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Edited by: TANKERS, THE PROTAGONISTS Regarding the value of each fleet type, value exceeds $30 billion. Although THE INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING
Giannis Theodoropoulos, OF GREEK-OWNED SHIPPING tankers are at the top: the Greek- the Greek-owned fleet of 137 LNG car- COMMUNITY BY THE SIDE OF
Manos Charitos A recent VesselsValue analysis has owned tanker fleet’s value exceeds $61 riers may seem small, the global fleet TURKIYE AND SYRIA
broken down the Greek-owned fleet by billion. Thus, although the tanker fleet currently numbers around 710 ships, The global shipping community has
ship type and value. According to this constitutes 31% of the Greek-owned and, therefore, Greek shipowners con- shown its support to the people
analysis, the Greek-owned fleet num- fleet (1,450 out of 4,709 vessels), it rep- trol about 19% of the market. affected by the catastrophic earth-
bers 4,709 commercial ships, whose resents approximately 40% of its value. quake in Turkey and Syria.
cumulative value reaches $152.7 billion. The value of the Greek LNG car- GLOBAL CONTAINER PORT Maersk has donated 1,000 containers
Of these, 2,272 are bulk carriers, 1,450 rier fleet is exceptionally high, given CONGESTION TO DECLINE IN to Turkey to aid those most impacted
tankers, 430 containerships, and 252 the number of ships that comprise it. 2023 by the massive earthquake that struck
gas carriers, while the rest are of various According to VesselsValue, although After more than two years of widespread Turkey and Syria on 6 February. The
other types. this fleet numbers only 137 ships, its port congestion, there have been signs containers are already being con-
of decongestion. verted into demountable houses. They
Global pre-berth waiting time remained will be ready to be deployed to the
significantly higher than pre-pandemic affected areas in the coming weeks
levels through 2020-22. In 2019, pre- to provide accommodation for those
berth waiting time accounted for just most affected. In addition, Maersk has
over 17% of the total time at port, but in announced that it will undertake fur-
both 2021 and 2022, the pre-berth wait ther initiatives in the coming weeks to
increased to more than 25% of the total help earthquake victims.
time spent in ports. At the same time, Japanese NYK and
In the second half of 2022, the situation K Line have donated 13 million yen to
improved, despite increased disruptions charities supporting the earthquake
to supply chains due to transport worker victims, while MOL has donated 5 mil-
strikes. By 4Q22, only the North Amer- lion yen to the Japanese Red Cross.
ica and Oceania regions had pre-dock- Israel’s ZIM, through its office in Izmir,
ing waiting times that were 10% above has sent containers loaded with basic
2019 levels. In contrast, pre-berth wait- necessities, such as baby food, to the
ing time in Europe represented 16.6% of affected areas. On Sunday, 13 Feb-
the total time spent in ports, just 1.2% ruary, a CMA CGM Air Cargo aircraft
above the 2019 average of 15.4%. flew to Gaziantep in Turkey to trans-
Drewry expects pre-berth waiting time port the civil security field hospital
to return to pre-pandemic levels in deployed by the French Civil Security.
2023, driven by reduced demand, lower In addition, the CMA CGM Founda-
economic growth, and more normal tion is preparing its contribution to a
seasonality. Signs of the latter trend humanitarian operation for the popu-
were evident in the first weeks of 2023, lations affected by the earthquake in
which heralds more predictable times, Syria in conjunction with non-govern-
although continued blank sailings will mental organisations and the United
increase average berthing times. Nations.

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