Kpler

Kpler secures double acquisition of MarineTraffic and FleetMon

Kpler, a provider of commodities data, analytics, and market insight, has announced a double acquisition, taking over MarineTraffic and FleetMon, two providers of global ship-tracking data and maritime analytics.

The deal follows an earlier acquisition of FleetMon by MarineTraffic, resulting in a coordinated double acquisition for Kpler in the maritime analytics space.

Both Athens-based MarineTraffic and Rostock-based FleetMon have been founded in 2007.

“We believe the time has come to marry...

https://container-news.com/kpler-secures-double-acquisition-of-marinetraffic-and-fleetmon/

7 LNG Tankers To Skirt Suez Canal Following Containership Block

  • Ever Given owner: Aim to refloat the container ship by the night of March 27 local time
  • LNG tankers, container ships diverted; Saturday (March 27) high-tide awaited: brokers
  • Refined product cargoes from Persian Gulf to Europe seen delayed by up to a week

According to data intelligence firm Kpler, Seven liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers are being diverted away from the Suez Canal after traffic was suspended through the key waterway where a large container ship has been stuck since Tuesday,...

https://mfame.guru/7-lng-tankers-to-skirt-suez-canal-following-containership-block/

66 Vessels, 5.7MT Coal, 1000 Seafarers Stranded by China Ban

  • The 5.7 million tons of coal is worth more than $500 million.
  • An estimated 1,000 seafarers are manning the bulk carriers.
  • A total of 66 vessels loaded with Australian coal are positioned in Chinese waters.
  • Kpler identified 53 vessels holding Australian coal waiting about four weeks or longer to discharge at Chinese ports.
  • Thirty-nine of the ships are carrying about 4.1 million tonnes of metallurgical coal.

More than $500 million worth of Australian coal is on ships anchored off Chinese ports,...

https://mfame.guru/66-vessels-5-7mt-coal-1000-seafarers-stranded-by-china-ban/

65% of China’s Onshore Storage Propels Port Congestion and Spot Rates

  • Port congestion is on the rise and even though floating storage is off its peak, there’s a long, long way to go before all those cargoes are unloaded.
  • On the tanker-supply side of the equation, surging congestion in China is offsetting declines in floating storage.
  • The more the global tanker fleet suffers supply chain logjams and storage cargoes remain on board, the less ships are available for spot deals. That’s a plus for spot rates.
  • The caveat is that demand for fresh voyages will fall as “s...

https://mfame.guru/65-of-chinas-onshore-storage-propels-port-congestion-and-spot-rates/

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