Weekly Shipping Finance Intelligence

Know where the market is clearing — before your next term sheet.

Liquidity Pulse tracks institutional financing sentiment across tankers, dry bulk, containers, and gas carriers. Delivered every Monday.

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Sentiment Heatmap Week 22 · May 22, 2026
61-100
41-60
21-40
1-20
Refi
S&P
T—Fin
S&LB
Crude Tankers
88
90↓1
78↓2
83↓2
Product Tankers
83↑1
85
73↓1
78↓1
Large Dry Bulk
71↓3
73↓4
61↓5
66↓5
Small Dry Bulk
61↑1
63
51↓1
56↓1
Containers
70
72↓1
60↓2
65↓2
Gas Carriers
66↑3
68↑2
56↑1
61↑1
This Week's Signals

Market indicators at a glance

Tightening

LP Margin Monitor

SOFR +120

Tightest disclosed margin since January. Product tankers clearing at SOFR+120–190bps.

Dislocated

LP Structure Signal

Fragmenting

Tanker rally fragmenting on Atlantic oversupply. Dry bulk stable and insulated.

Elevated

LP Cargo Stress

$25/bbl

Extreme backwardation in physical oil. EIA: largest energy supply shock on record.

Declining

LP Transparency

42%

Down from 62% last month. More S&P deals entering dataset. Monitor for stress.

What you get every Monday

6×4 Sentiment Heatmap

Scores for all segments and modules, with week-on-week deltas.

4 Proprietary Indicators

Margin trends, market structure, cargo stress, transparency.

Deal of the Week

Disclosed financing terms from the past 7 days.

Segment Narratives

2-3 sentences per segment. No filler.

Index Table

BDI, Brent, SOFR — verified from primary sources.

Blind Heat Reveal

Which segment moved most this week.

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Built for professionals who move capital

Shipping Banks

"Where are competitors pricing? Are we too aggressive — or leaving margin on the table?"

Shipowner CFOs

"Is this a good time to refinance? What terms should I push for? What did my peers achieve?"

Lessors & Alt Lenders

"Which segments are seeing tightening? Where should we deploy next?"

Commercial Managers

"How is our segment positioned? What's the financing climate before our next board meeting?"

Sources & Methodology

01

Data sources: A wealth of publicly disclosed transaction and market data (SEC filings, News announcements, press releases, industry reports), and anonymised institutional survey responses. No proprietary, confidential, or non-public information is solicited or accepted. No rumors. No interpolation.

02

Scoring: Context-weighted analysis across freight rates, asset values, deal activity, and macroeconomic factors. Scale: 1-100 per cell.

03

Delivery: Updated weekly. Published Monday 08:00 UK. Objective scoring — no interpolation, no estimates.

Questions

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LP is provided for the internal informational use of institutional readers — research, market awareness, strategic planning, and peer-positioning discussions. You may share an unmodified copy of the published report within your institution and quote LP attributed to Marfinity in commentary, presentations, or internal research. You may not (i) use LP scores, deltas, or indicators as a reference, peg, or pricing input in any financial instrument, financial contract, loan agreement, charter, lease, or fund mandate; (ii) republish or resell LP outputs to third parties; or (iii) modify the report or remove disclaimers. Full terms at marfinity.co.uk/terms.

Who produces Liquidity Pulse?

Marfinity, a London-based shipping finance intelligence firm. We are not a bank, regulated broker or advisor. We aggregate publicly available data and disclosed deal terms to create an objective market view. Meet our team →

How do you calculate the scores?

Scores (1-100) are derived from objective market context analysis: freight rates, asset values, deal activity, and macroeconomic factors. No interpolation, no estimates — only verifiable data. In later phases, we will incorporate aggregated sentiment from institutional financiers.

Can I contribute to the data?

Yes. We are building a panel of institutional financiers (banks, lessors, funds) who contribute anonymized sentiment data. In return, contributors receive early access and deeper analytics. Contact intelligence@marfinity.co.uk if interested.

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Is Liquidity Pulse a benchmark or reference rate?

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