by Barista Uno | Jul 11, 2011 | Shipping
2012 looks set to be the biggest year for containership newbuilding deliveries in history, in terms of TEU capacity entering the cellular fleet. According to Braemar Seascope‘s latest Containership Fleet Statistics, boxship deliveries in 2012 are expected to reach 1.55m TEU – beating the previous record of 1.52m TEU achieved during 2007. Braemar Seascope expects a cellular fleet expansion in the region of 9.5% for 2012, increasing the available capacity to 16.8m TEU. (more…)
by Barista Uno | May 12, 2011 | Shipping
It’s almost impossible to imagine what the shipping market would be like without the Chinese economic dragon. Our view has just been reinforced by a press release from Braemer Shipping Services, which we reproduce in full as follows:
China’s demand for imported oil is, and will, continue to be one of the key influences on the tanker market, according to industry experts Braemar Shipping Services plc. Demand growth in the country has progressed at an unprecedented pace over the last decade, a pattern universally anticipated to continue. This additional demand will increase China’s dependence on imported crude with beneficial knock-on effects for the tanker industry. (more…)
