New Publication: The Bulk Carrier Register 2014

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Clarkson Research’s 2014 edition of its Bulk Carrier Register, is a comprehensive directory to bulk carriers, ore carriers and combination carriers of 10,000 dwt and over.

The Bulk Carrier Register 2014. By Clarkson Research Studies Limited. (London: 2014). 1,472 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. E-mail: sales.crs@clarksons.co.uk. Price: £290/ €377/ $522.

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:

I. Statistical tables and graphs depicting the evolution and technical character of the bulk carrier fleet, changes occurring in 2013 (losses, scrappings, orders, deliveries, name changes, etc.).

II. 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.).

III. 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.

IV. A directory to owners and their fleets.

Other notable features include an introductory analysis of the bulk carrier market in 2013 and a glossary of bulk ship terminology.

Clarkson’s data show that as of January 1, 2014, the world bulk fleet consisted of 9,917 ships with a total capacity of 721.5 million tons, representing increases in fleet size and deadweight capacity of 4.0 percent and 5.9 percent, respectively, from the year before.

Clarkson says that Chinese imports of iron ore, coking coal and other commodities such as nickel and bauxite remained the driving force in the global dry bulk trade in 2013. Chinese ore imports alone grew by 10 percent to some 800 million metric tons, or 34 percent of total bulk trade growth.

A detailed profile of the existing world fleet as well as bulk carriers on order as of January 1, 2014, is provided by the attachment.