Investing in ships: is it better an LR1 Tanker or a 5-year-old Panamax Bulk? Here are the results of the Vsl-BeBeez Shipping Equity Index

 

You may risk losing more than 14% by buying a 5-year-old second-hand LR1 Tanker today and selling it in 3 years' time. This would be the case if things go wrong, i.e. if the time charter prices of the ships are less than 10% lower than Clarkson Research Services. . .