WAITING FOR THE UPTURN

As with any other commodity, world demand for chemicals must determine the size of the specialised fleet of vessels which transports it. Movement out of the present recession in the chemicals market is not expected to show until the decade's end. But, by then, scrappage of over-age vessels should be alleviating the current tonnage over supply so that, hopefully, a more equable supply and demand situation should be emerging. With an eye on the effect on ship demand, this article analyses current and planned supply and demand projects in the chemicals market.

• Corporate Authors:

  IPC Industrial Press Limited

  Dorset House, Stamford Street
  London SE1 9LU,   England 
• Publication Date: 1977-9-23

Media Info

• Pagination: 9 p.
• Serial:
  • Marine Week
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue Number: 36
  • Publisher: IPC Business Press Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Chemical tankers; Chemicals; Economics; Shipping
• Old TRIS Terms: Chemical cargo; Shipping economics
• Subject Areas: Economics; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00167706
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Marine Week
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 27 1977 12:00AM