Shipping Statistics and Market Review (SSMR)

The publication comprises the following sections:

Market Review

• Monthly brief information bulletins on major supply and demand indicators in the sectors of shipping and shipbuilding.

Statistical Topics

• Continuous statistical evaluations of the shipping and shipbuilding markets, information on the development of seaborne trade and freight rates, data on major seaports of the world, as well as on shipping and goods traffic on sea canals and detailed statistical analyses of individual markets.

Market Analysis

• Development of individual markets

Each issue of the SSMR includes a 'Market Review' with leading indicators to reflect market trends continuously, namely: economic indicators, world merchant fleet, freight and charter market, shipping prices and costs, World shipbuilding, world port traffic. 28 separate indicators are differentiated which reflect relevant market developments on a monthly and quarterly basis.