At the start of 2024, the world merchant fleet consisted of 61,811 vessels with a combined capacity of 2.25 billion dwt, after a year-on-year increase of 3.6 %. (Ships of 300 gt and over). The fleet additions reached the level of the start of this decade with 1,578 merchant vessels with a combined 84 million dwt were reported delivered in 2023. This is equal to a rise of 5.3 % year-on-year in dwt terms. In the same period, just 347 merchant vessels with a combined capacity of 9.4 million dwt have been reported sold for scrap, representing a 15 % year-on-year decrease.

Clarkson's Seaborne Trade Monitor expects seaborne trade to grow by 3

Seguir leyendo