We expect the supply/demand balance to strengthen in 2024 and weaken in 2025. Supply is estimated to grow by 2-3% in 2024 and 1.5-2.5% in 2025, while demand is projected to grow by 2.5-3.5% in 2024 and stagnate in 2025. Overall, conditions in the dry bulk market should stay strong in 2024 but could ... Please follow the link to continue reading.
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BIMCO argues for clear regulations for when and where the samples for fuel in use are taken. The current proposal for sulphur content sampling of fuel on ships would require extensive fitting of new sampling points.
Our forecast for fleet growth in 2023 has been adjusted downwards as it appears that more ships planned for delivery in 2023 than expected have been delayed until 2024. In addition, recycling has progressed more slowly than we expected. We now forecast fleet growth of 7.0% in 2023. On the other han... Please follow the link to continue reading.
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The International Group of P&I Clubs, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), BIMCO and InterManager (the “international industry organisations”) draw Members’ attention to the series of recent ship detentions and crew arrests in Mexico and, in the case of the UBC Savannah, the lengthy and continui... Please follow the link to continue reading.
We have revised our fleet growth forecast to 7.9% in 2023 and 7.8% in 2024. Year-to-date, the total TEU capacity of ships delivered from shipyards reached a record high. Shipowners have, however, continued to order new ships and the order book has remained only marginally smaller than the record 7... Please follow the link to continue reading.
BIMCO's Shipping Analyst looks at the shipping number of the week. This week: Ships above 12,000 TEU drive 100% increase in average ship size
The dry bulk fleet is expected to grow by 2.8% in 2023 and by 2.1% in 2024. However, supply might grow by only 1-2% in 2023 and 2024 due to lower sailing speeds. Between January and July, bulk carrier newbuilding contracting fell 10.7% y/y, which caused the orderbook to slip to 7.7% of the dry bu... Please follow the link to continue reading.
