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Summer outlook 2018
In our latest Quarterly Outlook series, we highlight the most significant risks in the main market sectors for the coming year. Read the previous outlook 2018 series here.
The power of externalities
With strong supply-demand signals, external factors such as Washington’s policy preferences have become the strongest risks to shipping markets
Five risks to check: LNG shipping
Bullishness is justified for the most part, but trade risks and supply worries could prove obstacles
Five risks to check: LPG shipping
Owners face obstacles on the journey to freight recovery as trade growth remains lacklustre
Five risks to check: Product tankers
Crunch time for owners as newbuilding interest has recovered even before product restocking occurs
Quarterly Outlook: Regulation
A year and a half before the sulphur cap, attention needs to focus on enforcement
Quarterly Outlook: Law
New rulings on the Hague Rules and time-barring of claims for awaiting orders could have profound implications in future shipping operations
Five risks to check: Container shipping
Oversupply worries persists with large newbuilding tonnage, while high bunker bills erode earnings of carriers
Five risks to check: Dry bulk shipping
Trade tensions, Chinese policies and supply disruptions may continue to affect market landscape even as fleet growth remains low
Five risks to check: Crude tankers
The down cycle has turned out longer and deeper than originally thought amid oversupply of tonnage
Five risks to check: Ship finance
Regulation and higher interest rates are resulting in more risks for owners and lenders despite freight market recovery
Quarterly Outlook: Insurance
Blockchain and broker consolidation in London may bring changes to the marine insurance industry in the coming quarters
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Lloyd’s List Outlook 2019: Law
Understanding key legal developments and cases is an essential component of risk management
Lloyd’s List Outlook 2019: Insurance
Marine insurers are heading into the uncharted waters of changing risk
Lloyd’s List Outlook 2019: LPG
The market is just past the cyclical nadir and on an upswing
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