Market intelligence
Written by the brokers doing the deals, not a content team.
Secondhand geared bulk carrier values have held their ground through the fourth quarter, supported by a thin sale candidate list and slower demolition.
Fourteen-segregation stainless units are trading at a widening premium to coated equivalents.
Operators are replacing first generation crew transfer vessels ahead of the next round of North Sea awards.
Port operators are buying rather than chartering as terminal volumes recover.
Carbon intensity ratings are now a first order factor in vessel valuation.
Port expansion programmes across Asia and the Gulf are absorbing available hopper capacity.
