2009 WORLD YEARBOOK
BY THE NUMBERS
World Fleet Development
Start 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Tankers 273.2 276 281.3 274.9 278.8 287.9 304.1 326.9 344.4 362.1 380.8 Chemical carriers 11.9 13.5 15 15 15.4 17.3 18 19.2 21.4 24.4 26.4
(Mill.dwt) Bulk Combined Others Total carriers carriers 260.4 16.1 160.9 722.6 264.8 15.2 166.7 736.2 274 14.6 169.3 754.3 287.4 13.8 174.7 765.9 295 12.6 181.2 783 303.3 12.2 189.6 810.3 320.7 11.7 200.5 855 341.9 11.7 213.3 913 365.1 11.3 232.5 974.8 392.9 11.3 255.5 1046.2 411.1 10.5 283.9 1113.5 (Source: The Platou Report 2009, RS Platou Group � www.platou.com)
Deliveries (Mill.dwt)
Start 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Tankers 19.1 19.2 13.1 22.7 27.9 26.4 28 23 28.7 33.2 Chemical carriers 1.7 1.7 0.2 0.8 2 0.8 1.5 2.4 3 2.9 Bulk Combined Others Total carriers carriers 13.5 0.4 6.5 41.2 13.6 N/A 8.5 43 20.6 N/A 10.5 44.4 13.6 N/A 10.4 47.5 11.8 0.2 11.2 53.1 18.3 N/A 11.9 57.4 22.3 N/A 13.8 65.6 25.5 N/A 20.3 71.1 28.6 N/A 23 83.3 22.9 N/A 28.4 87.4 (Source: The Platou Report 2009, RS Platou Group � www.platou.com)
New Orders
Start 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Tankers 15.3 34.9 26.2 17.7 47.9 34 24 74.7 42.1 47.4
(Mill.dwt) Chemical carriers 1 0.9 0.7 1.6 1.4 2.2 0.9 6.8 10.1 2.7 Bulk Combined Others Total carriers carriers 18.5 N/A 8.3 43.1 14.5 0.2 17.5 67.9 8.7 N/A 10.5 46.1 21.9 N/A 8.4 49.6 27.9 N/A 27.5 104.7 28.8 N/A 28.1 93.1 16.8 N/A 25.9 67.6 39 N/A 25.7 146.2 161.6 N/A 50.5 264.3 91.4 N/A 50.5 192 (Source: The Platou Report 2009, RS Platou Group � www.platou.com)
Orderbook
Start 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
(Mill.dwt) Chemical carriers 11.1 10.4 9.5 10 10.8 10.2 11.6 3.3 11 19 11.3 Bulk Combined Others Total carriers carriers 25.5 0.4 13.7 85 30.5 N/A 15.5 81.2 34.3 0.2 24.5 107.8 22.4 0.2 27.9 112.5 30.3 0.2 22.9 109.5 48.4 N/A 41.2 164.8 60.6 N/A 56.2 200.4 61.4 N/A 68.1 209.3 78.9 N/A 80 298.6 216.1 N/A 105.7 488.5 286.3 N/A 92.2 551 (Source: The Platou Report 2009, RS Platou Group � www.platou.com)
Tankers 34.3 24.8 39.3 52 45.3 65.1 72 76.5 128.7 147.7 164
Tonnage Sold for Scrapping, Lost and Other Removals (Mill.dwt)
Start 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Tankers 16.3 13.9 19.5 18.9 18.8 10.2 5.1 5.5 10.7 14.9 Chemical carriers 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.5 Bulk Combined Others Total carriers carriers 9.1 0.9 3.9 30.3 4.4 0.6 3.1 22.1 7.2 0.8 4 31.7 6 1.2 3.9 30.4 3.5 0.7 2.8 25.9 0.8 0.5 1 12.7 1.2 0 1 7.6 2.2 0.3 1.1 9.4 0.7 0 1.4 13.2 4.7 0.8 4.3 24.8 (Source: The Platou Report 2009, RS Platou Group � www.platou.com)
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