Toepfer Transport Report
MPP Index shows first sign of normalisation
For the first time in months, the monthly Toepfer MPP Index has shown a sign of normalisation as it remained pretty much level for September.…
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Faith in the market keeps MPP index heading up
The faith in project cargo demand outweighing the available MPP tonnage is keeping the Toepfer Transport’s MPP Index (TMI) on the upwards trajectory. In its…
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Red Sea circumnavigation bumps MPP Index up in March
Similar to its counterpart from Drewry, Toepfer Transport’s MPP Index, has been propped up by traditional market movements and the effects of the Houthi militia…
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Low activity keeps the MPP index heading down
The trajectory of the Toepfer Transport’s Multipurpose (MPP) Index has remained unchanged, as the figures show a drop for the seventh month in a row.…
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MPP sector fared well in 2023, yet below expectations
The expectations for the last month of the year 2023 are in line with the MPP sector trajectory that was reflected in Toepfer Transport’s Index…
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Blurred lines of MPP optimism
The expectations of a surge in cargo space demand towards the end of the year seem to be subsiding, smudging the optimism felt in the…
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MPP index decline slowing, no significant change in the market
Despite talks and expectations by shippers and carriers of an uptick in activity and demand in the MPP sector, figures keep painting a different story.…
Toepfer Transport: more obstacles in the MPP sector than anticipated
Multipurpose (MPP) sector is facing more challenges from the anticipated demand from the renewables sector than it was previously expected. The slip in optimism has…
Toepfer Transport: MPP index down eighth month on the trot
Charter rates in the multipurpose (MPP) sector have continued the drop with the Toepfer Transport’s Multipurpose Index heading down for the eighth month in a…
Toepfer Transport: MPP market correction continues
The multipurpose vessel sector has continued its correction into the festive season, with Toepfer Transport expecting a slowdown in decline over the following months.
Toepfer Transport’s MPP charter index dips well below $20,000
Toepfer Transport’s Multipurpose Index (TMI) has dipped below $20,000 for the first time in ten months as the correction of time charter rates in the…
Toepfer Transport: MPP rates slip as container carriers withdraw from the sector
Toepfer Transport’s MPP Index has continued its downwards trajectory as container carriers withdraw from the multipurpose sector. The Index slipped 6.1 percent month-on-month.
Toepfer Transport: war in Ukraine keeping MPP rate levels robust
The worsened outlook for the world economy and the uncertainty caused by the war in Ukraine has pushed aside the euphoria in the MPP sector…