Toepfer Transport: TMI stable despite poor spot MPP market
Time charter rates in the multipurpose (MPP) vessel sector, reflected in the Toepfer’s Multipurpose Index (TMI), remain stable despite a poor spot market. The Hamburg-based shipbroker adds that looking 6-12 months forward, the assessment includes...Read more
Esgian partners with Toepfer Transport for MPP sector insight
Esgian, the Oslo-based provider of analysis and benchmarking services of global shipping segments, has partnered with the Hamburg-based shipbroker Toepfer Transport. The partnership will enable Esgian to provide insights for the upcoming multipurpose (MPP) and...Read more
There is optimism in European shortsea sector as summer lull approaches
European shipowners active in the shortsea sector are still quite positive about the current state of the market, while bracing for the weakening market in the coming weeks. Read more
Toepfer Transport: MPP charter rates continue moving sideways
Charter rates in the multipurpose vessel sector have continued the expected sideways movement according to the latest assessment by the shipbroker Toepfer Transport. Read more
No effective MPP newbuild orders in Q1, Toepfer Transport says
The multipurpose time charter market declined with a much slower pace compared to the last six months of 2022, Toepfer Transport notes in its latest quarterly report. Reflected in its TMI assessments, and the index...Read more
Toepfer Transport: more obstacles in the MPP sector than anticipated
Multipurpose (MPP) sector is facing more challenges from the anticipated demand from the renewables sector than it was previously expected. The slip in optimism has also been reflected in the Toepfer Transport’s Multipurpose Index that...Read more
Toepfer Transport: MPP index down eighth month on the trot
Charter rates in the multipurpose (MPP) sector have continued the drop with the Toepfer Transport’s Multipurpose Index heading down for the eighth month in a row. Although, the shipbroker expects this to be the bottom...Read more
Toepfer Transport: year start dampens shortsea activity, earnings slip
After three months of rising earning, the European shortsea fleet has now had two months of decline on the trot, according to the latest monthly report by Toepfer Transport. High cargo volumes have not returned,...Read more
Toepfer Transport: MPP rates heading further down
Charter rates in the multipurpose (MPP) sector are coming further under pressure as demand from the minor bulk commodities sector declines significantly. Read more
Toepfer Transport: MPP charter rates slip as demand falters
Charter rates have come under pressure recently due to a drop in demand from the traditional breakbulk/neobulk market, Toepfer Transport notes in its monthly report. Read more
PCJ 2022 Review: Q1’s most read
The year 2022 has been filled with exciting projects and interviews, but for the next couple of days, we will look into the articles that have got the most attention from our readers, quarter by...Read more
Toepfer Transport: winter season pushing shortsea earnings up
The European shortsea fleet earnings have continued to bounce back, rising again for the third month in a row, according to the latest monthly report by Toepfer Transport.Read more
Toepfer Transport: MPP market correction continues
The multipurpose vessel sector has continued its correction into the festive season, with Toepfer Transport expecting a slowdown in decline over the following months. Read more
Toepfer Transport: shortsea fleet earnings crawling back up
After the European shortsea fleet earnings broke the downwards trajectory in the past month, the latest monthly report by Toepfer Transport shows another uptick. Read more
Toepfer Transport’s MPP charter index dips well below $20,000
Toepfer Transport’s Multipurpose Index (TMI) has dipped below $20,000 for the first time in ten months as the correction of time charter rates in the MPP sector continues. TMI dipped 6.77 percent month-on-month. Read more
Toepfer Transport: shortsea fleet earnings break the fall
The European shortsea fleet earnings have disrupted the downward trajectory from the recent months, moving almost sideways in September, the latest monthly reports by Toepfer Transports reveals. Read more
PCS 2022: MPP fleet in urgent need of renewal
VideoWith European appetite for alternative energy sources growing as well as its offshore wind targets reaching new heights, it is becoming more and more obvious that the MPP fleet serving the project logistics sector will...Read more
Toepfer Transport: MPP rates slip as container carriers withdraw from the sector
Toepfer Transport’s MPP Index has continued its downwards trajectory as container carriers withdraw from the multipurpose sector. The Index slipped 6.1 percent month-on-month. Read more