Major shipowners dominate the global fleet growth.
Globally, since 20 10, the Greek shipowners' fleet has grown the most, with an additional capacity of about 89.3 million gross tons, further consolidating Greece's position as the largest shipowner country. Greece has replaced Japan as the world's largest shipowner since 20 13. In recent years, it has delivered stable new ships and is also active in the second-hand ship trading market.
Greece has always been a leader in capacity growth.
There are many experienced seafarers in Greece, and many seafarers have become shipowners step by step, thus further achieving Greece's shipping hegemony. According to the statistics of Clarkson Research Company, since the beginning of 20 10, the fleet capacity of 10 countries in the world has increased the most, and the fleet capacity of 9 countries was still in this queue in May of 20 17. Among them, the fleet owned by Greek shipowners grew the most, and during this period, the capacity of Greek fleet expanded by 89.3 million GT. This can be regarded as a sign that Greek shipowners have consolidated their position as the world's largest shipowner. According to the continuous delivery of new and second-hand ships in recent years, Greece has replaced Japan in 20 13 and become the most powerful merchant fleet in the world.
According to the Review of world shipping Transportation 20 16 issued by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, with 4 136 ships and 293 million dwt, Greece occupies 16.36% of the world's merchant shipping capacity and firmly sits on the throne of the world's largest shipowner country.
Let's look at the areas where the fleet is growing. Since 20 10, the global fleet capacity has increased by 44%, while the whole European region has increased by 65438+64 million GT, which is mainly driven by Greek shipowners. In terms of GT, the fleet capacity of Greek shipowners has increased by 74% during this period, which is equivalent to the growth of 54% in Europe as a whole.
In addition, since the beginning of 20 17, Greek shipowners have also stood out in the number of new ships ordered worldwide. According to the statistics of VesselsValue, a British online ship appraiser, since the beginning of 20 17, the global * * * has signed new ship orders 1 19, among which Greek shipowners have ordered 35 ships, far exceeding the second-ranked American shipowner 14.
Revealing the secret: the reason why Greece's maritime industry is developed
The three pillars of Greece's foreign exchange income are: shipping, tourism and remittance. Greece's maritime industry is developed and has always enjoyed a high reputation in the world. The reasons are as follows: 1, Greece's fragmented terrain and limited arable land are not conducive to the development of large-scale agriculture, and only some cash crops can be planted to make a living. Therefore, the Greeks had to make a living through business; 2. Because of geographical reasons, Greek cities can protect themselves by virtue of topography, and the cost of conquering each other between city-states is very high; 3. Greece is located on the Mediterranean coast, with winding coastline and numerous ports, which provides a good foundation for Greece's maritime industry.
Greece is indeed the largest shipping country in the world.
Southwest Greece borders the Aegean Sea, the Ionian Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, and is known as the "land of gold". Located between Europe, Asia and Africa, it is the largest land ocean in the world. The shipping industry has always been developed, with the Greek fleet being the most important. For a long time, the fleet controlled by Greek shipowners accounts for about a quarter of the global merchant fleet, has a world-class shipping hub, is truly the world's largest shipping country and occupies a very important position in the global shipping industry.
Greece has a long shipping tradition. Greece is one of the first countries in the world to build ships and sail at sea. The Trojan War recorded in Homer's epic is actually the earliest and most famous story of sailing exploration in the world, which also shows that the Greek shipbuilding and sailing technology reached a quite high level a long time ago. In the later historical development, the Greek shipping industry continued to develop and maintained a leading position in the world. Although it declined during the period, it soon recovered.
The Greek shipping industry has a strong technical accumulation. In order to adapt to the increasingly fierce world shipping market, in recent years, Greek shipowners have launched a series of measures to improve the competitiveness of shipping companies, such as speeding up the elimination of over-aged old ships, improving the quality of ships, and expanding the fleet size by ordering new ships and buying old ships. Narrow the scope of ship operation and implement professional management. As a result of this series of measures, the average number of Greek shipping companies has increased, the total tonnage has increased, the average ship age has decreased, and the competitiveness has been strengthened.
The policy orientation of the Greek government is obvious. The Greek government has given enough attention and support to the maritime industry and has a clear understanding of its important role and great potential in economic development. Give support to relevant policies, reduce or exempt seafarers' taxes, subsidize seafarers' social security, and promote private navigation education.
Ancient Greece made great contributions to the progress of world civilization in philosophy and mathematics. The accumulation and inheritance of heavy history and experience make Greek shippers a man of insight. Paying attention to value, opportunity and speed, and translating it into concrete business actions through insight, is the secret of Greek shippers' success. In this regard, Greek shippers claim that their blood is not blood, but sea water, which is characterized by careful planning, strict terms, risk avoidance and egoism, and attracts worldwide attention.