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The rise and fall of LNGC rates
After averaging well into six figures during the fourth quarter of 2021, LNGC spot rates have tumbled in recent weeks and are now...
Jan 11, 20221 min read


Marsoft's Dry Bulk eBrief looks at prospects for 2022
While the proposed ban on Indonesian coal exports for January may still be a risk factor for the dry bulk market in the very...
Jan 11, 20222 min read


2022 could see a reversal in fortunes
The shipping markets have taken owners on a wild ride in 2021. Containership rates have been soaring for a while now, and while they...
Dec 20, 20212 min read


PROSPECTS FOR LNG GROWTH
Over 20 projects with some 242 mt/y of new LNG export capacity are scheduled to make Final Investment Decisions (FID) in the remaining...
Sep 2, 20212 min read


Dry Bulk Market Enters The “Roller-Coaster Zone”
Hold on to your hats if you have a stake in the dry bulk market! After a strong second quarter, dry bulk rates have soared even further...
Aug 26, 20212 min read


Marsoft’s Dry and Tanker eBriefs
Marsoft has recently published our interim eBriefs for the dry bulk and tanker markets. These two markets moved in polar opposite...
Apr 15, 20211 min read


A SURPRISINGLY STRONG TRADE RECOVERY
A surprisingly strong trade recovery has caught manufacturers, shippers, port authorities, intermodal providers (rail and truck...
Mar 26, 20213 min read


LNG Market Report 21Q1
LNG tanker spot rates recorded a 90% drop in the past two months -- an unusual decline even for the notoriously volatile LNGC spot...
Mar 10, 20211 min read


SAILING INTO RECOVERY March 2nd 8.40 – 9.25 EST
15th Annual Capital Link Shipping Forum (2nd & 3rd March) Arlie Sterling recently moderated the panel discussion DRY BULK SHIPPING...
Mar 1, 20212 min read


MARSOFT LOOKS FORWARD TO 2021
2021 is the year of recovery. Whilst the IMF and other economic forecasters acknowledge the risks posed by a virulent second wave of...
Feb 11, 20212 min read


LNG Rates Back in Accord with Marsoft Analysis
LNG spot rates have risen sharply in recent weeks, in line with our base/high case trajectories. Modern MEGI vessels have recorded spot...
Dec 16, 20201 min read


HAUKE KITE-POWELL SEES A REBOUND IN LNG TANKER AND LPG TANKER RATES
After sliding downward for much of the first half of 2020, rates in both the LNG tanker and LPG tanker markets are set to rebound in...
Aug 21, 20201 min read


Scrubber Rate Premium
At the start of 2020, the price differential between 0.5% Low Sulfur Fuel Oil (VLSFO) and 3.5% heavy sulfur fuel oil (HSFO) was running...
Aug 20, 20201 min read


LINER INDUSTRY’S MOST PROFITABLE PERFORMANCE IN SEVERAL YEARS
It took the worst global economic crisis we have seen in over a century for the liner industry to report its most profitable...
Aug 19, 20201 min read
