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Sh ipping Statis tics

and Mark e t Re vie w

Anal
yticalFocus

Major Shipping Nations

ISL Com m e nt ........................................................... 5
ISL InfoLine Spe cial ................................................. 13
ISL Statis ticalTab l
es ................................................ 19

Mark e t Re vie w
Econom ic Indicators ................................................. 42
W orl e e t .................................................. 44
d Me rch ant Fl
Fre igh t and Ch arte r Mark e t ....................................... 47
Sh ipping Price s and Cos ts ......................................... 61
W orl
d Sh ipb uil
ding ................................................... 63
W orl
d Port Traffic ..................................................... 66

Ins titute of Sh ipping Econom ics and Logis tics

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Abbreviations n.a. Not available

NDRF National Defence Reserve Fleet
ARA Antwerp/Rotterdam/Amsterdam range
n.e.c. Not elsewhere classified
AWES Association of West European Shipbuilders
neg. Negligible
b/d Barrels per day
NIS Norwegian International Ship Register
CESA Community of European Shipyards Associations
no Number
cgt Compensated gross tonnage
NODC Non-oil Producing Developing Countries
cif Cost, insurance, freight
nrt Net register tonnage
CIS Commonwealth of Independent States
nt Net tonnage
COD Country of Domicile
NWE,NW Northwest Europe
CPE Centrally-planned Economies
o.a. Over all
CPI Consumer price index
OBO Ore/bulk/oil carrier
cST Centi Stokes
OECD Organization for Economic
cu.m Cubic metres (also m3) Cooperation and Development
DB Double bottom O/O Ore/oil carrier
DC Developing Countries OPEC Organization of Petroleum
DH Double hull Exporting Countries
DIS Danish International Ship Register OR Ordinary Register
DME Developed market economies P/C Products carrier
DS Double sides Pr/OBO Product/ore-bulk-oil carrier
dwt Deadweight tons r Revised
d/y Day/year Ro/ro Roll-on/roll-off
ECB European Central Bank RT Revenue ton
EMEs Emerging Market Economies SAR Special administration region
EU European Union SBT Ship segregated ballast tanks
FY Fiscal year SDR Special drawing rights
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization SSMR ISL Shipping Statistics and Market Review
of the United Nations ST Short ton
fio Free in and out t Ton/tonne
fob Free on board TB Tug/barge
FT Freight tons TEU Twenty feet equivalent unit
ft Foot TKB Tanker barge
GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade T/S Tanker/steam
gt Gross tonnage T/T Tanker/turbine
HP Horsepower ULCC Ultra large crude carrier
HT Harbour ton USAC United States Atlantic Coast
ibf Intermediate bunker fuel USD US Dollar
IEA International Energy Agency VLCC Very large crude carrier
IMF International Monetary Fund WS Worldscale
IMO International Maritime Organization WTO World Trade Organization
in. Inch YR, YRS Year, Years
ITF International Transport Workers Federation
km Kilometre
loa Length overall
Symbols
lbs Pounds
... Data not available
LDT Light displacement tons
- Nil
LDC Less Developed Countries
0/0.0 Less than half of unit employed
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
1995-2004 From 1995 to 2004 inclusive
LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas
2002/03 Crop year, fiscal year etc., beginning
LR/Fairplay Lloyd’s Register - Fairplay
in 2002 and terminating in 2003
LT Long ton
m Metre
Billions means a thousand million
mbd Million barrel per day
Detailed items in tables do not necessarily add to totals
mdo Marine diesel oil because of rounding
MED Mediterranean
MfA Marine fishing area
mill Million
M/T Motor tanker
MT Metric tons
mtd per ton fob delivered
mth Month
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Page
ISL Comment 5-12
Editorial Team: Reinhard Monden, Dieter Stockmann
(1) THE MAJOR SHIPPING NATIONS
1.1 Registered Tonnage of the Top Ten Countries .............................................. 5
1.2 The Top Ten Shipping Nations and their Controlled Fleet Development ............ 7
1.3 Future Tonnage Development of the Top Ten Shipping Countries ................... 8
(2) COUNTRY PROFILES OF MAJOR SHIPPING NATIONS
2.1 Greece Fleet Development ......................................................................... 9
2.2 Japan Fleet Development .......................................................................... 10
2.3 Germany Fleet Development ...................................................................... 10
2.4 Chinese Fleet Development ....................................................................... 11
2.5 Fleet Development of the Republic of Korea ................................................. 12
COMMENT - SUMMARY TABLES
Tab. 1 Controlled Fleets of Major Shipping Nations as of July 1st, 2006-2010 ............. 5
Tab. 2 Registered Fleets of Major Shipping Nations as of July 1st, 2006-2010................ 5
Tab. 3 Average Growth Rates (dwt-%) by Ship Types for Selected Registered Flags
as of July 1st, 2006 - 2010 (in mill dwt) ....................................................... 5
Tab. 4 Open Registry Flag's Tonnage for the Top Ten Shipping Nations
as of July 1st; 2010 (dwt %-share) ............................................................... 6
Tab. 5 Tonnage Shares (dwt) of the Ten Top Ranking Countries of Domicile
on the World Merchant Fleet by Ship Type as of July 1st, 2010 ...................... 6
Tab. 6 Tonnage Additions of the Top Ten Shipping Countries During
July 2009 - June 2010 (mill dwt and 1,000 TEU) .......................................... 7
Tab. 7 World Order Book by Ship Type of the Top Ten Countries of Domicile
as of July 1st, 2010 (mill dwt and 1,000 TEU) ................................................. 7
Tab. 8 Key Figures - Greece Controlled Fleet as of July 1st, 2010 ................................ 7
st
Tab. 9 Key Figures - Japan Controlled Fleet as of July 1 , 2010 .................................. 8
Tab. 10 Key Figures - Germany Controlled Fleet as of July 1st, 2010 ............................. 8
Tab. 11 Key Figures – PR of China Controlled Fleet as of July 1st, 2010 ......................... 8
Tab. 12 Key Figures – Korea, Rep. of Controlled Fleet as of July 1st, 2010 ..................... 9

COMMENT - FIGURES
Fig. 1 World Merchant Fleet - Controlled Tonnage by Region
(mill dwt, av. dwt %-Growth 2006-2010) .................................................... 5
Fig. 2 National and Foreign Flag Tonnage Shares (dwt) Attributable to
Countries of Domicile as of July 1st, 2010 .................................................... 6
Fig. 3 Controlled Tonnage (dwt) of the World Merchant Fleet Attributable to
the Top Ranking Countries of Domicile as of July 1st, 1996 – 2010 ................ 7
st
Fig. 4 Controlled Fleet of Major Shipping Nations as of July 1 , 2010 (dwt 2010 and
Average Yearly dwt Growth 2006-2010) ...................................................... 7
Fig. 5 Registered Fleet Developments of the Top Five Shipping Countries
as of July 1st, 2001- 2010 (dwt-Index 2001=100) ........................................ 8
Fig. 6 Controlled Fleet Developments of the Top Five Shipping Countries
as of July 1st, 2001- 2010 (dwt-Index 2001=100) ......................................... 9
Fig. 7 Greece – Controlled Fleet by National and Foreign Flag Registered Tonnage
Quarterly as of July 1st, 2001- 2010 (mill dwt) ............................................. 9
Fig. 8 Japan – Controlled Fleet by National and Foreign Flag Registered Tonnage
Quarterly as of July 1st, 2001- 2010 (mill dwt) .............................................. 10
Fig. 9 Germany – Controlled Fleet by National and Foreign Flag Registered Tonnage
Quarterly as of July 1st, 2001- 2010 (mill dwt) .............................................. 10
Fig. 10 China, PR of – Controlled Fleet by National and Foreign Flag Registered
Tonnage Quarterly as of July 1st, 2001- 2010 (mill dwt) ................................. 11
Fig. 11 Korea, Rep. of – Controlled Fleet by National and Foreign Flag Registered
Tonnage Quarterly as of July 1st, 2001- 2010 (mill dwt) ................................. 12

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Page
ISL InfoLine Special 13-18
(1) ONLINE INFORMATION COMPILED FROM LEADING INDUSTRY SOURCES (2) ISL SEABASE – NEW LITERATURE ........... 13

ISL Statistical Tables

19-39
(1) WORLD MERCHANT FLEET BY REGIONS
1.1 Africa ..................................................................................................... 19
1.1.1 Fleet by Registered Flag and Country of Domicile According to Ship Type ........ 19
1.1.2 Controlled Fleet by Countries of Domicile .................................................... 20
1.1.3 Additions to Controlled Fleet and Order Book by Country of Domicile
by Ship Type ............................................................................................ 20
1.2 AMERICA .................................................................................................. 21
1.2.1 Fleet by Registered Flag and Country of Domicile According to Ship Type ........ 21
1.2.2 Controlled Fleet by Countries of Domicile ..................................................... 22
1.2.3 Additions to Controlled Fleet and Order Book by Country of Domicile
by Ship Type ............................................................................................ 22
1.3 ASIA ....................................................................................................... 23
1.3.1 Fleet by Registered Flag and Country of Domicile According to Ship Type ........ 23
1.3.2 Controlled Fleet by Countries of Domicile .................................................... 24
1.3.3 Additions to Controlled Fleet and Order Book by Country of Domicile
by Ship Type ............................................................................................ 24
1.4 EUROPE .................................................................................................... 25
1.4.1 Fleet by Registered Flag and Country of Domicile According to Ship Type ........ 25
1.4.2 Controlled Fleet by Countries of Domicile .................................................... 26
1.4.3 Additions to Controlled Fleet and Order Book by Country of Domicile
by Ship Type ............................................................................................ 26

(2) SELECTED SHIPPING NATIONS - SUMMARY ON FLEET DEVELOPMENT UP TO MID 2010

2.1 Greece .................................................................................................... 27
2.2 Japan ..................................................................................................... 28
2.3 Germany ................................................................................................. 29
2.4 China, PR of ............................................................................................ 30
2.5 Korea, Rep. of .......................................................................................... 31
2.6 Norway ................................................................................................... 32
2.7 Hong Kong (SAR) ..................................................................................... 33
2.8 United States of America ........................................................................... 34
2.9 Denmark ................................................................................................. 35
2.10 United Kingdom ....................................................................................... 36

(3) COUNTRY GROUPS - SUMMARY ON FLEET DEVELOPMENT UP TO MID 2010

3.1 OECD ...................................................................................................... 37
3.2 European Union ....................................................................................... 38
3.3 Major Open Registry Countries ................................................................... 39

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1 MAJOR SHIPPING NATIONS Fig. 1: World merchant fleet - controlled tonnage by region as of July,
1st 2010 (mill dwt, av. dwt %-growth 2006-2010)
The world shipping scene is determined by a small
number of shipping countries with a strong regional Unknown, 18.8%,
99.4 mill dwt
Africa, 11.7%,
7.2 mill dwt
America, 10.8%,
90.9 mill dwt
focus on Europe and Asia. The following ISL statistical
analysis of the merchant fleets of leading shipping
nations covers primarily the “controlled tonnage” of the Europe, 4.4%,
top ten shipping countries. Focus is the “country of 517.5 mill dwt
Asia/Oceania,
7.9%, 569.3 mill
domicile” feature allowing also an indication of the dwt

“national flag” and “foreign flag” tonnage development

of the world’s major shipping nations.
The following statistical reports give an in-depth
overview of the fleet development of the “top ten”
ranking shipping nations. This ranking is based on Tab. 1: Controlled fleets of major shipping nations as of July 1st, 2006-
tonnage figures for their controlled fleets (ships of 2010 (in mill dwt)
1,000 gt and over). According to the tonnage ranking as av.
of July 1st, 2010, Greece, Japan, Germany, PR of China, Countries 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 growth
1 Greece 166 173 175 184 193 3.7
Rep. of Korea, Norway, Hong Kong (SAR), the United 2 Japan 138 155 166 180 189 8.2
States, Denmark and Singapore are the top ten countries 3 Germany 81 91 99 100 110 8.1
of domicile. These shipping nations controlled over 69 4 China, PR of 67 74 86 93 106 12.2
5 Korea, Rep. of 31 34 41 42 49 12.0
per cent of the total world merchant fleet deadweight 6 Norway 46 44 46 35 40 -3.5
tonnage (ships of 1,000 gt and over). 7 Hong Kong (SAR) 44 41 34 38 36 -4.6
8 US 45 44 35 34 36 -5.1
ƒ As of July 1st, 2010, about 92 per cent of the world 9 Denmark 20 24 29 32 34 13.7
merchant fleet tonnage, in terms of dwt, was 10 Singapore 24 27 29 29 31 6.3
Sub Total 663 707 739 767 824 5.6
attributable to European and Asian parent Others 308 329 368 418 460 10.6
companies. of which
ƒ Mid of 2010, Asian ship owners controlled Major open registries 6 10 11 26 31 51.6
World Total 970 1036 1106 1185 1284 7.3
approximately 567 mill dwt, the tonnage of
of which
European ship owners totalled 518 mill dwt. Asia/Oceania 420 456 495 537 569 7.9
ƒ Between 2006 and 2010, the fleet controlled by Europe
America
435
60
457
64
479
66
492
77
518
91
4.4
10.8
African and American owners increased by more Africa 5 5 5 6 7 11.7
than 10 per cent per year. Unknown 50 54 62 73 99 18.8

ƒ The average yearly growth rate for the Asian

controlled tonnage was 7.9 per cent compared to a
growth rate of 4.4 per cent for European ship Sources:
If not otherwise mentioned, the source for tables and figures
owners. concerning the world merchant fleet, special ship type features
ƒ Between July 2006 and July 2010, the Chinese and order book information is “ISL based on IHS Fairplay”, please
quote accordingly.
controlled fleet expanded by 12.2 per cent per year, © ISL SSMR 2010
whereas the largest fleet in Europe – i.e. the Greek –
grew only moderately (+3.7 per cent).
Fig. 2: National and foreign flag tonnage shares (dwt) attributable to
As of July 1st, 2010, the top ten ranking countries’ countries of domicile as of July 1st, 2010
registered tonnage share of the total world merchant fleet 91.6
Japan
stood at only 25.4 per cent (ships of 1,000 gt and over).
Germany 84.7

US 83.3
1.1 Registered tonnage of the top ten countries 68.5
Greece
The foreign flag registered tonnage of the leading nations Norway 66.1
is also reflected in the development of the major open 61.9
Denmark
registry flags. Mid of, 2010, these flags had a tonnage 61.1
Korea, Rep. of
share of 81.4 per cent in the foreign flag registered
59.4
tonnage of the top ten countries of domicile. China, PRof
Foreignflag
Singapore 42.6
Expressed in dwt, the “top ten shipping nations” National flag
Hong Kong 37.4
increased their national flag registered tonnage between
July 1st, 2006 and 2010 by 91 mill dwt, the top ten open 0 20 40 60 80 100
registry flags’ tonnage expanded by 196 mill dwt. dwt %-share

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Based on the flag ranking as of July 1st, 2010, the major Fig. 3: Controlled tonnage (dwt) of the world merchant fleet
open registry flags include the top ten countries of attributable to the top ranking countries of domicile as of
July 1st, 1996 – 2010
registration, namely Panama, Liberia, Marshall Islands,
900
the Bahamas, Malta, Cyprus, Antigua & Barbuda, Top ten controlledfleets Others
800
Bermuda, Saint Vincent, and Cayman Islands. The total
700
registered tonnage of the ten major open flags increased
600
by 8.8 per cent over the last year (July 1st). The tonnage

mill dwt
500
of the open registry flags stood at 716 mill dwt,
400
representing a share of 55.7 per cent in the total world
300
merchant fleet (ships of 1000 gt and over).
200
The analytical results reflect that in the four years 100
between July 1st, 2006 and July 1st, 2010, the tonnage 0
volume of top ten major open registry flags increased by 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
8.4 per cent annually, the registered tonnage of the “top
ten shipping nations” grew by 7.6 per cent. While the
preference for foreign registration continues, the majority Fig. 4: Controlled fleet of major shipping nations as of July 1st, 2010
(dwt 2010 and average yearly dwt growth 2006 - 2010)
of the top countries of domicile (with the exception of
240.0
Norway and the US) were able to expand their national
registers considerably, too. 200.0
Greece
Japan

Recent figures indicate that the majority of the top 160.0

mill dwt 2010

China, PR of
ranking countries’ registered fleets showed growth 120.0 Germany, FR of
tendencies across all major ship types (compare table 3).
80.0
Korea, Rep. of
US
Norway
40.0
Singapore
1.2 The top ten shipping nations and their Hong Kong Denmark
0.0
controlled fleet development -6.0 -3.0 0.0 3.0 6.0 9.0 12.0 15.0

The tonnage registered under foreign flags is a major av. yearly growth 2006-2010 in dwt-%

concern for the fleet development of all leading shipping

countries. At the beginning of July 2010, the foreign flag Country of registration and country of domicile
tonnage share for the top ten countries stood at 72.3 per Country of registration indicates the country of the port of registry
cent. of a country (flag). The country of domicile indicates where the
controlling interest of the fleet is located in terms of the parent
With the exception of Hong Kong and Singapore, more company. All fleet information in this comment is applicable to
merchant fleet vessels of 1000 gt and above.
than half of the ships of all top ten shipping nations were
not registered under the national flag. This is, as figure 2
illustrates, especially true for Japan (91.6 per cent), Fig. 5: Registered fleet developments of the top five shipping
Germany (84.7 per cent) and the US (83.3 per cent). It is countries as of July 1st, 2002- 2010 (dwt-index 2001=100)
interesting to note that also China has an increasing
400
foreign flag share (59.4 per cent). Germany
350
An analysis of the foreign flags preferred by the major
shipping nations reveals some interesting results 300
China, PRof
(compare table 4). As of July 1st, 2010, the following 250
patterns could be observed: 200
Japan

ƒ Approx. 54 per cent of the tonnage of the top 150 Korea, Rep. of
ranking shipping nations is attributable to Panama Greece
100
and Liberia.
ƒ 78.6 per cent of the Japanese and 91.5 per cent of 50
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
the South Korean controlled fleet is registered in
Panama.
ƒ Greek ship owners mainly use the Liberian, Maltese
and the Marshall Islands’ register.
ƒ German ship owners favour Liberia (50.8 per cent)
and – at a distance – Antigua & Barbuda (13.0 per
cent) as well as the Marshall Islands (12.0 per cent).
ƒ Chinese ship owners mainly register their ships
under the flag of the Panama (39.9 per cent).

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ƒ US ship owners traditionally prefer the registers of Fig. 6: Controlled fleet developments of the top five shipping countries
the Marshall Islands (42.9 per cent) and Panama as of July 1st, 2002- 2010 (dwt-index 2001=100)
(11.9 per cent). 275
Korea, Rep. of
ƒ Foreign-flag registration of the top shipping nations 250

is not restricted to the open registry flags. 19.1 per 225

Germany
cent are registered under other flags than the 200
traditional open registries. 175 China, PRof
ƒ 42 per cent of the Chinese controlled fleet is 150 Greece
registered in Hong Kong. 125
Japan
ƒ A large amount of Norway’s foreign flag is registered 100
in Singapore (15 per cent) and Hong Kong (14 per 75
cent). 50
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

1.3 Top countries for scrapping Fig. 7: Greece – Controlled fleet by national and foreign flag
registered tonnage quarterly July 1st, 2001- 2010 (mill dwt)
In contrast to new orders, the demolition of ships was 140.0
actually booming during the crisis of the shipping Greece
120.0
markets. In 2009, the scrapping volume of merchant 100.0
vessels was about 33 mill dwt (see table 8). 80.0
mill dwt

60.0
Today, most ship breaking yards are in Bangladesh, in
40.0
India, in China and in Pakistan. About 94 per cent of the
20.0
broken up tonnage in 2009 were recorded for the four
0.0
mentioned countries. As in other shipping segments,
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
China increased its share – from 8.3 per cent in 2006 to
National Foreign
nearly 25 per cent in 2009. Bangladesh was in the lead
with a share of about 32 per cent in 2009 (10.5 mill dwt).
Fig. 8: Japan – Controlled fleet by national and foreign flag registered
tonnage as of July 1st, 2001- 2010 (mill dwt)

1.4 Future tonnage development of the top ten 180.0

Japan
160.0
shipping countries 140.0
120.0
Tonnage additions for the top-ranking countries between
mill dwt

100.0
July 2009 and June 2010 comprise a total tonnage volume 80.0
of approx. 94 mill dwt. This is equal to a share of 69 per 60.0
cent of the total fleet additions in this period. Large parts 40.0
20.0
of these newbuildings were attributable to Japan, Greece, 0.0
China and Germany. In the same period, the broken-up 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
tonnage reached a total volume of 30 mill dwt. National Foreign
As of July 1st, 2010, 290 mill dwt were on order by the
top ten shipping countries equal to 63 percent of the
Fig. 9: Germany – Controlled fleet by national and foreign flag
total world order book. Due to the massive tonnage registered tonnage as of July 1st, 2001- 2010 (mill dwt)
increases (compare figure 6) and the ordered tonnage,
especially China and Japan narrowed the gap to Greece. 100.0
Germany
80.0
mill dwt

60.0

2 COUNTRY PROFILES OF MAJOR SHIPPING 40.0

NATIONS 20.0

The following analytical summaries provide an overview 0.0

of individual shipping countries’ controlled fleets’ 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
development. Eight of the listed leading owner countries National Foreign
were listed under the top ten countries during the past
ten years. Nevertheless, individual fleets show remarkable
changes in the period 2006-2010 with respect to the

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tonnage development and ship type structure. Profiles of

the leading five countries, with key figures for the Fig. 10: China, PR of – Controlled fleet by national and foreign flag
tonnage development since 2006, are provided below. registered tonnage as of July 1st, 2001- 2010 (mill dwt)
70.0
China, PR of
The ISL Editorial Team 2010 60.0
50.0

mill dwt
40.0
30.0
20.0
10.0
0.0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
National Foreign

Fig. 11: Korea, Rep. of – Controlled fleet by national and foreign flag
registered tonnage as of July 1st, 2001- 2010 (mill dwt)
30.0
Korea, Rep. of
25.0
20.0

mill dwt
15.0
10.0
5.0
0.0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
National Foreign

Sources:
If not otherwise mentioned, the source for tables and figures
concerning the world merchant fleet, special ship type features and
order book information is “ISL based on IHS Fairplay”, please quote
accordingly.
© ISL SSMR 2010
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