Global ship owner "slowdown" in the purchase of ship speed

August global ship owners to buy the ship speed, the volume of second-hand ships and new ship orders fell significantly. According to the data of golden destiny, overall, 2014 August shipowner has custom-made the ship of 150 new ship, the 77 new ship specific cost has not announced, 73 new ship cost a total investment of surplus about $62 billion. The new ship orders fell by 28% over the previous month, down 18% from the same period last year. August 2013 new ship orders have reached 182.
Destiny Golden pointed out in the report, at the same time, in the secondary market, in August the owner bought a total of 76 second-hand ship, which is not announced the transaction price of 14 boats, the total value of the remaining 62 ships of about $1640000000. The average age of 9 years, the ship was built in 2008, the average capacity of 51524 tons. The volume of second-hand ship fell by 15% over the previous month, down 40% from the same period last year. August 2013, the second-hand ship volume reached 126.
In spite of this, Destiny Golden believes that the shipping market is still facing the problem of excess capacity. Although the August new ship orders have declined, but the volume is still higher than the second-hand ship trading volume 87%; the first 8 months of this year, the average weekly order of 55, compared with 45 in 2013 increased by 22% over the same period in 2012 increased by 24 over the same period in. However, the second half of this year, the new ship orders may gradually decline. In the second-hand ship market, the first 8 months of this year, the average weekly second-hand ship trading volume of 29, compared with 26 in 2013 increased by 12%, compared with 22 in the same period in 2012 increased by 62%.
In addition, Golden Destiny also said, in August, a total of Greek Shipowners ordered 4 new ships, a total investment of about $243000000. The new ship orders were reduced by 67% compared with last month, compared with the same period last year, a decrease of 21 compared to 81%. At the same time, the Greek ship owner to buy a total of 23 second-hand ship, capacity to reach 2144781 tons, the total investment cost of about $790150000. Greek ship owners to buy second-hand ship volume accounted for 30% of the total volume of second-hand ship market. Greek Shipowners to buy second-hand ships bulk carriers most total of 9 boats, transport power is 696537 deadweight tons, total about $174 billion; tanker 6 aircraft, the capacity of 100 million deadweight tons, amounting to about $2.18 billion; container ship a total of 5 ships, the capacity for 259787TEU, total about for $69.3 million.