Exports of ‘Phase One’ Agreement goods reached 58% of target in 2020
18 February 2021The shipping number of the week provides numbers with a brief analysis of relevant developments in the shipping markets.
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The shipping number of the week provides numbers with a brief analysis of relevant developments in the shipping markets.
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The product tanker orderbook to fleet ratio has surged from 5.4% in December 2022 to 9.3% in June 2023, driven by a remarkable 337% y/y rise in contracting during the first half of this year. A spike in freight rates and product tanker demand is likely behind the surge in contracting.
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Despite the collapse in freight rates, shipowners still have an appetite for new container ship orders and the order book has continued to grow. The record high order book of 7.54 million TEU will result in significant changes to the container fleet in the coming years.
The container ship orderbook hit a post-financial crisis low just below 2m TEU in October 2020. In the eighteen months since then, liner operators have seen record profits and a large percentage of these have been poured into newbuilding contracts.