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Wednesday, 27 April 16
THE OCEAN SHIPPING EXPERIENCED DRAMATIC VOLATILITY IN THE BEGINNING OF 2016 - PANOS TSILINGIRIS
Shipping’s new (ab)normal
The global economy and ocean shipping experienced dramatic volatility in the beginning of 2016 and as the global economy undergoes structural changes, so does the derived ocean shipping activity, principally epitomized by the following abnormal trends:
(i) Constrained financing,
(ii) Deflation in asset prices, and
(iii) Shift in demand growth.
Constrained financing
First, ship financing in all of its forms is very restricted and will remain so in the years to come. There has been just one shipping IPO this year raising a mere $7m! Following the 2008 financial crisis, the excessively detailed banking legislation enacted, has forced bankers to spend more time filling out forms for regulators rather than understanding better their clients and the industry.
Despite monetary expansion, banks are not lending the excess supply of money but rather hoarding it. If you think this scarcity of financing is temporary and that the implications of Basel III have already been felt, you are simply wrong. In 2018 we also anticipate the IFRS 9 to take effect contributing to earlier recognition of credit losses, making it more expensive and difficult for banks to lend. So, via upcoming regulations, deleveraging will intensify both in the west and in emerging markets. Only the best buyers will receive money, good luck to smaller companies!
Deflation in asset prices
Second, the cost of creating new shipping assets, i.e., shipbuilding prices, are low, will get lower and will remain low for some time. Shipping deflation is due to vast manufacturing overcapacity from the previous cycle and technological change. We will experience newbuilding prices lower than the 2012 ones which at the time represented multi-year lows.
The Japanese shipbuilding prices, the premium in the sector, are correcting thanks also to the Yen now standing at 111 a dollar vs. 76 in 2012, while Chinese Builders, the floor of shipbuilding values, offer aggressive pricing assisted by the Yuan devaluations.
In S. Korea, we expect consolidation and further correction of prices following the recent elections. The abovementioned lack of financing will keep newbuilding appetite subdued for long. This will further drive prices down. And since newbuilding prices are in a sense an upper bound for second-hand prices in normal freight conditions, asset prices will stay deflated endangering the plans of opportunistic asset players.
Shift in demand growth
Third, there is a shift in growth as we transition from an industrial into a services and consumer economy. GDP growth per se, especially if anemic as it stands today, will not suffice to generate strong seaborne demand. However, with limited financing we can’t anticipate anything exciting on the physical side. The historical correlations and >1 multipliers between GDP and seaborne trade documented over several decades have been broken the last years and specifically last year seaborne trade growth was outnumbered by GDP growth. There are fears that outsourcing and globalization are reaching their limits and there are early signs of near sourcing and nationalization. Fighting pollution will remain a long-term driver, with its implications on coal, oil and regulations. Gas is coming catalyzed by shale developments!
We have indeed a new shipping abnormal -with constrained financing, assets deflation and shift in demand- and it is likely to stay with us for long. On the rosy side, the first two trends, will alleviate the two major causes of the ongoing crisis: exogenous money and excessive yard capacity.
By Panos Tsilingiris
SnP Broker
Compiled by:
Intermodal Research & Valuations
Analysts:
Ms. Eva Tzima
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Friday, 29 April 16
U.S. COAL IMPORTS IN Q4' 15 DECLINED TO 2.7 MMST FROM 3 MMST IN Q3' 15
COALspot.com – U.S the world’s second largest coal producer has produced approximately totaled an estimated 10.3 million short tons (mm ...
Thursday, 28 April 16
PRICES OF POWER-STATION COAL IN INDONESIA IS INCREASING
COALspot.com: Inquiries for Indonesian 4200 - 4400 Kcal/kg GAR thermal coal cargoes from India suddenly increase recent days.
A Jakarta-based ...
Thursday, 28 April 16
KOMIPO TO IMPORT 710K MT OF BITUMINOUS COAL DURING JULY - SEPTEMBER 2016
COALspot.com: South Korea state-owned utility Korea Midland Power (KOMIPO) issued a new tender for 710,000 Metric Tons of Bituminous Coal for its B ...
Thursday, 28 April 16
CAPE: BIT MORE OPTIMISM IN THE MARKET; SUPRAMAX: FORWARD CURVE IS FALLING - FEARNLEYS
Cape
A bit of a slower week. Activity level has dropped, though the rates do still remain firm, says Fearnleys in its latest weekly report.
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Wednesday, 27 April 16
INDONESIAN COAL MINER KIDECO REPORTED NET PROFIT OF US$138.1 MILLION IN 2015
COALspot.com: Kideco Jaya Agung, one of the Indonesia's leading coal miners has reported net profit of US$138.1 million on revenue of US$1.65 b ...
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