THE CHANGING WORLD OF DRY BULK

This paper is the introduction to the bound proceedings of the Lloyd's of London Press Conference on Commodities and Bulk Shipping in the 80's. It provides an overview of the dry bulk carrier market, its present condition and the prospects for future long term growth. The author, with the aid of numerous detailed graphs, examines supply and demand trends in the world dry bulk trades. He divides the dry bulk fleet into three size groups: handy size (10-39,000 dwt), Panamax (40-79,000 dwt) and large size carriers (over 80,000 dwt), noting that the demand for each carrier size is directly linked to the changing nature of the bulk commodity trades. The author also looks at how the world business cycle affects dry bulk carrier demand. The paper concludes with a brief look at non-western dry bulk trade.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Paper presented at Commodities on Bulk Shipping in the 80's, a Lloyd's of London Press Conference, the London Press Center, 13/14 December 1979.
• Corporate Authors:

  Lloyd's of London Press Limited

  Sheepen Road
  Colchester, Essex CO3 3LP,   England 
• Authors:
  • Ratcliffe, K M
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Pagination: 11 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bulk cargo; Bulk carriers; Coal; Dry bulk cargo; Dry bulk carriers; Fleet management; Grain; Ores; Shipping; Ships by size; Statistics; Trade
• Old TRIS Terms: Bulk coal; Bulk grain; Bulk ore; Fleet statistics; Shipping trends; Trade analysis
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00316331
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Conf Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 8 1980 12:00AM