Clarksons: LNG Fleet Thrives as Natural Gas Gains Popularity

As liquefied natural gas (LNG) gained momentum over the last decade, becoming an increasingly important form in which gas is traded, the LNG carrier fleet increased from 193 to 479 vessels from start 2006 to start March 2017, according to Clarksons Resear

Clarksons: Product Tanker Fleet Enters Moderate Growth Era

Product tanker orderbook has dropped to its lowest level in nearly 17 years as it was equivalent to 10.2% of fleet capacity at the start of February 2017, a low not seen since August 2000, according to Clarksons Research.

Clarksons: Vessel Losses – Sailing into Safer Times?

With the improved safety at sea, total vessel losses seem to be on a downward trajectory. 2016 marked the fewest number of ship losses on record although the world fleet reached its greatest ever size, Clarksons Research said.

Clarksons: Boxship Deliveries Entering Moderate Era?

As containership deliveries dropped from the record 1.7 million TEU in 2015 to just 0.9 million TEU in 2016, the boxship sector could enter a new era of less robust fleet growth if deliveries remain at moderate levels, Clarksons Research said.

Clarksons: Contracting Activity Drops to 30-Year Low

The previous year was very weak for newbuild ordering as contracting activity fell to its lowest level in over 30 years in numerical and tonnage terms, according to Clarkson Research.

Clarksons: Box Shipping Starts Addressing Its Problems

After 2016 brought a number of records, most of them of a gloomy nature, the year may well be seen as one in which the container shipping sector started to tackle its problems head on, according to Clarksons Research.

Clarksons: Niche Sectors See Better Earnings in 2016

Market conditions across most sectors of the shipping industry in 2016 have been highly challenging and things in many sectors appear to be as bad as they have ever been, according to Clarksons Research.