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1 April 2026MSI

MSI appoints North American director

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 →

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28 January 2026MSI

China’s demographic cliff: can shipping live without its golden growth engine?

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? →

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18 December 2025MSI

How to spend it in 2026

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 →

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26 August 2025MSI

Can hydrogen make good on its clean energy potential?

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

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17 July 2025MSI

Brazil, Guyana shape shuttle tanker outlook

Brazil’s offshore oil production continues to underpin growth in the shuttle tanker segment, but the rise of Guyana as a new production hub is reshaping the market’s strategic outlook. Speaking during the 1 July 2025 webinar Market dynamics and strategic partnerships in shuttle tanker operations, MSI director Tim Smith highlighted how fleet expansion, political risk and … Continue reading Brazil, Guyana shape shuttle tanker outlook →

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7 July 2025MSI

Webinar – Market dynamics and strategic partnerships in shuttle tanker operations

MSI Director, Tim Smith, contributes to this webinar, which will analyse the evolving market environment for shuttle tankers, focusing on offshore production trends, chartering strategies, and the role of strategic partnerships between operators and oil majors. It will explore how geopolitical shifts, fleet growth and demand fluctuations shape the market, and how long-term contracts and … Continue reading Webinar – Market dynamics and strategic partnerships in shuttle tanker operations →

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12 May 2025MSI

New IMO fuel penalties could raise $1trn over a decade, MSI says

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.

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19 July 2022MSI

New offshore projects coming in UK and Norway

Offshore support vessel (OSV) owners will benefit from increased investment in the North Sea oil and gas sector, with some deferred projects being brought forward. High energy prices are driving oil and gas companies to expand their expenditure on new offshore projects, some involving billions of dollars of investment for deepwater projects. Watch MSI Director James … Continue reading New offshore projects coming in UK and Norway →

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24 November 2021MSI

How EEXI and CII will impact the S&P market

Decarbonisation programmes set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), shipping’s regulatory body, will be one of the most difficult tasks for the industry in the coming years. This starts with the implementation of the EEXI, and CII criteria, all of which aim to reduce carbon intensity and will impact prices of the existing fleet. The … Continue reading How EEXI and CII will impact the S&P market →

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30 October 2020MSI

What the battle for the White House means for global shipping

With the US election just six days away, we asked Dr Adam Kent, managing director of Maritime Strategies International, for his take on the ramifications of the result for international shipping. Read more in Splash247

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4 November 2019MSI

Shipping Markets in the 2020s

Take a look at MSI’s Singapore director giving an overview and outlook for the shipping market into 2020, in the Global Maritime Hub. Read more

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17 July 2019MSI

Carbon Carriers

The consequences for shipping markets of a major shift in energy consumption away from hydrocarbons and towards renewables and biofuels is the subject of a report prepared by MSI on behalf of the European Climate Foundation. MSI’s shipping market modelling systems were used to analyse how global fossil fuel demand reductions could alter inter-regional commodity … Continue reading Carbon Carriers →

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7 June 2019MSI

ABS Sets the Industry Course to Low Carbon Shipping

MSI are delighted to have worked together with ABS on its industry-shaping Low Carbon Shipping Outlook – a very important initiative! Read more

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22 February 2019MSI

Short term sunshine, longer term rain?

The shipping market is emerging into an upward trend cycle but is ever more impacted by external factors, argues Adam Kent Read more

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