World Cement Carrier Services and Market Forecast Report

CW Research’s World Cement Carrier Market Forecast Report provides an in-depth forecast analysis with a five-year retrospective and outlookof the specialized cement carrier market demand by type and market size in USD.

The study also includes a comparative analysis between the services and costs of using of cement carriers versus traditional bulkers and containers vessels.

The report is meant to serve end users, builders and convertors of cement carriers who need to understand the existing and future supply-demand balance of the segment. The report provides the information set necessary to gauge regional and global opportunities.

Particular emphasis is given to routes, the age and evolution in terms of ship count in the cement carriers’ fleet, utilization rates, dead-weight tonnage, as well as type of cementitious material transported, type of loading and unloading (mechanical or pneumatic). Scrapping rates, new builds, conversions, freight, demand and key trends and drivers for major regions and markets worldwide are fully presented and comprehensively explained. Additionally, the report analyzes the current and future market share structure and market size in USD of the industry, both from a builder and operator perspective.

Historical charter rates of cement carriers are compared with that of traditional bulkers and of container ships transporting cement in bags and big bags. Utilization rates of the cement carriers fleet are also compared to that of traditional bulkers and container vessels carrying cementitious materials.

The study breaks down the existing and future fleet of cement carriers by size, routes, type, and market size.

Additionally, the report provides a crafted bottom-up outlook, driven by gray cement and fly-ash seaborne trade (including the Great Lakes), be it international or domestic.

The information is provided in a data-rich format that combines qualitative insights with extensive facts and data series to allow readers to make critical business decisions. By leveraging CW Research’s recognized and proven research capabilities in a highly accurate and precise format, the World Cement Carrier Services and Market Forecast Report is an indispensable tool to all professionals who wish to effortlessly navigate the complexities of the specialized cement carrier industry.

Scope of the report:

1. Methodology

2. Executive Summary

3. Cement carrier fleet overview

Definition
Drivers
Pricing history and consumption drivers
Charter rates comparison to traditional bulkers and container vessels carrying cementitious materials
New build, conversions and scrapping rates
Segmentation:
Charter rates comparison to traditional bulkers and container vessels carrying cementitious materials
Market size in USD, fleet count, dead weight tonnage, pricing historical overview
Market size in USD, fleet count and dead weight tonnage five-year forecast

Unloading:
- Pneumatic unloading
- Mechanical unloading
Routes:
- Ocean going
- Coastal

4. Regional breakdown (by trade route):

Supply-demand balance
Utilization rates: historical and outlook
Industry structure
Historical pricing by dwt and installed unloading system
Market size in USD: historical and outlook

By routes :

West Coast US
East Coast US
Great Lakes
West Coast South America
East Coast South America
Caribbean
West Africa
East and South Africa
North Africa
Black Sea and intra-Med Basin
Western Europe, Scandinavia and Baltics
South And East Asia

5. Company profiles

Operators:
- Cement manufacturers-operators: LafargeHolcim, HeidelbergCement, Cemex
- Owner-operators: Baltrader, BRISE, KGJ Cement, Hartmann Group, MF Shipping Group, Nova Marine Carriers, Sirios Shipmanagement, SMT Shipping
- Builders / convertors: Algoma, Carlsen, Chengxi, China Navigation, Detlef Hegemann Rolandwerft, Dynamarine Group, MacGregor, Morska Stocznia.