THE TRADING PROSPECTS FOR PANAMAX (50-80,000 DWT) BULK CARRIERS AND OBOS

This publication sets out to investigate the "Panamax" vessels' emerging new market role and attempts to reach some conclusions about the potential supply/demand relationship for these vessels through to the mid-1980s. The study begins by examining the size and structure of the current "Panamax" dry bulk fleet with Part 2 of the Study considering these vessels market role. Part 3 discusses "Panamax" dry bulk vessel employment patterns. In Part 4 there is a review of the trading costs of "Panamax" dry bulk carriers and, in Part 5 the future prospects for these vessels are evaluated.

• Corporate Authors:

  Drewry (HP) (Shipping Consultants) Limited

  Research Division, 24 Brook Street
  London W1Y 2LL,   England 
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Pagination: n.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bulk carriers; Dry bulk carriers; Economic analysis; Fleet management; Ore bulk oil carriers; Trade; Trend (Statistics)
• Old TRIS Terms: Fleet requirements; Obos; Trade analysis
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00317490
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Study No. 83
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 16 1980 12:00AM