ITCO：2022年全球罐式集裝箱船隊(duì)調(diào)查

2022

GLOBALTANKCONTAINERFLEETSURVEY

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2022

GLOBALTANKCONTAINER

FLEETSURVEY

Contents

Introduction3

TheGlobalTankContainerFleet–AnOverview4

Table1:GlobalTankContainerFleet(at1January2022)4

Figure1:Top10TankContainerOperators(at1January2022)5

Figure2:Top10TankContainerLeasingCompanies(at1January2022)5

Figure3:GlobalTankContainerProductionin20216

Table2:GlobalTankContainerDevelopmentbyYear(1Jan2013–1Jan2022)7

Table3:ComparativeTankProductionandGlobalFleetGrowth(1991–2020)8

Figure5:Theproductionandfleetcapacityoftankcontainers(1Jan1992-2021)9

Table4:TankContainerOperatorsFleetsat1January202210

Table5:TankContainerLeasingCompanyFleetsat1January202211

Table6:TankContainerManufacturersandProductionin202112

Methodology13

ITCOVisionandtheContainerShippingMarket14

DISCLAIMER

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ITCO2022Surveyrevealsindustrygrowthof7.3%in2021comparedto5.3%in2020

GlobalTankContainerFleetreached736,935by1January2022

Followingatough2020,whenmarketuncertaintycausedbytheglobalCOVID-19pandemicresultedinaslowingdownoftheglobaltankcontainerbusiness,thepastyearhasseenasignificantrecoveryinthemarket,withahighdemandforequipmentbybothoperatorsandlessors.

Thereasonsfortheglobalcontainerindustry’ssupplychainproblemshavebeenwell-documentedinnewspapersandtradejournals.IncreasedvolumesfromawiderangeofcargoesfromAsia–aswellasspace-shortagesoncontainerships,portcongestionandinlandtransportdelays–theseareallfactorswhichhavecontributedtoincreasedtankcontainerdemandin2021.

Theseissues,andespeciallythecontainershipcapacityshortagefromAsiatothemainmarketsofNorthAmericaandEurope,haveledtosignificantlyincreasedfreightrates.Despitetheserateincreases,demandfortankshasneverthelesscontinuedtogrow.OnefactoristhatthehighfreightratesleadtoaneconomicneedtomaximisethequantityofcargoshippedwithinanISOcontainerslot,withthetankcontainertransportingabout60%morecargocomparedwithacontainerfilledwithdrums.

Thesignsfor2022arethattherewillbestrongdemandonallglobaltradelanes,butthechallengefortankoperatorstobookspaceoncontainershipscouldcontinuetocauseindustryproblems,assomeshippinglinesprioritise“carrier-ownedcontainers”ratherthan“shipper-ownedcontainers”(ietanksnotownedbythecarrier).

Atthetimeofpublishingthisyear’sITCOTankContainerFleetSurvey,therearenosignsofimprovementintheneartermfromtheproblemsofspaceshortageoncontainerships.Customerdemandremainsstrong,butmuchofthenewvesselcapacitywillnotbeintroducedintoserviceforatleastanotheryear.

Alongsidetheshortageofspaceon-boardcontainerships,thetankindustryalsofacesashortageoftankcontainercleaningandrepaircapacity,withinvestmentandexpansionoftankdepotsgenerallynotkeepinginlinewithglobaltankfleetexpansion.Driverrecruitmentfortankcontainerhaulierscontinuestobeaproblemfortheindustry.

Thedemandfornewtankshasresultedinsubstantialgrowthintheglobaltankcontainerfleetoverthepast12months

–with2021beingthethirdhighestfigureintermsofnewproduction.

Accordingtothisyear’sITCOSurveyoftheGlobalTankContainerMarketIn2021,atotalof53,285newtankcontainerswerebuilt,comparedto35,800tankcontainersthepreviousyear-anincreaseofsome17,485units.

Theworldwidetankcontainerfleetgrewby7.3percentin2021,comparedto5.3%in2020.

Thisyear’sSurveyestimatesthat,at1January2022,theglobaltankcontainerfleetstoodat737,935units,comparedto686,650tankson1January2021.

AsinpreviousEditions,thisSurveyisintendedtoanalysethegrowthintheworld’stankcontainerfleetandthedevelopmentoftankcontainersmanufacturingonayear-by-yearbasis.Itshowshow,numerically,theindustrycontinuestobedominatedonagloballevelbyarelativelysmallnumberofmajortankcontaineroperatorsandleasingcompanies.

Thetop10tankcontaineroperatorsaccountforover266,665tanks,representingsome60%oftheglobaltankcontaineroperators’fleet.Thetop10leasingcompaniesaccountfor275,050tanks,representingabout85%ofthetotalleasingfleet.

Tankcontainersownedbyshippers,beneficialcargoowners-andawiderangeofotherindustryplayers–amountto211,285tanks,anincreaseof6%over2021.Shippers/BCOsownmostlyspecialtanks,whileotherindustrysectorshavearangeofstandardsandspecials.

Basedonitssuccessfulgrowthinrecentyears,theindustryiscontinuingtoattractsmallerplayerstoenterthemarket–oftenoffering“niche”tankservicesinnichemarkets,suchassouth-eastAsia.However,existingoperatorsalsoreportagreateremphasisonthepartofshipperstovaluerelationshipsasameanstoforgeloyalty,qualityanddependablesuppliesoftanks,movingawayfromtheerraticspotmarketandon-linepricefocusedcompetitivebidding.

Asinpreviousyears,thisSurveyliststhosecompanieswhichareoperatingorleasingtankcontainerfleetsofover1000units.Companieswithtankcontainerfleetsoflessthan1000units,(about200companies)havenotbeennamedindividually,butan“educatedestimate”hasbeenmadeforthecombinedfleets.

TheInternationalTankContainerOrganisationwouldliketotakethisopportunitytothankthevariouscompanieswhohavecontributedtothisstudy.Yourinputandinformation,statisticsandideasareverymuchappreciated.

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Notes:

TheGlobalTankContainerFleet

atthebeginningof2022:Overview

Table1:GlobalTankContainerFleet(1January2022)

NumberofTankOperatorsWorldwide

235-plus

NumberofTanksinOperatorFleets

(Owned&Leased-in)

489,895

NumberofTankLessorsWorldwide

37-plus

NumberofTanksinLessorFleets

322,950

TanksonLeasetoOperators,ShippersandOthersUsers

284,195

“Idle”leasingcompanytanks*

(undergoingM&R,testing,storage)

38,755

Shippers**andOthers***

TotalnumberofShipperand“Others”

(Ownedandleased-in)

211,285

TanksBuiltin2021

53,285

TanksScrappedin2021****

3,000

TotalGlobalTankContainers

(Fleetsizecalculatedasfollows:

TanksinOperatorFleets+Lessors“Idle”Tanks+

TanksinBCOs/Shippers/“Others”Fleets.Lesstanks

scrapped)

736,935

Table1showstheestimatedglobalnumberoftanksbyindustrysector.

?Thetotaloperatorandleasingfleetisbasedonthein?-dustryresponsetotheSurveyandotherresearch.

?Theleasingfleetisaccountedforwithinboththe“opera-tor”andalsothe“shipper”fleets,exceptforthosetankswhichare“idle”.(Definitionof“idletanks”-seenextcolumn)

?“Shipper”and“others”fleetisestimatedinaccordancewiththemethodologydetailedonpage13ofthisSurvey.

?TheSurveyindicatesthattherewere736,935tankcontainersworldwideatthebeginningof2022includingannualmanufactureof53,285newtanksin2021

?Takingintoaccountanestimated3000scrappedtanks,theglobalfleeton1January2022hadgrownto736,935tanks,comparedto686,650atthebeginningof2021.

?Thisrepresentsagrowthof7.3%from1January2021to

1January2022.

*IdleTanks

?Tanksmightbe“idle”becausetheyareintheprocessofpreparationsuchasmaintenanceandtestingorintheprocessofbeingrepositionedtoademandareaorremainingasnewmanufacturestocks.

?Thisnormallyrepresentsbetween10%and15%oftheleasingcompanyfleetatanyonetime.For2021,wehaveestimatedthefigureofidletankstobe12%oftheleasedfleet,

**Shipper(alsoreferredtoas“BeneficialCargoOwner”,producerorconsignor)fleet

?The“Shipper”fleetcomprisestanksownedorleased-inbyproducersofbulkcargoes,forshipmentintanks–especiallychemicalandfood/drinkscompanies.

?Thesetanksmaybeoperatedbytheshipperthemselves,orbyanoperatorontheirbehalf

?Thesetankscanbeunitsforspecificlogisticsoperations,dedicatedservicesorforusewithinacompany’sownproductionprocess.Theyarealsosometimes“special”tanks-manufacturedormodifiedtomeetaspecificneedandincludetanksdesignedtotransportliquefiedandrefrigeratedgases.

***Others

?“Others”(ie“OtherTankUsers”)includethemanytanksoperatedbyorganisationssuchasmilitary,shippingandbargelines,rail,oilandminingindustries,Chinadomesticandcompaniesthatusetanksforstorageorspecialtransportoperationssuchasbitumen.

?Someofthetanksdisposedfromoperatorandlessorfleetsmightbemodifiedandutilisedwithinthiscategory.

****Disposals

?Tankcontainersarenormallydepreciatedoveraresiduallifeof20-25years-butoftenremaininserviceforalongerperiod.Operatorshaverecognisedthattheoperationallifeofthetankcanbeextended.Evidenceindicatesthattankscannowlastlonger

?Theservicelifeofthetankcanbeextendedbyremanufactureorrefurbishment.Thisisanespeciallyviableoptionwhenthepriceofnewtanksisatahigherlevel.

?Ownersmightdisposeoftankcontainersforcommercialandtechnicalreasons.Thesemightberepurposedintootheruses,suchasstorage.

?Sometanksaresoldforre-cyclingasscrapmetal,especiallyifthetankisseriouslydamagedbeyondeconomicrepair.

?Scrapmightbeaviableeconomicoptionwhenthecommercialpriceofscrapstainlesssteelrises.

?Precisedataabouttankdisposalandscrappingisdifficulttoresearch.Forthisyear’ssurvey,wehaveestimatedanominalfigureof3000tanksbeingscrappedin2021,whichislowcomparedtopreviousyears

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BertschiGroup28,300

TopTenTankContainerOperators

Thereareover235operatorsoftankcontainersknowntoITCO,rangingfromverylargeglobalcompaniestorelativelysmallnicheandregionalplayers.

ShownbyFigure1,at1January2022,thetoptenoperatorsaccountedforover266,665tanksrepresentingover54%oftheglobaltankcontaineroperators’fleet(489,895tanks).

(Atthesametimelastyear,thetop10operatorsaccountedfor246,630tanks,whichrepresentedover55%oftheglobaloperator’sfleet).

Figure1:TopTenTankContainerOperators(at1January2022)

Interflow(TCS)

SuttonsInternational

14,115

14,700

StoltTankContainers43,000

IntermodalTank

Transport

19,000

Newport37,500

DenHartogh

23,000

Bulkhaul

24,000

HoyerGroup35,550

ChinaRailwayLogistics

27,500

TopTenLeasingCompanies

Atleast37companiesworldwideprovidetankcontainerleasingservices.Theserangefromlargegloballessorstoregionalandlocalcompanies.

AsshowninFigure2,at1January2022,thetop10lessorsaccountedfor275,050tanks,representingabout85%ofthetotalleasingfleet(322,950tanks).

Thetop3companiesaccountfor164,850tanksofthetotalleasingfleet,or51%,comparedwith50.2%lastyear.

Figure2:TopTenTankContainerLeasing

Companies(at1Jan2021)

TWSRent-A-Tainer7,660

AlbatrossTankLeasing

TritonInternational9,500

EXSIFWorldwide71,350

11,400

PeacockContainer

17,500

TrifleetLeasing

20,190

RafflesLease*

20,500

CSLeasing23,450

Eurotainer*51,500

SeacoGlobal

42,000

(*Sameowner)

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TopTankContainerManufacturers

Singamas

DalianCRRCContainer

1,510

2,150

WelitOddy

4,000

JJAP

5,600

CIMCSafeway

29,525

NTTank

9,000

Figure3:Productionfiguresofthetop7TankContainermanufacturersin2019

?In2021,thecombinednumberoftankcontainersproducedbyalloftheworld’smanu-facturerstotalledover53,300newunits.

?TankContainermanufacturingisconcentratedinChina.TheonlyotherlargevolumemanufacturerisbasedinSouthAfrica.

?TheleadingTankContainerManufacturersproducingthehighestnumberoftanksareasfollows:CIMC,NTTank,JJAP,WelfitOddy,SingamasandDalianCRRC.Thesetopsixrepresent97%ofglobalmanufacture.

?Themajorityofunitsproducedbythesetopsixcompaniesarestandardindustrytanksrange.Nevertheless,thereareatleast10furthercompaniesbuildingawiderangeofspecialisedtanks,includingswap-tanks,semi-specials,gasandcryogenictanks.

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Notes:

Year

Players/TankType

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

Operators-Number

235

230

218

212

210

209

205

194

176

116

TotalOperatorsFleet(Ownedandleased-in)

489,895

443,110

418,500

381,750

365,000

342,500

329,080

305,700

265,550

228,460

LeasingCompanies-Number

37

37

37

35

36

36

36

33

34

27

“Idle”LeasingCompanyTanks

38,755

44,400

45,840

42,785

32,000

28,500

20,175

23,400

17,650

15,000

On-leasetoOperators,Shippers,

Others

284,195

272,310

259,775

243,200

213,000

186,765

181,575

171,600

158,850

135,400

TotalLessorFleet

322,950

316,710

305,615

286,000

245,000

215,265

201,750

195,000

176,500

150,400

Shipper/Others

Total(OwnedandLeased)

211,285

199,140

188,010

180,165

155,000

137,400

110,950

107,460

103,000

94,800

Manufactured(inthepreviousyear)

53,285

35,800

54,650

59,700

48,500

44,500

43,780

48,200

42,620

39,700

Disposal*

3,000

1,500

7,000

7,000

4,500

4,500

2,000

5,000

1,000

-

GrandTotal

737,935

686,650

652,350

604,700

552,000

508,000

458,200

427,560

385,200

338,260

Growth%comparedwithyear**

preceding

7.3

5.267.8810.818.668.57.1610.9913.87n/a

Table2:AnnualGlobalTankContainerGrowth(1Jan2013-1Jan2022)

*Disposals:Thisyear,wearelookingmorecloselyatthedisposalofoldertanks,assomeequipmentbuiltover20yearshasstartedtomovetowardstheendoftheiroperationallives.Upuntilnowthishasnotbeenabigissue,butunlikeboxcontainers,thetanksnormallyhaveamuchlongerlifespan.Wehadstartedtoseemoreoftheoldertankcontainersbeingscrappedbecauseofagerelatedproblems,orwithtooheavyatareweightorsmallercapacitybarrelsortooexpensivetorepairetc.

Initsresearchforthiseditionofthefleetsurvey,ITCOhasaddedaquestiontoourmembersrequestingdatatoincludehowmanytankshavebeenscrappedfromtheirfleets.InadditionwehavetheinputfromanewITCOmember,whoisinthebusinessofscrappingoldtanks.

Webelievethisdatawillproveveryusefulforourmemberswhoarenowbeingrequestedtoprovideinformationonthesustainabilityoftankcontainers.

Duringthepastyear,becauseofthepandemic,wehavenotedthatolder,smallercapacity,tankcontainersarenotbeingscrappedatthepreviousrate.Inmanycases,theyarebeingrepairedandputbackintoservicebecauseofthehighdemandfortheequipment.Inadditionmanyofthemmayevenbere-manufacturedifthepriceofnewtankscontinuestoincreaseatthecurrenthighlevelthroughthiscurrentyear.

**Growth:PercentagegrowthisreportedshowingthegrowthfortheyearcomparedwiththeprecedingSurvey.

Table2summariesITCOSurveyscompletedsince2013.Theestimatedgrowthin2021,comparedwith2020isabout7.3%.The2014and2015“shipper&othersownedfleet”hasbeenadjusted,toreflectastaticposition,buttheleasedpartofthefleetshowsapercentageincreaseinlinewiththemethodology.

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Table3:TankContainerProductionandWorldFleet(1991–2020)

Year

Production

Fleetat1January(ofyearshown)

1991

6,500

1992

8,000

67,000

1993

9,000

73,000

1994

11,000

81,000

1995

12,500

88,800

1996

14,000

97,800

1997

15,000

110,650

1998

13,000

121,960

1999

9,500

129,640

2000

10,500

136,440

2001

9,500

144,140

2002

9,000

149,240

2003

11,000

157,400

2004

13,000

164,000

2005

14,500

172,000

2006

16,000

178,400

2007

14,000

190,000

2008

15,000

206,000

2009

20,000

220,000

2010

25,000

236,000

2011

28,000

257,000

2012

39,700

282,000

2013

42,620

338,260

2014

48,200

385,200

2015

43,780

427,500

2016

44,500

458,200

2017

48,500

508,000

2018

59,700

552,500

2019

54,650

604,700

2020

35,800

652,350

2021

53,285

686,650

2022

737,935

DataSource:ContainerisationInternational2008Censusand,formorerecentyears,othersourcesincludingtankcontainermanufacturers,operatorsandleasingcompanies.

Table3shows:

1.Theestimatedannualtankproductionsince1991.Theabilitytoincreaseeconomicproductionofnewmanufacturedtankshasbeenoneofthedriversofthetankcontainerindustrygrowth.

2.Theestimatedglobaltankcontainerfleetsince1992

3.Afigureof3000tanksbeingdisposedin2021fromtheworldfleet

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1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Figure5:TankContainerProduction(1990to2021)

70,000

60,000

50,000

40,000

30,000

20,000

10,000

0

Figure6:TotalFleetsize(at1stJanuaryofeachyear)

700,000

600,000

500,000

400,000

300,000

200,000

100,000

0

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GlobalTankContainerFleet:

TankOperatorsFleetatJanuary2022

TankContainerOperatorsarethirdpartylogisticscompaniesthatprovideadoor-to-doorservicetoshippersandothersthatrequiretransportofbulkliquids,powdersorgases.Thefleetlistingforeachcompanyincludesalltanksoperatedbythatcompany,regardlessofwhetherthetanksareownedoutright,managed,leasedoranyotherfinancialstructureusedtoacquiretheasset.

Table4:Tankoperators’fleets(at1January2022)

Criteria:Companieswithover1000tanksintheirfleet

Head-

Fleet

OPERATOR

quarter

1,600

AgmarkLogistics

USA

AlfredTalke

Germany

1,200

ATIFreight

UAE

1,200

BalticaTransLogistics

Russia

1,500

BertschiGroup

Switzerland

28,300

Bolt

Singapore

1,500

BulkTainerLogistics

UK

8,735

Bulkhaul

UK

24,000

CelerityTank

China

1,500

CentralLogistics

SouthAfrica

1,000

ChemicalExpress

Italy

3,000

ChemionLogistik

German

1,000

ChinaRailwayLogistics

China

27,500

Contank

Spain

1,200

Crossover

Singapore

5,000

CurtRichter

Germany

1,640

Daelim

Korea

6,000

DanaLiquidBulk

USA

7,500

DeccanTranscon

India

1,550

DenHartogh

Netherlands

23,000

Dinges

Germany

1,000

DJDInternationalLogistics

China

4,000

Eagletainer

Singapore

12,000

EHSLogistics

China

1,000

Eway

Malaysia

14,000

Flexitank

USA

2,500

GCATrans

France

4,000

GoodrichMaritime

India

5,300

Gruber

Germany

1,140

Hengcheng

China

5,000

HoyerGroup

Germany

35,500

Infotech-BaltikaM

Russia

5,400

Interflow(TCS)

UK

14,700

Head-

Fleet

OPERATOR

quarter

IntermodalTankTransport

USA

19,000

JFHillebrand/Braid

Germany

3,500

KatoenNatie

Belgium

2,250

Kube&Kubenz

Germany

1,100

Lanfer

Germany

8,500

Legend

Singapore

4,500

Leschaco

Germany

5,400

M&SLogistics

UK

9,365

MilkyWay

China

3,500

MeurerIntermodal(Lanfer)

Germany

1,200

Newport

Netherlands

37,500

Nichicon

Japan

10,000

Niyac

Japan

2,500

Paltank

UK

2,200

PanBridge

Korea

1,000

ProtankLiquidLogistics

Taiwan

1,200

R.M.IGlobalLogistics

Netherlands

4,600

Radix

SouthKorea

1,000

Rinnen

Germany

3,500

Sinochemdomestic

China

1,000

Sinotrans

China

1,360

Spectrans/RailGarant

Russia

5,275

StoltTankContainers

UK

43,000

SuttonsInternational

UK

14,115

Ueno

Singapore

1,000

VandenBosch

Netherlands

4,250

VTG

Germany

5,895

OtherUnder1000

Estimated

notaccounted*

AsiaPacific

10,000

Estimated

notaccounted*

Europe,RU

7,500

Estimated

notaccounted*

Americas

7,500

IN/Mid-East/AF

8,700

489,895

Estimatednotaccounted*

TOTAL

Note:*Thereareanumberofregionaloperatorsthatarenotreadilycontactable.Accordinglyanestimatehasbeenincluded.

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GlobalTankContainerFleet:

LeasingCompaniesFleetatJanuary2022

TankContainerLeasingcompaniesprovidetankcontainerstooperators,shippersandothers,usuallyonacontractualtermbasis,wherethelesseetakes“quiet”possessionandoperatesthattankasifitwereowned.Leasingcompanyfleetlistingsincludealltankswithintheleasingcompanyfleetincludingownedoutright,managedonbehalfofinvestorownersandanyotherfinancialmeansofacquisition.

Table5:Leasingcompanies’fleets(at1January2022)

Criteria:Companieswithover1000tanksintheirfleet

Headquarters

AlbatrossTankLeasing

Combipass

France

1,500

CSLeasing

USA

23,450

Eurotainer*

France

51,500

EXSIFWorldwide

USA

71,350

InternationalEquipmentLeasing

USA

7,600

MatlackLeasing

USA

2,500

MCMManagement

Switzerland

2,200

Modalis

France

4,000

MultistarLeasing

SouthAfrica

5,140

NobleContainerLeasing

HongKong

1,730

NRSGroup

Japan

7,000

PeacockContainer

Netherlands

17,500

Headquarters

RafflesLease*

Singapore

20,500

SeacoGlobal

Singapore

42,000

TankspanLeasing

UK

3,030

TrifleetLeasing

Netherlands

20,190

TristarEngineering

Switzerland

1,100

TritonInternational

USA

11,400

TWSRent-A-Tainer

Germany

7,660

UnitasContainerLeasing

Bermuda

1,600

Total(above1000)

302,950

Estimatedtotalforothersunder1000**

20,000

322,950

LESSOR

LESSOR

TOTAL

9,500

Fleet

Fleet

China

Notes:

*Sameowner

**Thereareanumberofregionallessorsthatarenotreadilycontactable.Accordingly,anestimatehasbeenincluded.

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GlobalTankContainerFleet:

TankContainerManufacturersin2021

Leadingmanufacturersthatspecialiseininternationaltankcontainerproductionhavebeenlisted.Thereareothermanufacturersworldwidethatbuildtanksformostlydomesticandregionalmarkets,inadditiontotheircorebusiness-typicallythatofroadtankvehiclesandprocessvessels.Anominalestimatehasbeenaddedtorecognisetheproductioncompletedbyregionalmanufacturers.

Table6:TankContainersManufactured(JanuarytoDecember2021)

Criteria:Companiesbuildingover500tanksperannum

ManufacturerHeadquartersFleetManufacturerHeadquartersFleet

China

29,525

CIMCSafeway

DalianCRRCContainer

China

1,510

JJAP

China

5,600

NT

China

9,000

Singamas

China

2,150

VanHoolBelgium500

WelfitOddy

4,000

SouthAfrica

Total(Manufacturersover500)

52,285

Builtbyothermanufacturers*

1,000

53,285

TOTAL

Note:*Nominalestimateonproductioncompletedbysmallerorspecialistmanufacturers.

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Methodology

Theglobaltankcontainerfleetcomprisesarangeoftanktypesincludingtanksforliquids,liquefiedgases,powders,swaptanksandspecials.Tanksbelow20ftlengthsuchasthosetypicaloftheoffshoreoilindustryarenotincludedinthisSurvey.

Thetankcontainerishighlyregulatedandisrequiredtomeetstringentstandardsofoperation,includingstatutoryperiodicinspectionandrenewaloftestcertification.However,thereisnoglobalregisteroftankcontainers.Datamustbecollectedbysystematicallyrequestingtankownersandoperatorstoprovidecompanyfleetnumbersandmanufacturerstoreportnewproduction.Wherefirmdataisnotprovided,thisSurveyprovidesestimatesbasedoninternetresearchandconsultationwithexperiencedindustryrepresentatives.

Reportedfiguresarerecordedasreceivedor,inthecaseofthechartswithinthereport,theresultofthepercentagecalculationofdata.Itisnotintendedtosuggestthatcalculatedfiguresareaccuratetoanexactnumber.Readersshouldroundup,ordown,asrequired.

Leasedfleetlistingsarenotincludedinthetotalindustryfleetfigures,exceptfortherelativelyfewestimatedstocksthatareidle.Thebalanceof“onlease”tanksistypicallyestimatedtobeleasedtooperators(65%)andshippersandothertankusers(about30-35%).

Thispercentagemightvarybyleasingcompanyaccordingtotheirmarketstrengthsandobjectives,butisanestimatedaverage.Thetrendisforagreaterproportionleasedtooperatorsbutforconsistencywithprevioussurveysthepercentagebreakdownremainsunchanged.

Whereasthereisatrendtooutsourcetanklogisticstotankoperators,thereremainsafleetoftanksdirectlycontrolledbyshippersandothers.