Automated Valuation Model (AVM)
A model that estimates a ship’s market value from recent sales of comparable vessels.
- Category
- Markets and Pricing
- Abbreviation
- AVM
- Last reviewed
How it works
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.
Where it shows up on The Maritime
Also known as: AVM, automated valuation, desktop valuation.
Related terms
Sale & Purchase (S&P)
The secondhand market for trading existing ships, and the desk that brokers those transactions.
Deadweight Tonnage (DWT)
The total weight a ship can carry (cargo plus fuel, stores, crew and water) at her load line, in metric tonnes.
Demolition
The sale of a ship at the end of her life for recycling, priced per light displacement tonne (LDT).
More markets and pricing terms
A 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.
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