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Infographic: Top 5 promising investments by ship type

8 October 2018

In its latest shipping forecast, Vesselsvalue noted that value investors still have plenty of opportunities to acquire prime aged assets at a significant discount to their expected future market value. Tankers offer the most promising investment overall, as most large crude tankers still have significant upside remaining based on an analysis of expected market trends over the next several years.

However, opportunities abound in other vessel classes as well:

Handysize bulkers – Lagging other...

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How newbuildings, scrappings formed world fleet in 2017

5 October 2018

In its 2018 edition of Maritime Transport Review, UNCTAD informed that in 2017, total newbuilding delivery amounted to 65 million gross tons, equivalent to 5.2% of the start-of-year fleet in 2017. Meanwhile in 2017, 23 milion gross tons were scrapped leading to a net growth in world fleet of 42 million gross tons, equivalent to a growth rate of 3.3%.

The dry bulk sector saw the largest tonnage of newbuilding entering the fleet with more than 20 million gross tons reported delivered. This sector...

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The container port of Buenos Aires in the mega-ship era

5 October 2018

The International Transport Forum OECD issued a discussion paper analyzing key characteristics and challenges with respect to the Port of Buenos Aires, consisting the main cargo entry point for the province of Buenos Aires, where most of Argentina’s population, economic activity and manufacturing activity is concentrated.

The paper suggests that bigger ships, industry consolidation and increased trade will pose numerous challenges for the port of Buenos Aires, already constrained by modest...

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