Esgian Shipping RoRo and MPP Market Reports for January 2025
We are pleased to share the key insights from our January 2025 RoRo and MPP Market Reports. Discover the key trends and developments that shaped the RoRo and MPP segments in January 2025.
RoRo January 2025 highlights:
Temperature gauge – Winds of change as T/C rates halve from their peak: The T/C market is declining more rapidly and significantly than anticipated. While challenges were expected, the pace of change has been notable.
Regional port call in January 2025, Europe: Polaris, which had 15 port calls in January 2025, announced the launch of its new Norway trade service starting this January.
Chinese operators’ commercial Footprint in January: BYD added a third vessel, the Hefei, in January 2025. With this latest addition, the fleet recorded 13 port calls in January, a 3x increase from last month.
Suez Canal Update in January: The total transits were 16, marking a 45% decrease from the 29 transits recorded year-over-year. Grimaldi led with 6 transits, followed by Samjoo with 5, and Liberty and Bahri with 2 each.
MPP January 2025 highlights:
Trade Route Insights – Far East to India (2024): NYK B&P dominated with 21% of traffic, averaging 2.7 sailings/month. ECL followed at 14%, with 1.8 sailings/month. Notable fluctuation in activity, lacking a clear trend.
Port time development in January: Between December and January, total port calls (deep-sea and short sea) decreased by 5% to 8,929 from 9,438, while average port time decreased by 3% to 2.18 days from 2.25 days, indicating reduced activity but more efficient processing times.
Regional Spotlight: Africa – East Coast: Port calls surged by 55.2% in January 2025 compared to January 2024. Despite increased activity, port waiting times dropped significantly by 25.5% YoY.
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