The latest Skysail Advisors Ltd Maritime Technology Landscape is now available, with over a dozen more companies on the map. Trends we are seeing:
1. Voyage optimization and vessel performance: Expect competitive pressure as IMO 2020 disruption failed to materialize
2. Cargo & vessel tracking: strong demand, with growing interest in quantitative analytics
3. Post-Fixture: Surge in #demurrage for both dry bulk (Covid-driven disruptions affecting grain loading times) and tankers (collapse in oil price driving record-high tanker rates and use of ships for floating storage)
For my views on the current environment and survival strategies for startups, see my recent FreightWaves interview: https://lnkd.in/eKg44Nw
