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| Published：2021.11.14 News Sources：Qingdao Gute Ship Supplies Co., Ltd. Views： | |||
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$191 billion! Chinese shipowners lead the list of global fleet assets
The list of total assets of the world's top 10 shipowners now includes ship data related to wind power. No. 1 : China China topped the list of global shipowner countries and regions with a total asset value of $191 billion. China also has the largest number of container ships in the world. A recent surge in container ship rates and values has boosted the value of China's total assets. Shipowners' confidence in the market and soaring freight rates have led to a surge in orders for new container ships. So far, there are 516 new orders for container ships. Forty-six per cent of new shipbuilding orders came from Chinese companies, including OoCL, Haifeng International and China Cosco shipping. Bulk carrier rentals have also exploded this year, particularly for Capesize bulk carriers, which peaked at $86,953 a day on Oct. 7, up 420% from $16,656 a day on Jan. 1. As a result, the total value of China's bulk fleet has risen from $28 billion ten months ago to $53 billion today. No. 2 Japan Japan fell to second place with $187 billion in total assets. But the value of its assets has risen by more than $70 billion since January, highlighting positive developments in the market for bulk carriers, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) vessels and vehicle carriers. In the list of the top 10 shipowners and regions by total assets, Japan has the most valuable LPG fleet at $7.4 billion. Strong sales of LPG vessels and strong profits helped boost asset values in Japan by $1.6 billion from the start of the year. Not only that, but the total value of Japanese vehicle carriers reached a staggering $13.4 billion, up $6.1 billion from the start of the year. This is because leading Japanese shipping companies such as Mitsui, Nippon Line and Kawasaki have ordered 26 new ships since the start of the year. The country's shipyards have pushed the newly built price of a dual-fuel, 7,000-space vehicle carrier to an incredible $100 million, up $10 million from last year. No. 3 : Greece from $93.2 billion at the start of the year. Greece is the world's largest tanker owner and while tanker benefits have been hovering at historically low levels, rising spot rents have pushed up the overall value of tankers. New build and buy/sell values of very large oil tankers such as the Suez and Avra have also risen by 20-30 per cent since the start of the year. Greece also has the world's most valuable LNG fleet. The value of the LNG fleet has also risen by $2bn as spot freight rates soar. On top of that, high rents have almost doubled the value of Greece's bulk carrier assets from $28bn at the start of the year to $53bn. Greece continues to be an active buyer and seller of ships, accounting for about a quarter of all bulk ship transactions so far this year. No. 4: The United States The United States fell to fourth place with a total asset value of $96 billion. Not surprisingly, $56bn of those assets are in cruise ships, since Carnival and Royal Caribbean, the world's biggest cruise lines, are both American. The United States remains the world's largest cruise ship owner, despite the industry being hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic and a $7 billion drop in cruise ship values since the start of the year. The United States is also a major owner of ro-ro ships, with $2.1 billion in assets. The value of ro-ro shipments has risen by $1.2 billion since January. No. 5 : Singapore Singapore has remained unchanged in the asset value rankings since February, and its bulk and container ship markets are performing much like most. Singapore's heavy injection of cash into the container-ship market has boosted the value of its fleet to $25 billion, up from $10 billion in February. Shippers such as OM Maritime and X-Press Feeders have also invested, placing orders this year for new container ships of smaller sizes such as 2,700 and 1,800 TEU. As for the used ship market, OM Maritime bought container ship RDO Concert (6,969 TEU, built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in December 2009) from German owner D Oltmann Reederei for $110 million. It is the highest price paid for a trans-Panamax container ship built in 2009 since 2007. No. 6 Germany With total assets of $76.8 billion, Germany remains sixth on the list. The Bulk of Germany's fleet has always been container ships. Its fleet has risen in value by $34 billion since February, thanks to the phenomenal boom in the container-ship market. Germany's total asset value ranking also benefited from the performance of small dry bulk fleet pairs. As rates for small dry bulk ships have continued to rise since January, so has the fleet of small dry bulk ships, adding $1 billion in value. No. 7 South Korea South Korea rose to seventh place in the asset value rankings, displacing the UK in February. South Korea's total assets are now worth $58bn, up $24bn since the start of the year. The value of the country's assets in the market for LIQUEFIED natural gas (LNG) and LPG vessels has tripled since January. Prices for LNG vessels soared in the middle of the year, resulting in a tripling of the value of the Industry's fleet. Owners such as Hyundai LNG, Pan Ocean and H Line have ordered a total of 15 new large LNG ships this year. Recent new shipbuilding orders are worth $200 million each, with the value of each new ship climbing $20 million. South Korea remains the world's dominant exporter of cars and seaborne goods. Leading shipowners and operators such as Glovis and Eukor have also been expanding their fleets of vehicle carriers in recent years. Eukor is 20 per cent owned by Hyundai Glovis and Kia Motor. Heavy car manufacturing and seaborne exports make South Korea the world's third-largest owner of vehicle carriers. No. 8: The United Kingdom The UK fell from seventh in February to eighth, with total assets of $54bn. The value of its fleet has risen by $15 billion this year, largely because of the booming market for bulk ships and container ships. The container ship transport market has come under significant pressure over the past year, including pent-up demand boosting consumer spending, bad weather in China and severe congestion at ports due to terminal blockades caused by the pandemic. Global supply chain problems and port congestion are threatening the Christmas season for goods in some parts of the UK. Felixstowe is one of the UK's main container ports. A severe shortage of truck drivers has been reported, with containers piling up in port yards, exacerbating congestion. has made it increasingly difficult to unload containers and reload empty ones sent back to Asia. This is likely to lead to further increases in container-ship rates, as well as an increase in the value of UK assets. No. 9 Taiwan Taiwan has made it into the top 10 for the first time as the bulk of its fleet is bulk and container ships. Taiwan's fleet has a total asset value of $47bn, with container ships alone accounting for $32bn. Deshang Shipping, Wanhai Shipping and Eva Shipping have ordered 107 new vessels this year, accounting for a fifth of new shipbuilding orders. No. 10 Norway Norway fell to ninth place in February from fifth last year. This time Norway has dropped one place to its current 10th position, thanks to a drop in the value of its Marine fleet. The bulk of Norway's investment has been in mobile RIGS, which have been terminated, suspended or delayed as the country's oil majors slash capital spending. The value of almost all types of Marine engineering vessels of all ages has been greatly affected. Borr Drilling, the main mobile rig owner, also lost $500 million in fleet value. |
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