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Shipping Cycles and the China Factor. 2008.4. Long Term Cycles. Seaborne Volume Correlate with World Economy. World GDP. Seaborne Trade Volume. 1973 1 st Oil Crisis. 1979 2 nd Oil Crisis. 1991 Financial Crisis. 1997 Asia Crisis. 2001 Dot.com crisis.
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Long Term Cycles Seaborne Volume Correlate with World Economy World GDP Seaborne Trade Volume 1973 1st Oil Crisis 1979 2nd Oil Crisis 1991 Financial Crisis 1997 Asia Crisis 2001 Dot.com crisis
The Micro-Mechanism Behind The Trend of BDI/BFI BDI
The Micro-Mechanism Behind The Growths of Dry Cargo and Bulk Fleet BDI Fleet Growth, Volume Growth Source: Clarkson
In Historic Perspective The Seaborne Trade Volume Showing Extreme Changes 800Mt Last 7 years trade grew at 4.9% pa Sea trade fails due to 1979 Oil crisis The pre 1980s trend 1983~2002 growth 3.4% pa Asia Crisis in 1997 .com Crisis in 2001 World Sea Trade In the late 1990s China started to grow much faster than before. Source: Clarkson
B. Shortage of shipping capacity A. Surplus of shipping capacity World Sea Trade Gen cargo Bulk carriers Tankers • 20 years of under-investment in ships 1970s Bubble Deliveries BARS SHOW WORLD FLEET& LINE SHOWS TRADE Source: Clarkson, Martin Stopford
Ton-Miles Grows Faster than Volume % Source: SSY
China Steel Production 500 Mt Per capita steel consumption now about 340 kg, which is close to European levels
China’s Iron Ore Imports Explains the Ton-Miles Growth M. Ton-miles
China’s Coal Trade M Tons
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