20 Liner 80% share of global capacity

According to the latest figures released in Paris Alphaliner, ranking the first 20 large international liner company with a conversion capacity of container is more than 10.71 million boxes, about the total global liner capacity nearly 80%. One row of the top three in Europe three companies Maersk, Switzerland, Mediterranean Shipping and CMA CGM, France's capacity reached 4.568 million cases, accounting for 20 total capacity of 42.6% liner.

Have access to 1 million boxes super liner "club" only Maersk, Mediterranean Shipping and CMA CGM, capacity, respectively: 2.019 million, 1.522 million and 1.024 million boxes, is a top-level. However, the actual remains are different from the obvious, to 2.019 million boxes Maersk has 530 boat for one, Mediterranean Shipping and CMA CGM with the millions of boxes for the same level, but the momentum with the new ship programs are different. As of August 2008, Mediterranean Shipping million cases of 20 additional capacity, an increase of 16%, while CMA CGM has added 60000 cases, up 6.5%. At the same time, Maersk to reduce the capacity of 1.8 million cases, resulting in a total capacity remained at 2.016 million boxes.

From the latter point of view, three liner has a new capacity plans, the new Maersk shipping power in the 374,000 boxes, the Mediterranean shipping in 623,000 boxes, CMA CGM is the capacity for 505,000 cases, this catch-me situation, much outstripped opponents combined total capacity more than 1.5 million boxes.

In addition to these three capacity over 1 million boxes, the other 17 are in millions of boxes under the strength of strengths and weaknesses, American President Lines, together with Singapore's Neptune Orient combined with the capacity to reach 524,000 boxes, the first time cracked the top five, burst a little upset. However, its strength and capacity can be maintained is maintained, still need to exercise further illustrate the problem. Dismantling the old vessels, especially in the sea at low tide out of the market and the new ship orders for the cancellation or delay in delivery, helping to offset the number of new vessels and capacity. But come on the market as a whole, the new capacity is still too fast, too fast.

Sea change in micro-low ranking

20 liner in the first 15 ranking in the Greater China accounted for 5, mainland China accounted for 2, respectively ranked 6 COSCO and ranked eight in the sea, while the strength of COSCO ranking fully jumped in the short term The reason is that its new ship programs are implemented step by step, once all the new vessels delivered, easily jump to No. 4. Similarly, in the sea also has this capability. Hong Kong's Orient Overseas ranked 12. Taiwan ranked No. 4 Evergreen, Yang Ming ranked No. 15.

Industry's view, in the 20 largest liner shipping low ranking observed changes in 2009 compared with 2008 changed little, it is difficult from the lift capacity to make an accurate estimate, and even industry-wide recovery in 2012, before the cancellation or delay in delivery of new vessels will be affect the strength and position. For example, ZIM is a typical example, the company shipping the peak of 06,07 with an annual subscription of 10000 cartons containing vessel 10, and two 8400 boxes ship. In addition, ordered a boat load 12500 Box 9, scheduled for 2013 delivery, this group of 29 container vessels, with an average load per vessel 84 million boxes, with a total capacity at the 243.6 thousand cases, accounting for ZIM now has the capacity of 85%.

Financial difficulties and bruised and battered Zim

But a financial crisis and shipping a low ebb, so that ZIM in difficulties, banks have tightened credit, do not want to borrow money, coupled with heavy losses on the operation of some idle vessels out of the market, accounting for the existing fleet for 21% of the total capacity . So many unsatisfactory experiences, resulting in new vessel ZIM comprehensive plan amendments million cases in Taiwan, custom-made boat all the rescission, but also compensation for loss of shipyards, shipping companies, the overall asset "shrunk", the parent company was forced to come forward to rescue the Israeli group, plans to invest 500 million U.S. dollars, but last week's general meeting of shareholders with 100 million U.S. dollars in emergency funding for the vote are not pass to star shipping can be said that bad shape.

Another example is the Hanjin Shipping, the company added capacity last year, 10000 cases, an increase of 7.3%, enough to make it climb into the No. 10. To Hanjin shipbuilding plan, if fully materialize, then enough to make it jump up to No. 6, even beyond the sea, Nippon Yusen KK, or with Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd par.

President of the parent company of Singapore's Neptune Orient ships on the support and background, the two companies merged surge capacity in a few years, nearly 20% increase, 53.2 million cases, from No. 7 last year, up to this year's No. 5.

The new cabinet in September a row boat without a single

According to Clarkson Shipping Register, as of July of this year, the global container shipping this should be the new 145, converted 600,000 boxes to enter the market, but actually to enter the market only 40 million cases, lower than expected, suggesting that orders have been delayed or delivery of measures play a role.

On the other side, the new boat custom-made, especially in the container ship is basically disappeared, the new single-row 9 months without a container ship, so that decline in the proportion set shipbuilding capacity, in comparison with the existing capacity decreased by 41% since 2004 the lowest level since January. At present, the cumulative global container ship orders for 955 new ships, conversion capacity 5.4 million boxes. The 5.4 million cases, about one-third of capacity, was postponed from 8 months to 2 years, with capacity for 110,000 boxes have been canceled this year's delivery of new container ships will be significantly reduced.

Ideas and have been translated into action so there are many shipping companies, OOCL, MOL, Evergreen has a dismantling old vessels actions, most of the vessel age of 20 years or more. Orient Overseas since last year, the capacity decreased by 10.2%, even more than MOL. Evergreen is also an active ship-breaking, reducing fleet capacity. MOL in the first half of this year and even less than 20 years, sent a ship dismantling 3.

20 new vessels and 556 large companies

Lundundelu where shipping consultants pointed out that the delivery of scheduled new ships in 2013, the total is still no fundamental change. Last year, a total of 20 custom-made liner 726 vessels, conversion capacity 4.97 million boxes. Early in August this year, new orders fell to 556 ships, 412 million cases, up only down 17%.

Finally, it should be mentioned that the liner top 20 list, the emerging United Arab Shipping Company (UASC), the House on behalf of several oil-exporting countries in the Middle East air traffic level, a long time to run the conservative, low-key, humble, and shipbuilding news is very small.

But recently through acquisitions, build a big ship to climb rapidly in the industry, the capacity in the past year, increased by 17%, 15.3 million cases for the first time into the column 20. Book now 18 new ships, 15.6 million cases, is the capacity of one times, building the confidence of new vessels to be stronger than other peers. UASC to rise, crowding out the original row of 20 of Taiwan's Wan Hai Lines of the ranking. Wan Hai Line was originally the area King, has been reconciled to one side alone, to get out of Asia, and into the Pan-Pacific Inter-Island to do the carrier, but the timing, bad luck, had to quickly retreat back four into a large capacity.

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