Sunday, October 26, 2008

Shipbuilding demand slowing

A swift drop in freight rate is predicted to occur due to an oversupply of new large-sized vessels set to be built in 2009.

Demand for general-purpose vessels - such as tankers, bunkers and container ships have already dropped, and is not expected to increase. The value of steel plates, which have been contributing to heightened newbuilding prices, is also likely to fall following a decrease in raw material prices.
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