Monday, August 12, 2013

Global Shipping Industry 2013

12 Aug 13 - 13:35


Forecast, Trends & Opportunities

shipping industryResearch and Markets has released the "Global Shipping Industry 2013 - Forecast, Trends & Opportunities" report
According to the report, during the coming years, the global shipping industry is expected to decline by 5-10% due to oversupply and high bunker oil prices that will eventually lead to constraining of its performance.
A sustained oversupply of vessels combined with high bunker oil prices will pressure margins in most shipping segments. The dry-bulk and crude oil tanker segments are likely to have the largest supply-demand gap in 2013, complicating these sectors' ability to meaningfully improve their earnings, said the report.
The report covers the following:

- An analysis of the ownership and structure of the global shipping fleet includes a look at the structure of the global shipping industry, the ownership & operation details, registration details, vessel costs and freight rates, an outlook for shipbuilding, demolition and vessel supply.
- An analysis of the global shipping industry through an overall industry overview and an analysis of each segment. Each industry segment is analyzed by a market overview, industry statistics, and demand & supply statistics. The report will analyze 5 segments- Crude Tanker, Product Tanker, Chemical Tanker, Automobile Export Tanker, Dry Bulk Shipping segment, and the Containership Market.
- Growth determinants and challenges facing the global shipping industry are analyzed including the role of bunker oil prices, target price sensitivity, the impact of China's steel industry on the global dry bulk shipping sector, the high growth of the handysize segment, and the likely consolidation in the global shipping industry, amongst other factors.
- An analysis of shipping prices includes market statistics, factors driving ship prices, prices for new ships, and the slow increase in timecharter rates.
- An analysis of the major shipping appendices worldwide including the dry bulk appendix, tanker appendix and containership appendix.
- We include an analysis of the top 20 shipping markets in the world such as Australia, China/Hong Kong, Norway, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, UK, South Africa and the United States.
- Forecast till 2015 for the global shipping industry, global crude tanker industry, global product tanker industry, global chemical tanker industry, global dry bulk shipping industry and a forecast for the global containership industry is included.
- Analysis of 35 major shipping companies such as AP Moller Maersk, China COSCO, China Shipping Development, D/S Norden, Golar LNG, Kawasaki Kisen, Hyundai Merchant Marine, and others is included. Analysis of each player includes valuations & ratio analysis, investment risk analysis, company strategies, future risks, market value analysis, market share analysis, financial analysis, SWOT analysis, etc.