash247.com.
Accelerating economic growth, improved demand, and the impact of Red Sea diversions have combined to boost shipping markets across the board in the first half of 2024, says Adam Kent, Managing Director of MSI. Read more at Seatrade Maritime
Tight shipyard capacity and the fear of missing out are driving values well beyond the likelihood that outlay can be recouped in earnings, writes Plamen Natzkoff from MSI. Read more at Splash247.com.
More shipyard capacity will be required in the coming decade, both for newbuilds and retrofits, according to an influential new magazine published at Posidonia in Athens today. New shipbuilders are forecast to emerge from Vietnam, the Philippines and India as global shipyard capacity grows gradually through to 2035, according to the ABS forecast, which uses … Continue reading More shipyard capacity needed to meet green targets →
Chinese yards were gaining ground, said Adam Kent, Managing Director at MSI. “There’s still a market perception that the Chinese quality is not as good as in Korea but that quality is [moving] closer.” Read more at FT.com
The large LNG carrier sector is about to experience an unprecedented level of deliveries, but not all will start work immediately in their respective projects. MSI’s LNG shipping analyst Andrew Buckland tackles some of the difficult questions the surge in large LNG carrier deliveries in 2025 will pose for the industry in Riviera.
Shipyards containership order intakes are expected to decline this year, but show an turn again until 2027 as demands for eco-friendly ships soar. Read more about MSI’s views on this subject at Asiasis
Stuart Nicoll, a director at MSI, a London-based consultancy, insisted that wind power had clear benefits given steady growth in taxes on shipping emissions. Since the start of the year, ships entering EU ports have had to pay for the emissions on their journey under the bloc’s emissions-trading scheme. Read more at FT.com.
As the ongoing drilling upcycle empowers rig owners, new offshore drilling playgrounds with better benefits are popping up on the companies’ radars. This interview sheds more light on whether this trend will lead to a further exodus from the North Sea market and a mass pivot toward other destinations. While emission reduction quests are part … Continue reading Interview: With new oil & gas horizons calling, will the North Sea hold sway over its existing rig fleet? →
Demand for clean shipping fuels will supercharge these sectors, writes MSI Director Stuart Nicoll. Read more in Hydrogeninsight
The slots in China and South Korea for 2026 are “counted on the fingers of the hand”, while those with scheduled delivery in 2027 are now drying up at high speed. “The situation regarding the availability of slots is always complicated until the orders are confirmed. “Orderbook data shows significant yard space for 2027 (about 75% … Continue reading The competition for a place in the shipyards is getting tougher →
Oil tanker ordering remained firm in 2023, with vessels of 23.98m dwt booked. The figure increased by 3.6 times against a year ago. Maritime Strategies International (MSI) said, “Such a growth results from very large crude carriers”. Read more at Asiasis.
Demand to be transformed by increasing move from fertiliser production to bunkers. A surge in demand for clean energy is set to boost the ranks of very large ammonia carriers (VLACs) as the ammonia trade is transformed. MSI predicts the next 25 years are likely to see requirements for green and blue ammonia providing the … Continue reading Clean ammonia trade boom to swell VLAC fleet to 400 ships →
Where are shipping markets headed in the next 12 months? Get the view of the experts in our 2024 markets outlook podcast episode. In the first episode of the Seatrade Maritime Podcast for 2024 you will hear from MSI analysts. They will be covering the macro-outlook for shipping as whole and then drilling down into … Continue reading Podcast: Shipping markets outlook for 2024 →
The shipbuilding industry, which has enjoyed a boom in orders over the past few years, is expected to see relatively poor performance in the new year of 2024, and the main types of ships ordered are expected to consist of tankers and bulkers. Read more at Asiasis
Consultancy and research company Maritime Strategies International concluded that in 2022 and 2023, newbuilding contracting massively exceeded underlying replacement and incremental demand growth requirements. “After the container-boosted wonder year of 2021, we anticipated contracting would ease back in 2022 and 2023. It now looks like around 137m gross tonnes was ordered over the two years, … Continue reading China dominates shipbuilding amid slowdown as focus shifts to tankers and bulkers →
According to a quarterly analysis by the British company MSI, in August of this year the indicative shipbuilding prices were around 30% to 50% higher, compared to the levels at the end of 2020. Read more at Neatora
After three torrid years of low profitability, a combination of falling costs and rising prices put yards on a stronger footing, writes Stuart Nicoll from MSI. Read more at Splash247.com
The trajectory of newbuild prices which have soared up by as much as 50% in less than three years is dividing experts with owners facing tricky decisions on when to kickstart fleet renewal programmes ahead of stricter 2030 green targets for shipping agreed at the International Maritime Organization this July. MSI believes that newbuild prices … Continue reading Trajectory of soaring newbuild prices divides opinion →
MSI said chemical tanker orders shot up between March and June this year, with 40 newbuildings amounting to more than 600,000 dwt being booked. Read more at TradeWinds
The shipping industry has placed a massive bet on liquefied natural gas as an alternative fuel — as a bridge between traditional fuel oil and whatever comes next, whether it’s methanol, ammonia, hydrogen or something else. Shipowners have spent billions of dollars fitting ships to burn LNG. MSI Managing Director, Adam Kent, contributes his thoughts … Continue reading Thousands of ships could use LNG as fuel. Is that a good thing? →
Market preference for younger tonnage puts a newbuilding cycle on the horizon, writes MSI. Read more at Riviera
The Seatrade Maritime Podcast is joined by analysts from Maritime Strategies International to take a look at the outlook for containers, tankers, dry bulk, and shipbuilding in the second half the year. Listen to the podcast at Seatrade Maritime
The newbuild price of a MR tanker rose to $44.1 million in February from $42.8 million in 2022 and $37.6 million in 2021, according to consultancy MSI. Read more at S&P Global
Mothballed capacity is being brought back to life as contracting is forecast to rise. “Expansion in capacity will certainly be needed in the second half of the decade, when we expect a surge in contracting volumes in response to the twin requirements of fleet renewals and decarbonisation efforts,” says MSI director Stuart Nicoll. Read more … Continue reading Shipyards dust off facilities to meet huge fleet renewal demand →
Demand for alternative fuel newbuildings will spur expansion of shipbuilding capacity, including bringing some of the collapsed yards back to life. But the boom seen in the 2000s, which later led to severe overcapacity problems, is unlikely to be repeated. The bounceback will mainly be led by demand for fresh tonnage using alternative marine fuels, … Continue reading Shipyard capacity expected to expand amid push for dual-fuel orders →
A huge part of the world fleet will have to be replaced with zero-emission vessels in little more than two decades if regulators set a goal of decarbonising shipping by 2050. “Based on the evidence to date, it seems likely that most shipyards will make the step up in capability to meet demand for new … Continue reading Shipyards build up to the challenge of launching a zero-emission fleet →
The shipping industry has faced new challenges over the past 12 months due to higher funding costs following the rise in interest rates. MSI’s Managing Director, Dr Adam Kent, contributes his thoughts on the topic in an article published by Naftemporiki
An overview of how the shipping markets will develop over the course of the year as detailed by MSI’s sector analysts. Read more at SeaTrade
MSI’s Offshore Energy Analyst, Joshua Belo-Osagie, is expecting 2023 to represent another robust period for the offshore marine supply chain, with offshore wind forecast to see a positive outlook for the foreseeable future. Read more at Splash247.com
Where will shipping markets be headed in the coming year? This the question we seek to answer in the first episode of the Seatrade Maritime Podcast for 2023. In this episode listeners will hear from a panel of analysts from MSI discussing the macro-economic outlook for shipping, the container sector, dry bulk, tankers, and shipbuilding … Continue reading Podcast: Shipping markets outlook 2023 →
The industry is set for one of the most dynamic periods it has ever witnessed during the remainder of the decade as it grapples with decarbonisation, the energy transition, geopolitical ramifications and the further maturing of the Chinese economy. Read more in TradeWinds
A warning has been issued to the global shipbuilding industry that liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier orders will be sluggish in the next decade due to the rapid increase in newbuilding deliveries, based on MSI analysis. Read more at theguru
LNG shipping is booming and shipyard capacity is extremely tight, but as new tonnage hits the water mid-decade it could outstrip liquefaction capacity growth heading to a market slump warns MSI. Read more at Seatrade-maritime.com
UNCTAD’s latest seaborne review has some forecasts to shock shipowners. Adam Kent, MSI’s Managing Director, comments on UNCTAD’s latest numbers placing them in context. Read more at Splash247.com
Shipyards banking on a decarbonisation-driven order boom must contend with present day realities, writes MSI Director Stuart Nicoll. Read more in Splash247.com
Newbuild prices have peaked with MSI predicting they will drop by up to 10% in the coming 12 months. Read more at Splash247
Concerns about insufficient shipbuilding capacity for LNG carriers would be better redirected to liquefaction capacity. More than 200 large LNG carriers have been ordered since April 2021 at increasingly expensive prices, but investment in new LNG supply is not keeping pace. Read MSI’s Senior Gas Analysts opinions of the LNG market in TradeWinds.
Watch Adam Kent’s presentation from the 21st Annual Marine Money Week Asia event in Singapore via YouTube, covering changing trade routes, supply side developments and how earnings and prices will develop.
Amid a record ordering boom – and with an eye on fleet renewal ahead of IMO 2050 – shipbuilders are looking at expansion for the first time in a decade. MSI Director Stuart Nicoll states that “physical capacity tends not to disappear as yards are either mothballed or put to work on other forms of … Continue reading Yards toy with adding capacity →
Yards have built up a large order backlog, with deliveries scheduled up until 2026. This means that construction of most vessels on order will start in the next two years, when buyers will start to pay the remaining ship price. MSI is currently expecting to see an increase in cancellations amid rising interest rates and … Continue reading Shipyards face cancellations over weak freight market and interest rates →
On July 22, MSI and Xinde Marine News jointly organized MSI Shipping Outlook China 2022 Online Seminar. In total, nearly 310 attendees from more than 200 companies joined the webinar and more than 1000 participants viewing via live streaming. Read more about the event Xinde Marine News
The outlook for container ship deliveries faces shipbuilding challenges in China and South Korea, says Maritime Strategies International container ship analyst Daniel Richards. Read more in Riviera
In general, the markets have bounced back exceptionally well, with perhaps the exception of crude and chemical tankers outlines MSI’s MD Dr Adam Kent at MM NYC. Read more at gcaptain
MSI has added a new tool, Environmental Credentials, to its FMV output, enabling users to understand the performance of their vessels and fleets – and those of their competitors. The new service provides estimated ratings against the International Maritime Organization’s EEXI and CII regulations to 2026 and Annual Efficiency Ratios for 2020 and 2021 measured … Continue reading MSI adds environmental benchmarking tool to HORIZON vessel data platform →
MSI Director, James Frew, talks to The Maritime Podcast and puts the spotlight on the outlook for the shipping markets and shipbuilding, including the developing orderbook, alternative fuels and new ship types. Listen to the podcast here Seatrade Maritime
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has added to disruptions caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, has created increasing uncertainty for most industries, with shipbuilding one of them. Read more in the Korea Times
Complying with IMO’s short-term greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction strategy will not be easy, but non-mandatory measures will prove more challenging, write MSI’s David Jordan and Will Fray. Read more in Riviera
As decarbonisation efforts, global regulation, along with the Poseidon Principles gather momentum after what has been a volatile year, even by the shipping industry’s standards, MSI thought it pertinent to publish some analysis looking at what we might achieve in the near-term.
‘ “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
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