UTREDNINGSBYRÅ OCH

STATISTIK ÅLANDS

The shipping industry in figures

Richard Palmer

Ålands statistik- och utredningsbyrå (ÅSUB) Statistics and Research Åland

Globalization and international maritime transport _________________________________________________________

1. Trade and transport shape the development of the

world economy.

2. Shipping determines the geography of globalization.

3. Also, globalization affects the actual structure of the

shipping business.

The connection between the shipping business and the nation has

become increasingly complex

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1. What flag? What register?

2. Who is the owner?

• What business group? What company?

• Is the owner a national company or is the ship indirectly owned

by a mother company through a foreign subsidiary?

3. Who controls the ship?

Areas commonly covered by official maritime statistics _________________________________________________________

1. Shipping fleet

2. Sea passengers

3. Freight

4. Seafarers

5. Ports

Aspects of Åland shipping ________________________________________________________

Åland company Foreign company _____________________________________

Åland/Finnish

flag

Foreign flag _____________________________________

Åland shipping

Foreign shipping Åland shipping?

Åland shipping?

The Åland owned merchant fleet 2000-2013 (Gt ≥ 300) _________________________________________________________

The Åland owned shipping

fleet, including local

government-owned ferries,

by year and country of

registration, 2000-2013.

As at 31.12 each year.

Vessels larger than 300 Gt,

majority-owned by Åland

companies

0

200 000

400 000

600 000

800 000

1 000 000

2000 2004 2007 2010 2013

Foreign flag, Gt

Åland and Finnish flag, GtGross tonnage

The Åland registered merchant fleet 2006-2013 (Gt ≥ 300) _________________________________________________________

The Åland registered

shipping fleet, including

local government-owned

ferries, by year and country

of registration, 2006-2013.

As at 31.12 each year.

Vessels larger than 300 Gt

0

200 000

400 000

600 000

800 000

1 000 000

0

10

20

30

40

50

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Number of ships

Gross tonnage (Gt)

GtNumber of ships

Declining number of tax-free passengers to and via Åland ________________________________________________________

Passengers on tax-free

routes to and via Åland

2003-2013, by year and

route

0

2 000 000

4 000 000

6 000 000

8 000 000

10 000 000

Sweden - Åland - Estonia

Finland - Åland - Sweden

Passengers

Source: Statistics and Research Åland, Statistics Estonia, Finnish Transport Agency

Sea passengers by port ________________________________________________________

Sea passengers 1999-2013, by year and port

0

1 000 000

2 000 000

3 000 000

4 000 000

1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013

Eckerö (Berghamn) Mariehamn

Index for tanker freight rates slightly up in 12 months ________________________________________________________

Index for tanker freight rates on routes between NW European ports (Worldscale, Aframax tankers)

Source: www.capitallink.com, http://www.braemarseascope.com/market-research/market-information/

0

50

100

150

200

apr.13 jul.13 okt.13 jan.14 apr.14

Worldscale, TD7

Themes covered in our shipping statistics database (1) __________________________________________________________

1. General maritime and shipping fleet statistics

• The Åland owned shipping fleet by year, country of registration and gross tonnage

• Åland owned vessels of 300 gross tons and over by name, flag and measurements of weight and size

• Employment in sea transport enterprise

• Sea passengers by year and port

• Passengers on tax-free routes to and via Åland

• Arrivals to Åland

Themes covered in our shipping statistics database (2) __________________________________________________________

2. Shipping market indicators

• Bunker price index

• Index of international dry bulk freight

• Container ship index

• Index for tanker freight rates

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