1、 February 2024 Developments In Maritime Finance&Maritime Financial Centres Developments In Maritime Finance&Maritime Financial Centres _ _ 1 www.kbfc.or.kr/eng/Developments In Maritime Finance&Maritime Financial Centres Authors Simon Mills&Mike Wardle,Z/Yen Group February 2024 Z/Yen Group,2024 Devel

2、opments In Maritime Finance&Maritime Financial Centres _ _ 2 www.kbfc.or.kr/eng/Contents Foreword.3 Executive Summary.5 The Maritime Sector&Maritime Financial Centres.10 Introduction.10 Current Size And Shape Of Maritime Markets.11 The Modern Merchant Fleet.12 Freight Rates.14 Location Of Ship Build

3、ing Activity.16 Vessel Ownership.17 Registration.20 Maritime Finance.21 Purchasing And Refitting Vessels.21 Alternative Sources Of Finance.24 Other Segments Of The Maritime Finance Sector.28 Characteristics Of Maritime Financial Centres.30 Successful Maritime Centres.32 Connectivity.34 The Knowledge

4、 Economy.36 An Enabling Environment.38 2 Developments In Maritime Finance.42 Derivatives.42 Freight Derivatives.43 Fintech.45 ESG.50 Green Finance.54 3.New Challenges For Maritime Financial Centres.62 The Net Zero Transition.62 Direct Emissions.62 Fleet Composition.67 Information Technology.71 Block

5、chain.71 Artificial Intelligence.73 The Metaverse.74 4.Outlooks&New Opportunities For Maritime Financial Centres.75 Developments In Maritime Finance&Maritime Financial Centres _ _ 3 www.kbfc.or.kr/eng/Foreword In this era of rapid transformation,digitalization and the net-zero transition are present

6、ing both significant challenges and opportunities across all industrial sectors,including the financial industry.Advanced digital technologies such as AI,machine learning,and blockchain are not only enabling new financial models but are also contributing to considerable efficiency gains.Concurrently