Covid-19 continues to dominate marine world, dampening growth prospects

After a volatile 2021, leading shipbroker Simpson Spence Young (SSY) looks at the next 12 months and highlights areas of particular interest in their 2022 Outlook Report. SSY chairman Mark Richardson said: “In looking at 2021 and drawing conclusions about the year ahead, Covid-19 continues to be a constant presence. In sectors where pricing has been vulnerable to weakness it dampens growth prospects and where there is tightness of supply it adds uncertainty and stokes volatility.”