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Schifffahrt | Shipping Reefer Ships – change ahead? The reefer ship segment has been quiet in recent history, but there are several developments afoot that could change this. The fleet is aging, returns are nudging upwards, and shipyards remain hungry for work The average age of the global reefer ship fleet has risen to almost 30 years old, the traditional scrapping age for these specialised vessels. Interest in newbuild orders for ships of this type has been depressed for the past fifteen years as the number of ships remaining in service was sufficient to meet the demand when combined with the increased reefer capacity in the global containership fleet. Russia maintains a large count of ships, although the average age is very high, and the average size of 233,000 cubic feet, below the fleetwide mean of 267,000 cubic feet. Japan, by contrast, has a smaller but more valuable fleet that is half the age of the Russian one. The average vessel size is 321,000 cubic feet, which is bigger than average. Germany and the Netherlands both specialise in large ships, at 530,000 cubic feet and 404,000 cubic feet respectively. One interesting trend in the reefer ship space is that the average size of the units has declined over the years. This runs contrary to most shipping market segments, where larger sizes generally mean more efficient transportation and lower of cost. The average earnings per cubic foot has trended flat from 2004 to the present, averaging 0.76 $ per cubic foot. The market in late 2017 and so far in 2018 has been above this mean, which could contribute to interest in niche orders in the reefer segment. M Top Reefer Countries by Value in mill. $ Country Number of Vessels Total CuFt Average Age Total Value mill. $ Japan 42 13,474,195 15 521 Russia 138 32,236,106 31 339 Netherlands 32 12,937,142 21 278 Germany 34 1,007,616 22 268 China 94 21,938,275 32 227 Hong Kong 14 7,550,551 16 214 Greece 47 21,920,398 28 211 Norway 47 11,969,565 26 187 South Korea 52 10,006,827 28 185 USA 19 6,523,502 25 144 Other 274 54,952,187 33 729 28 HANSA International Maritime Journal – 155. Jahrgang – 2018 – Nr. 2

INTERNATIONAL MARITIME JOURNAL Schifffahrt | Shipping INTERNATIONAL MARITIME JOURNAL FORUM SCHIFFFAHRT FINANZIERUNG in cooperation with HANSA International Maritime Journal – 155. Jahrgang – 2018 – Nr. 2 29

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