1.- SHIPPING CONFIDENCE: HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 2008
According
to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from international
accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens, overall confidence
levels in the shipping industry rose to their highest level for
almost six years in the three-month period to February 2014. In
February 2014, the average confidence level expressed by respondents
in the markets in which they operate was 6.5 on a scale of 1 (low) to
10 (high), compared to the 6.1 recorded in the previous survey in
November 2013. This is the highest figure since the 6.8 recorded when
the survey was launched in May 2008. All categories of respondent to
the survey reported improved levels of confidence compared to the
previous survey. Confidence on the part of owners was up from 6.2 to
6.6, while the rating for charterers (up from 5.7 to 6.5) was the
highest in the life of the survey. The rating for managers was up
from 6.1 to 6.4, while that for brokers was up to 6.4 from the
previous level of 5.6. Geographically, confidence was up in Asia
(from 5.9 to 6.4), in Europe (from 6.1 to 6.4), and in North America
(from 6.6 to 7.1).
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