2020 was a dreadful year for raising capital in the shipping sector

A recovery in the shipping market is some ways off, projects investment bank Fearnley Securities. The past year was a dreadful period for raising capital in the sector, and this was due to the pandemic.
Photo: ANGELA WEISS/AFP / AFP
Photo: ANGELA WEISS/AFP / AFP

The pandemic is the main reason that the shipping sector was struggling to raise capital in 2020, says Norwegian investment bank Fearnley Securities in a new report. The level is described as disappointing, and Fearnleys does not expect this to improve in 2021.

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