Annual review with quarterly updates

This research package provides unrivalled analysis and expert insight on the reefer shipping market. The package includes the Reefer Annual Review & Forecast, together with three concise quarterly Reefer Forecaster reports, delivering a full and up-to-date picture of the reefer shipping market for the duration of your subscription (12 months).

Reefer Annual Review & Forecast

This annual report (Annual Review & Forecast) provides in-depth analysis and forecasts of the perishable reefer shipping market, covering key commodity flows, fleet capacity development for the two principle vessel modes, as well as detailed market analysis by individual trade lane including freight rate development.

Key areas of analysis covered in this report include:

• Development of worldwide perishable reefer trade, with a particular focus on seaborne traffic, including extensive analysis of 15 main commodity classes covering 40 different products
• Seaborne reefer trade modal shares between containerships (tonnes and feu), specialised reefer ships and tankers by commodity class and trade route, with 5-year forecasts
• Vessel capacity development and 5-year forecasts, covering both containership reefer plug and specialised reefer fleet capacity
• Refrigerated container equipment fleet development, 5-year forecasts, availability projections and regional imbalance assessments
• Profiles of the top specialised reefer ship and container operators
• Reefer container freight rate and specialised reefer vessel charter rate trends and forecasts
• Modal competition and supply/demand outlook
• Detailed trade route analysis and 5-year forecasts of the top 16 reefer trades including trade development by mode (tonnes and feu), key commodities, reefer shipping capacity and service development by mode, container equipment trade imbalances and freight rate development.

Reefer Shipping Forecaster

Providing concise, quarterly updates on reefer shipping trade development, vessel capacity, container equipment availability, freight rates and trade route development, the quarterly Reefer Forecaster offers a unique, regular outlook on market dynamics. Critical information covered in the report, contained within your subscription, includes:

• Total and seaborne trade broken down by 15 commodity classes to latest quarter
• 5-year forecasts of total and seaborne reefer trade by commodity class
• Seaborne reefer trade modal shares between containerships (tonnes and feu), specialised reefer ships and tankers by commodity class to the latest quarter, with 5-year forecasts
• Vessel capacity development to latest quarter and 5-year forecasts, covering both containership reefer plug and specialised reefer fleet capacity
• Refrigerated container equipment fleet development to latest quarter, 5-year forecasts, availability projections and regional imbalance assessments
• Reefer container freight rate and specialised reefer vessel charter rate trends to latest quarter and forecasts
• Detailed trade route analysis to the latest quarter and forecasts of the top 16 reefer trades including cargo demand by mode (tonnes and feu) with focus on key in-season trades, as well as reefer container freight rate updates