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Marsoft’s outlook will be updated later this month in our Q32025 Release
Our team will shed light on the impact of all the pressing matters and uncertainty shipping is facing today: Red Sea diversions , OPEC ...
Aug 111 min read


Market Shifts and Political Ripples: Key Takeaways from Marsoft’s NYC Executive Briefing
Deal Consequences: Tariffs, Tankers, Bulkers & Trump – an added extra at Marine Money NYC this year. This select senior executive...
Jun 201 min read


Tariffs, macro risks & shipping markets—what now? New episode of the Marsoft Beat
In the latest Marsoft Beat, Ryan Uljua sits down with Marsoft President Dr. Arlie Sterling to unpack what >100% US-China tariffs mean for...
Apr 301 min read


China's Retaliatory Tariffs on US LPG exports and Impact on VLGC Spot Rates
April 11, 2025 The trade war between the US and China continues to escalate at a disturbing pace. As of April 10th, 2025, the US imposed...
Apr 112 min read


Reciprocal Tariffs: A New Era for Global Trade and Shipping?
April 4, 2025 The opening salvo of the so-called “reciprocal tariffs” announced by the US on April 2nd took the world by surprise. Both...
Apr 44 min read


Marsoft Q1 2025 Containership Market Report Released
We are pleased to announce the release of Marsoft’s Q1 2025 Containership Market Report. This report offers a detailed analysis of the...
Mar 181 min read


Marsoft/ClimeCo Webinar: Navigating Value Creation in Shipping Decarbonization
We are delighted to host an exclusive webinar with Marsoft and ClimeCo. In this briefing we’ll discuss innovating to fund maritime...
Mar 141 min read


Transformation of the Chinese Economy
China’s economic slowdown has significant implications for global markets, particularly shipping. Recent reports of prominent Chinese...
Jan 132 min read


Looking Back at 2024: Navigating a Year of Surprises and Shifts
As 2024 comes to a close, Jan Fraser Jenkins sat down with Arlie Sterling, President of Marsoft, to reflect on the year’s most...
Dec 19, 20244 min read


“Investment Truths in Shipping & Current Market Trends” at Marine Money Academy
Ryan Uljua gave a presentation at the Marine Money Academy held in conjunction with the 2024 Ship Finance Forum in New York last week,...
Nov 26, 20241 min read


US Election Consequences
6 November 2024 US election news dominates our headlines. Many are concerned that world trade will suffer in an isolationist second term...
Nov 7, 20242 min read


Gold Standard Deadlines Looming
31 October 2024 Marsoft’s GreenScreen program has been in the headlines recently – highlighted at ASBA 2024 in a feature, " A Cabana full...
Oct 31, 20242 min read


Containership Markets: Of geopolitical events, profit windfalls, and the time-old goal of capacity expansion
By Costas Bardjis Increasingly, it seems that unanticipated events are becoming the norm in shipping. Placing the words “unanticipated”...
Sep 23, 20244 min read


A Brief Comment Regarding Shipping Markets and Red Sea Disruptions
Hostilities in the Middle East are likely to lead to even greater disruption of traffic on the Suez Canal and likely in the Gulf of Hormuz.
Aug 7, 20241 min read


"Volatility is good for shipping"
At the Marine Money Norway Ship & Offshore Finance Forum, Arlie Sterling, President of Marsoft, delivered an insightful presentation on the
May 23, 20242 min read


Costas Bardjis, Partner at Marsoft, comments on the current liner situation in the Red Sea
The liner industry is the shipping sector most affected by the Red Sea developments to date. Either via necessity (crew safety/cargo...
Jan 19, 20243 min read


Marsoft Comments on the Current Events in the Red Sea
December 19th, 2023 Maersk, Hapag Lloyd, MSC, CMA CGM, Yang Ming and HMM have announced that they are suspending shipping through the Red...
Dec 20, 20233 min read


Impact of Suez Canal Diversions on the Tanker Market
After an increasing number of attacks by Houthi rebels on ships transiting the Red Sea/Suez Canal route, several liner companies...
Dec 19, 20232 min read


Insights from COP28: Hauke Kite-Powell Reports on Decarbonization Progress
At COP28, amidst discussions revolving around national emission reduction targets and the imperative phasing out of certain fossil fuels,...
Dec 5, 20231 min read


Marsoft's Hauke Kite-Powell to Champion Decarbonization Efforts at COP28
“One of the messages I look forward to sharing at COP28 is the major role the ocean, and ocean industries, play in the global climate...
Nov 30, 20231 min read