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New Publication: The Bulk Carrier Register 2013

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The Bulk Carrier Register 2013. By Clarkson Research Studies Limited. (London: 2013). 1,419 pages. Preface. Glossary. Tables. Directories. Indices. CD included. Order from: Clarkson Research Studies Limited, St. Magnus Place, 3 Lower Thames Street, London EC3A 6HE, England. Fax: 011-44-20-7522-0330. Tel: 011-44-20-7334-3134. Internet: www.crsl.com. Email: sales.crs@clarksons.co.uk. Price: £280/US$504/€364. Purchasers paying with Euro or U.S. dollar credit cards will be charged the Euro or U.S. dollar equivalent of the British pound price at current exchange rates. 

Clarkson's Bulk Carrier Register is a comprehensive directory to bulk carriers, ore carriers and combination carriers of 10,000 dwt and over, including vessels confined to the Great Lakes. The Register is organized in four sections:
  1. Statistical tables and graphs depicting the evolution and technical character of the bulk carrier fleet, a census of changes occurring in 2012 (losses, scrappings, orders, deliveries, name changes, etc.).
  2. Ship finder indexes grouped by deadweight capacity and type (open-hatch bulk carriers, self-discharging vessels, conbulkers, log-fitted bulk carriers, Great Lakes only bulk carriers, etc).
  3. Detailed information on each vessel – name and ownership; registry; builder; year of construction; class/type; hull dimensions and classification; tonnages (DWT, gross tons, etc.); grain capacity; propulsion; and other details such as hatches/holds and cargo handling gear. 
  4. A directory to owners and their fleets.
Other notable features include an introductory analysis of the bulk carrier market in 2012 and a glossary of bulk ship terminology. 

Clarkson’s data show that as of January 1, 2013, the world bulk fleet consisted of 9,490 ships with a total capacity of 679.2 million tons, representing increases in fleet size and deadweight capacity of 6.6 percent and 10.4 percent, respectively, from the year before. 

Clarkson describes 2011 as a "challenging year” for bulk ship owners as fleet expansion exceeded trade growth, exerting downward pressure on rates and earnings. Market demand was driven largely by Chinese imports, especially iron ore. World steam coal trade also grew significantly, largely because of demand from China, India and Europe. Trade was negatively impacted by drought-curtailed U.S. grain exports.  

A detailed profile of the existing world fleet as well as bulk carriers on order as of January 1, 2013, is provided by the attachment.
 

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