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Russian Roulette
21 February 2025 The rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape is forcing a reassessment of assumptions regarding Russian pipeline gas...
Feb 213 min read
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Looking Back at 2024: Navigating a Year of Surprises and Shifts
As 2024 comes to a close, Jan Fraser Jenkins sat down with Arlie Sterling, President of Marsoft, to reflect on the year’s most...
Dec 19, 20244 min read
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What is Behind the Collapse in LNG Spot Charter Rates?
28 October 2024 Jan Fraser Jenkins met with Marsoft’s LNG shipping market team, Hauke Kite-Powell and Ryan Uljua, to get an update on...
Oct 29, 20242 min read
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LNG production strikes in Australia
Strikes at Woodside’s North West Shelf offshore gas platforms and Chevron’s Gorgon and Wheatstone LNG plants in Australia would have...
Aug 11, 20231 min read
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EEDI Phase 3 – New Features for Flagship
Fleet sustainability and a greener future for all is top of mind for Marsoft, and we strive to accurately reflect the value of energy...
Mar 16, 20232 min read
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23Q1 LNGC and VLGC Reports Available
LNGC spot rates saw spectacular gains in October and November, with rates skyrocketing to more than $400,000 per day, before falling...
Mar 13, 20231 min read
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38th CMA Shipping Conference
CMA Shipping, Hilton Stamford, Connecticut 21st – 23rd March 2023 On 22nd March Arlie Sterling, President of Marsoft & Aditya Trivedi,...
Mar 1, 20231 min read
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The LNG Bunkering North American Summit 2022
Hilton, Capitol Hill, Washington D.C., November 15th-17th On 16th November, 16.00 EST Arlie Sterling, President of Marsoft and Director...
Oct 4, 20221 min read
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Current economic risks and their likely impact on shipping
It has been a long while since global economic developments were the common denominator explaining the rise and fall of all major...
Sep 28, 20225 min read
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Marsoft's 22Q3 Update
Things are changing fast in some of the major shipping sectors. Our quarterly reports discuss fundamentals in detail and provide...
Aug 24, 20222 min read
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How does the Russia-Ukraine war affect European coal imports?
The Russian-Ukraine War is wreaking havoc on European energy markets, and while the oil and gas markets have drawn the most attention,...
Jul 8, 20222 min read
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22Q2 Containership and Gas Market Reports are now available
Our Containership Market Brief looks at stormy weather ahead but is optimistic that the re-opening of the Chinese economy and the...
Jun 10, 20221 min read
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MARSOFT WEBINAR MARCH 4th 2022
Marsoft’s Q1 22 Release was published just before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Consequently our analysts felt it imperative that...
Mar 4, 20221 min read
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SHARP PLUNGE IN LNG SPOT RATES
Hauke Kite-Powell observes LNG tanker spot rates have fallen below $30,000 per day in January as a significant shift of US exports from...
Jan 31, 20221 min read
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The rise and fall of LNGC rates
After averaging well into six figures during the fourth quarter of 2021, LNGC spot rates have tumbled in recent weeks and are now...
Jan 11, 20221 min read
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2022 could see a reversal in fortunes
The shipping markets have taken owners on a wild ride in 2021. Containership rates have been soaring for a while now, and while they...
Dec 20, 20212 min read
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LNG Prices: How High Will They Go?
LNG prices are at unprecedented record highs in Europe and Asia and are expected to rise further in the coming months. Both regions...
Oct 8, 20212 min read
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Implications of ongoing energy crisis on shipping
We gathered our team of analysts to give their views on the implications of the ongoing energy crisis in Europe and Asia. We are...
Sep 29, 20211 min read
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PROSPECTS FOR LNG GROWTH
Over 20 projects with some 242 mt/y of new LNG export capacity are scheduled to make Final Investment Decisions (FID) in the remaining...
Sep 3, 20212 min read
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Suez Canal Blockage Update
Arlie Sterling, President of Marsoft observes: Most shipping experts believe that the Evergreen ship now blocking the Suez Canal will...
Mar 25, 20212 min read
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