Merchant Shipping: Market Research Report

December 2011 | 98 pages | ID: ME0E0D6110EEN
Global Industry Analysts, Inc

Abstracts

The global outlook series on Merchant Shipping provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings.

Richly laden with quantitative analysis, the report offers discussion on the basics and structure of the Merchant Shipping industry.

The synopsized market discussion provides a statistical insight into global marine water transportation market size by region, marine ports and services market by region among numerous other parameters.

Major regional markets discussed include United States, Europe, Russia, Spain, France, UK, Greece, China, Latin America, Argentina, Brazil, and Chile, among others.

The abstracted regional market discussions provide a prelude to these markets.

The report also includes an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory listing the addresses, and contact details of 402 companies worldwide.

Contents

1.OVERVIEW

Shipping Industry: Curtain Raiser
Recent Past Perspective
Recession and its Effect on Maritime Shipping
Recession has Profound Effect on Tanker Market
Companies Jarred with Market Slump
Container Shipping Industry Suffers Severe Recession Pangs
Feeble Consumer Demand Affects Asian Ports
Developing European Nations among the Hardest Hit Economies
US Shipping Market Suffers as Maritime Trade Slumps
Current & Future Analysis
Aftermath: New Trends Observed

Table 1. World Merchant Shipping Market by Geographic Region - North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific (including Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analysed with Annual Unit Sales in Million Metric Tonnes for the Years 2010 through 2015

Table 2. World Merchant Shipping Market (2011 & 2015): Percentage Share Breakdown of Unit Sales by Geographic Region – North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific (including Japan), Latin America and Rest of World

Asia-Pacific - Promises High Growth

2.AN INSIGHT INTO SHIPPING INDUSTRY

Types of Ocean Vessels
Market Segmentation
Bulk Cargo Carriers
Dry Bulk Carriers
Types of Bulk Carriers by Size
Tankers
Types of Tanker Ships by Size
Container Vessels
Types of Container Vessels by Size (in Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit (TEU)
Other Cargo Ships
LPG Tanker
Chemical Tanker
RORO (Roll On Roll Off)
Ferry
Niche Category
LNG Carriers
Cruise
Small Ships
Measurement Units
Gross Tonnage
Dead Weight Tonnage (DWT)
Compensated Gross Tonnage (CGT)
TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit)
Challenges Faced by the Shipping Industry, Issue Redressal
Safety and Sustainability
Piracy
Pollution
Freight Shipping: Key Growth Impeding Factors
Prospective Infrastructure
Time-Consuming
Environmental Concerns
Key Statistics

Table 3. World Merchant Shipping Industry (2011): Percentage Breakdown of GT by Leading Flag States

Table 4. World Merchant Shipping (2011): GT Percenatge Breakdown of Leading Fleets by Nationality of Owner

Table 5. World Merchant Fleets (2011): Pecentage Breakdown of GT by Owners’ Geographic Region

Table 6. World Merchant Shipping Fleet (2010 & 2011): Percentage Share Breakdown of Dwt by Type of Ship – Oil Tankers, Bulk Carriers, General Cargo, Container Ships, and Others

Table 7. Age Profile of World Merchant Fleet by Vessel Type (2010): Breakdown of GT (in Million) by Age Group

Table 8. Global Controlled Fleets (2010): Percentage Breakdown of Dwt by National and Foreign Flag by Select Country

Table 9. Leading Cruise Ship Owners by Gross Tonnage (GT): Percentage Market Share for 2010 by Player - Royal Caribbean International, Carnival Cruise Lines, Princess Cruises, Costa Crociere, Norwegian Cruise Line, Holland American Line, and Others

Table 10. Leading Cruise Ship Owners by Lower Berths: Percentage Market Share for 2010 by Player – Royal Caribbean International, Carnival Cruise Lines, Princess Cruises, Costa Crociere, MSC Cruises, and Others

Competition

Table 11. Commercial Shipbuilding Industry (2011): Percentage Share Breakdown of Top 5 Players by Orderbook CGT

Table 12. Global Offshore Shipbuilding Industry: Percentage Share Breakdown of Leading Players by Orderbook Value

Table 13. Global Shipbuilding Industry 2011): Percentage Share Breakdown of Leading Commercial as well as Offshore Builders by Orderbook Value

3.RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY

A REGIONAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE

1.NORTH AMERICA

Overview
Renewed Activity in Shipping Industry

Table 14. North American Recent Past, Present and Future Analysis for Merchant Shipping with Annual Sales Figures in Million Metric Tons for the Years 010 through 2015

1A.UNITED STATES

Overview

Table 15. Maritime Fleet (Private Owned) under the US Flag (2010): Breakdown of Dwt by Type of Vessel

Table 16. US Maritime Trade (2010): Breakdown of Trade Volume (in Metric Tons) by Select Countries

Tank Vessel Industry
Maritime Security Program
Cargo Traffic
Key Statistics:

Table 17. US Maritime Container Shipping (2010): TEU Percentage Breakdown by Customs District

2.EUROPE

Role of European Shipping Industry

Table 18. European Merchant Shipping Market by Geographic Region – France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analysed with Annual Unit Sales in Million Metric Tonnes for the Years 2010 through 2015

Table 19. European Merchant Shipping Market (2011 & 2015): Percentage Share Breakdown of Unit Sales by Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain and Rest of Europe

Table 20. Merchant Shipping Industry in the European Union (2011): Leading Fleets by Country as of Januray 2011

2A.DENMARK

Overview of Shipping Industry in Denmark

Table 21. Danish Merchant Shipping Industry (2010): Percentage Breakdown of GT by Type of Vessel

2B.FRANCE

Table 22. French Merchant Shipping Market for the Years 2010 through 2015 with Annual Unit Sales in Million Metric Tonnes

2C.UNITED KINGDOM

Overview

Table 23. UK Merchant Shipping Market for the Years 2010 through 2015 with Annual Unit Sales in Million Metric Tonnes

Table 24. UK Port Traffic (2010): Percentage Breakdown of Tonnage by Leading Ports - Grimsby and Immingham, London, Milford Haven, Southampton, Tees & Hartlepool, Forth, Liverpool, Felixstowe, Dover, Medway, and Others

2D.SPAIN

Table 25. Spanish Merchant Shipping Market for the Years 2010 through 2015 with Annual Unit Sales in Million Metric Tonnes

2E.BELGIUM

Table 26. Merchant Shipping in Belgium (2010): Percentage Breakdown of GT by Type of Vessel

2F.GREECE

Greek Shipping Industry Resiliently Weathers Catastrophe

2G.LUXEMBOURG

2H.PORTUGAL

2I.RUSSIA

Role of Russian Shipping

2J.THE NETHERLANDS

3.ASIA

Overview

Table 27. Asia-Pacific Merchant Shipping Market for the Years 2010 through 2015 with Annual Unit Sales in Million Metric Tonnes

3A.CHINA

Cargo Ports

3B.INDIA

Overview
Ministry to Slacken Cabotage Standards

4.LATIN AMERICA

Cargo Market - An Overview

Table 28. Latin Amercian Merchant Shipping Market for the Years 2010 through 2015 with Annual Unit Sales in Million Metric Tonnes

4A.ARGENTINA

4B.BRAZIL

4C.CHILE

Cargo Traffic by Major Ports

4D.COLOMBIA

Overview

4E.HONDURAS

Cargo Traffic at Major Ports

4F.NICARAGUA

Cargo Traffic
Global Directory