I think a few shipping brokers did start publishing the first week in Jan 2025. But a better indication of normality might be this week. Carriers decided to call their release “… Week 1 & 2”
- On the dry bulker tonnage, generally on the older side.
- On the tanker side, some newer tonnage sold
- A newish container vessel, small, also sold
- One reported transaction for 3 newbuild container vessels.
Carriers Sales & Purchase Market Report, Week 1 & 2 | Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
At this stage of 2025, I wasn’t really expecting much developments. There’s a lot going on - lackluster China (demand), ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, ships avoiding the Red Sea, dark fleet vessels, threat of tariff concerns, etc.
I guess, if one has a largish fleet, they might comb thru their fleet and make a decision on whether to keep an older vessel. I’m guessing “Torm Helvig”, a 20-year old vessel is such a case. Sold for a lot more than its scrap price, so there’s an opportunity to recycle capital.