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New Publication: The Tanker Register 2013Print this Article | Send to Colleague The Tanker Register 2013. By Clarkson Research Studies Limited. (London: 2013). 9583 pages. Preface. Glossary. Tables. Directories. Indexes. CD ROM 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: 011-44-20-7334-0000. Internet: www.crsl.com. Email: sales.crs@clarksons.co.uk. Price: £280/US$504/€364. Dollar and euro prices are estimates. 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 Register is a comprehensive guide to tanker vessels of all sizes and classifications. These include VLCC and ULCC crude oil carriers, general purpose tankers, naval auxiliaries, combined carriers, and vessels specifically designed to handle chemicals, asphalt, methanol or wine.
The Tanker Register opens with an analysis of last year's tanker market and prospects for this year. It reports that as of January 1, 2013, the world tanker fleet consisted of 5,759 vessels with total deadweight capacity at an all-time high of nearly 492.7 million metric tons. On order were 138.5 million tons of capacity and a total of 534 vessels in all size ranges. Further detail is provided by the attachment.
The remainder of the Register is organized in four sections:
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