Automated Valuation ModelAVM
A model that estimates a ship’s market value from recent sales of comparable vessels.
An Automated Valuation Model (AVM) prices a vessel by drawing on a comparable set of recent sales — ships of the same asset class, similar size and similar age — and applying the resulting price-per-deadweight benchmark to the subject ship.
An AVM gives a fast, repeatable estimate rather than a formal valuation survey. On The Maritime the AVM uses booked S&P transactions and grades its own confidence; the full method is documented on our methodology page.
On The Maritime
Also known as: AVM, automated valuation, desktop valuation.
Related terms
Sale & PurchaseS&P
The secondhand market for trading existing ships — and the desk that brokers those transactions.
Deadweight TonnageDWT
The total weight a ship can carry — cargo plus fuel, stores, crew and water — at her load line, in metric tonnes.
Demolition
Selling a ship at the end of her life for recycling, priced per light displacement tonne (LDT).
Plain-English reference definition — our own explanation of a standard shipping concept, not a licensed source or legal advice. See the full glossary or the broader maritime dictionary.
Last reviewed: June 2026.