Lectra hereby ancient maritime finance director recently Nordbank in Hamburg, Germany, said the shipping route header volume growth will gradually slow down, he reminded the liner industry must change as soon as possible insight into future market conditions, and to develop plans to control costs. London containers of the international consulting firm report also expected, set top box market boom can not be sustained, will reproduce the problem of excess capacity.

In recent months header ocean shipments encourage more shipping companies to use the idle boats, the global ratio of idle vessels has fallen to 2%. Old hereby Lectra said, unlike the individual insiders expected, VLCC currently seems the most benefit from the demand for freight transport short rally, this condition is based on economies of scale factors, but the long-term operating environment such ship is still not sure.

He said that European markets have slowed demand for consumer goods positive signs, the liner should be more careful observation of changes in the industry set box shipping market, and will increase the volume gradually narrowing condition included in the decision-making consideration. Benefit from the huge cargo in the first half, although this year there are over 20 million cases of delivery of new vessels owners, and all are involved in the operation, but the impact on the supply and demand balance batch capacity has not yet surfaced. But more VLCC delivered in the next three years, will set box shipping market have changed much.

Container shipping market boom does not last

Lectra ancient hereby reminded, referring to past years experience, shipping lines in response to the harsh operating environment, we must strictly control costs in order to ensure profitability, the industry should make early preparations.

London containers of the international consulting firm Jones analyst also pointed out that similar views, he believes, set box shipping market recovery earlier than expected, is the cause of a sudden reduction in the amount of idle header boat, but the company has always believed that box shipping market boom will not last ʱ??

He said that in 2008 and 2009 can not be compared with the previous season entirely, even if this year is no exception. He believes that although the collection box shipping market recovery earlier than expected, but the volume of the first half of the growth to a certain extent based on European and American retailers replenish inventories after the end of the inventory to fill and season, an increase in the second half will be narrowed.

He stressed that as more shipping lines to receive new vessels, will result in excess capacity problem again.

London's Drewry shipping consultants have also earlier made a similar warning about the liner industry not to be carried away by the recent signs of recovery tank surface transport market, and refers to the accumulation of huge Asian export goods only of misinterpretation.