Title: Analyse av skipsfartsmarkedene i lys av finanskrisen HAUGESUNDKONFERANSEN Rica Maritime Hotel 10. fe
1Analyse av skipsfartsmarkedenei lys av
finanskrisenHAUGESUNDKONFERANSENRica Maritime
Hotel10. februar 2009
2Any hopes for shipping?
Singapore, December 28 2008
3Freight rate developments
4Table of content
- World economic outlook
- Impact of financial crisis
- Containership market
- Dry bulk shipping market
- Oil tanker market
- Future trends in shipping
5Table of content
World economic outlook
6World economic outlook
International Monetary Fund
- Financial markets in turmoil
- Developed economies stagnant or in recession
- Emerging economies slowing down markedly
- Prospects of US-led recovery in 2010-onwards
7US housing crisis only tip of the iceberg
- US subprime crisis revealed larger credit bubble
- Rooted in international trade and financial
relations
8China foreign exchange reserves
- Chinas trade surplus and foreign direct
investment boosted foreign exchange reserves - Approaching USD 2000 bn
- 70 in US dollar-denominated securities
- Lent to the US against low interests
9US dollar under pressure
- Because of the lower interest rates, US dollar
was weakened - Strengthened purchasing power of European and
Asian buyers
10Driving commodity prices
- Depreciated dollar helped drive commodity prices
- Investors seeking higher returns in the
commodity market - Liberalized regulation attracting hedge funds
11US economy deteriorating
- US trade and budget deficits deteriorated
- Credit bubble bursted
- Unemployment rising sharply
- Consumer confidence and spending down
12OUTLOOK
OUTLOOK
13US stimulus package must work
- US economic stimulus package must work
- Approved stimulus package of USD 800 bn
- Combination of spending and tax cuts
14Confidence in credit market must improve
- TED-spread measures difference in Treasury Bills
and the Eurodollar Bills - Price discrepancy is an indicator of credit risk
- Decreasing TED-spread indicates decreasing risk
15Confidence in credit market must improve
Containership market
- TED-spread measures difference in Treasury Bills
and the Eurodollar Bills - Price discrepancy is an indicator of credit risk
- Decreasing TED-spread indicates decreasing risk
16Trade slowing down fast
- Trade growth is falling to zero
- World economic recessions means less growth
17Dramatic drop in trade from China
- China-Europe WB is 70 percent of all Asia-Europe
trades - China-US EB is 77 percent of all Transpacific
trades - Intra-Asia slowing because of less Western sales
18Orderbook skewed towards larger vessels
- Most orders for Post-Panamax vssls
- Fewer than 10 Handy and feeders
- Lacks 1 mill. TEU of small vessls
- 1000 vessels of 1000 TEU
19Fixture activity reinvigorated
Dry bulk market
Dry bulk market
- Flurry of fixtures for Capesize and Panamax bulk
carriers - Reinvigorated activity in the Pacific, extending
into the Atlantic basin - Freight rates moving upward on the bolstered
activity - Burst before Lunar New Year holidays
20Steel and iron ore stocks
- Fixture activity to replenish stocks
- Iron ore stocks will rise from Feb/Mar 2009 to
about 70 mill. - Stock build-up and more available vessels for
charter - Ramp-up in steel production will absorb vessel
glut
21Steel production bottoming out in Q2 2009
- Chinas steel industry has reduced production to
70-80 of capacity - Expect steel mills to ramp up production to over
500 million tons p.a. in 09
22Iron ore imports will surge in 2009
- Chinas iron ore imports are likely to exceed 440
million tons in 2009 - Represents an increase of 6 year-on-year
23Scheduled newbuilding deliveries
- Newbuilding deliveries will come in big numbers
from 2H 2009 and in 2010/11 - Based on the scheduled deliveries, the influx
will be as follows - 2009 Abt 70 mill. dwt
- 2010 Abt 110 mill. dwt
- 2011 Abt. 76 mill. dwt
- 2012 Abt. 30 mill. dwt
24Newbuilding deliveries, breakdown by yard
25Fixture activity reinvigorated
Oil tanker market
- Flurry of fixtures for Capesize and Panamax bulk
carriers - Reinvigorated activity in the Pacific, extending
into the Atlantic basin - Freight rates moving upward on the bolstered
activity - Burst before Lunar New Year holidays
26World oil demand
- Oil demand growth is expected to be negative in
2009 - Rebound with US-led economic growth in 2010
- Moderate growth potential in developed economies
- Strong growth in emerging economies China and
India
27Non-OPEC and OPEC production
28Non-OPEC Depletion accellerates
Source KBC
29Untimely fleet growth
30Total exports
31New orders
32Delivery of new orders
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