Clarksons: Boxship Orderbook to Continue Diminishing
The containership orderbook has diminished by 30% in capacity terms since the start of 2016 and in the first half ...
read more →Clarksons: Global Shipyard Capacity Down by 62 Pct
The number of active shipyards on a global scale has dropped by 62 percent since the beginning of 2009, according ...
read more →Clarksons: Which Fleets Are Cross-Traders in Shipping?
“Going where the work is” has been a familiar mantra for many generations across the world, and the shipping ...
read more →Clarksons: Shipowners Favor VLCCs
With contracting this year only slightly less subdued than in 2016, there has been a welcome influx of activity in ...
read more →Clarksons: Greece Owns the World's Largest Fleet
With the latest turn of the tide, Greek owners have placed themselves at the top with 210.1 millon gross tons, ...
read more →LNG Fleet Thrives as Natural Gas Gains Popularity
As liquefied natural gas (LNG) gained momentum over the last decade, becoming an increasingly important form in ...
read more →Product Tanker Fleet Enters Moderate Growth Era
Product tanker orderbook has dropped to its lowest level in nearly 17 years as it was equivalent to 10.2% of fleet ...
read more →Vessel Losses - Sailing into Safer Times?
With the improved safety at sea, total vessel losses seem to be on a downward trajectory. 2016 marked the fewest ...
read more →Clarksons: Boxship Deliveries Entering Moderate Era?
As containership deliveries dropped from the record 1.7 million TEU in 2015 to just 0.9 million TEU in 2016, the ...
read more →Clarksons: Contracting Activity Drops to 30-Year Low
The previous year was very weak for newbuild ordering as contracting activity fell to its lowest level in over 30 ...
read more →Clarksons: Box Shipping Starts Addressing Its Problems
After 2016 brought a number of records, most of them of a gloomy nature, the year may well be seen as one in which ...
read more →Clarksons: Niche Sectors See Better Earnings in 2016
Market conditions across most sectors of the shipping industry in 2016 have been highly challenging and things in ...
read more →Shipping Sees Lack of Heat in 2016
The shipping industry has experienced a particular blast of cold air during 2016, with few sectors escaping the ...
read more →Car Carrier Sector Braces For a Bumpy Road Ahead
The car carrier sector has seen an increase in scrapping and almost no new orders in 2016 as vessel owners are ...
read more →Bulkers Account for Lion's Share of Scrapped Tonnage in 2016
Strong demolition has been a prominent feature of the shipping industry this year, as challenging market conditions ...
read more →Clarksons: China to Shorten White List to 59 Yards
At the start of October 2016, a set of revised criteria was introduced for China’s White List of domestic ...
read more →World Fleet Growth Returning to ‘Pre-Boom’ Levels?
The pace of world fleet growth has slowed down with the fleet expanding by 3.1% over the last 12 months, ...
read more →Clarksons: Old Panamaxes Slowly Fading Away
The ‘old Panamax’ sector seems to be slowly fading away, falling from 969 units in 2012 to 796 at the ...
read more →Clarksons: Non-Delivery Could Hit Record Levels in 2016
Non-delivery of vessels on the orderbook, which has been a prominent theme in shipbuilding in the last decade, ...
read more →Clarksons: Cruise Industry Continues Expanding Its Horizons
During the summer, the cruise ship fleet surged past half a million berths of total capacity as the cruise industry ...
read more →Clarksons: Shipping Sees Toughest 1H Since Financial Crisis
Shipping is experiencing some of its toughest conditions since the financial crisis and, despite its many efforts, ...
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