COSCO Shipping (600428.SH) Focuses On Special Fleet Service

   Date:2011/09/27

Since 2011, freight volume of COSCO has maintained steady. However, subject to the inflation and appreciation of RMB, profit of the whole industry chain has diluted gradually, freight rates are hardly to be increased. Therefore, COSCO starts innovation of business model which uses 27 thousand DWT multi-purpose vessels and 28 thousand DWT heavy lift and focuses on main routes transportation connecting Asia, Europe, Africa and America. Meanwhile, it conducts regional logistics through transit shipment business.

In mid-2011, COSCO’s average freight rates of multi-purpose vessels and heavy lift were USD9, 000/day and USD12, 000/day respectively, wherein the average rates for 27 thousand DWT multi-purpose vessels and 28 thousand DWT heavy lift are all approximately at USD17, 000/ day.

Currently, COSCO has more than 90 vessels in operation (wherein over 60 are self-owned), of which freight capacity reaches 2.09 million DWT. By the end of 2011, another 3 vessels will be brought into service; furthermore, 7-8 vessels will be delivered by 2012-2013. It is expected that fleet framework construction will be completed in the next 3 years.  


Scale Change of Dry Bulk Cargo Fleets and Container Fleet

 

2010

Jan.-Sept. 2011

Dry Bulk Cargo Fleets

 

 Vessel Amount

1,000 DWT

Vessel Amount

1,000 DWT

Scale (Initially)

7312

459535

8154

535157

Delivery

957

77927

778

64205

Disassembling Vessel

115

5652

275

18135

Loss

5

365

3

166

Other Increase

61

5403

52

5152

Other Decrease 

56

1704

77

2358

Net Increase

842

75610

475

48697

Final Fleet

8154

535145

8629

583854

Container Fleets

 

Vessel Amount

1,000 TEU

Vessel Amount

1,000 TEU

Scale (Initially)

4795

12957

4968

14153

Delivery

259

1335

141

918

Disassembling Vessel

80

126

25

31

Loss

2

1

2

3

Other Increase

36

50

7

42

Other Decrease 

40

63

15

13

Net Increase

173

1195

106

914

Final Fleet

4968

14152

5074

15066

 

 

Source:ResearchInChina

2005- www.researchinchina.com All Rights Reserved 京ICP备05069564号-1 京公网安备1101054484号