Steady demand from various cargo segments is keeping the multipurpose (MPP) vessel sector stable, the latest monthly report by Toepfer Transport shows. The Hamburg-based shipbroker…
SAL Heavy Lift, a member of the JSI Alliance, and a Harren Group company has hit yet another milestone in the construction of its Orca…
The seasonal dip experienced by the smaller multipurpose vessels was not enough to change the trajectory of Drewry’s Multipurpose Time Charter Index. Yet again, the…
The demand for larger multipurpose vessels nudged the Drewry Multipurpose Time Charter Index upwards again above the forecast of the consultancy. In its latest monthly…
Demand for tonnage in the multipurpose vessel (MPV) space is expected to grow, but the newbuild order activity is still not following the expected trajectory.…
The Drewry Multipurpose Time Charter Index has once again gone above the mark forecasted by the shipping consultancy, and the upward trend is expected to…
The Drewry Multipurpose Time Charter Index has beaten the consultancy’s prediction from last month helped by the jump experienced by larger multipurpose vessels.
The heavy-lift shipping segment is experiencing a revival, propelled by the burgeoning wind energy industry and its need for specialized vessels to transport oversized cargo.…
The multipurpose (MPP) shipping sector has not been spared from the disruptions in traffic flows in the Panama and Suez Canals. According to shipping consultancy…
Project heavy lift carrier, AAL Shipping (AAL), has cut the first steel for the last vessels in a series of six Super B-Class heavy-lift MPP…
The Drewry Multipurpose Time Charter Index has continued its modest climb in the last month of 2023, although, it came short of the predicted level.…
The project heavy-lift carrier, AAL Shipping, has hit a new milestone in the construction of its first Super B class multipurpose vessel, the AAL Limassol.…
The Drewry multipurpose Time Charter Index has seen another uptick during the month of November, above the value Drewry forecasted previously. This is the second…
Briese Schiffahrt’s recent addition to fleet, ECO Titan has loaded its first batch of cargo and entered service. Briese Chartering noted that the first voyage…
The multipurpose vessel (MPV) orderbook to date is dominated by China, both in number of vessels and total dwt, Drewry’s analysts say. At the same…
Despite talks and expectations by shippers and carriers of an uptick in activity and demand in the MPP sector, figures keep painting a different story.…
The largest multipurpose vessel fleet in the world is about to get even bigger, with BBC Chartering, about to get two more F500-type multi-purpose heavy-lift…
The Drewry Multipurpose Time Charter Index for the month of August has beaten the previous forecast by the consultancy. While the decline is expected to…
With the time charter rates for the multipurpose vessels (MPV) falling since the previous year’s high levels, operators are now looking to send older vessels…
Project market continues to prop up multipurpose charter rates, although Drewry’s Multipurpose Time Charter Index continued its slight decline in June. The consultancy said in…