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China Shipping Report Q1 2012
Business Monitor International, Nov 2011, Pages: 139
Business Monitor International's China Shipping Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, shipping associations, government departments and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on China's shipping industry.
Following positive throughput figures across China's port sector for the first half of 2011, BMI forecasts another year of growth for Chinese ports, with the Port of Shanghai set to retain its title as the world's largest container terminal for at least another year. BMI cautions, however that there are downside risks to its outlook. BMI is concerned about the sluggish consumer demand in the US - China's biggest export market - and the eurozone in recent months.
Furthermore, although the immediate outlook for China's Shipping sector looks healthy, BMI cautions that a noticeable slowdown in growth is set to come into effect during the forecast period. BMI's core view on Chinese growth is that we are past the boom phase and we are entering a period of much weaker expansion, with headline real GDP growth set to fall to 7.5% by 2013. Ports and shipping lines alike are feeling the effects of a gradual contraction in China's overseas trade volumes over BMI's mid-term forecast period. Although this moderation in growth is expected to be soft, concerns over the possibility of a sharper contraction in Chinese bilateral trade adds a degree of downside risk to BMI's projections.
Headline Industry Data:
- 2012 port of Shanghai tonnage throughput forecast to grow 5.36%; over the mid-term BMI projects average annual growth of 5.78%.
- 2012 port of Shenzen container throughput forecast to grow 2.8%; over BMI's forecast period BMI projects average annual growth of 2.2%.
- 2012 trade growth forecast at 5.83%, a considerable slowdown from 2011's estimated 9.27%.
Key Industry Trends:
Ningbo- Zhoushan's Client Drive Nets Stellar H1 Box Growth
Despite container throughput at China's box port bellwether, the port of Shanghai, falling year-on-year (yo- y) in H111, four ports in China's top 10 have reported stellar growth, enabling the country's main container ports to post an overall growth in throughput. Among these is the port of Ningbo-Zhoushan. BMI highlights the port's potential in the developing mega-vessel shipping market.
South Korean Shipbuilders Come Out On Top As Japan And China Report New Order Declines
Shipbuilders are seeing orders for new vessels drop as shipping lines keep an eye on spending in a climate of global economic uncertainty. BMI believes the slowdown in orders is good news for shipping in the longer term, as the sector has recently been blighted by overcapacity. The China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry said new orders fell 29.2% year-on-year (y-o-y) to 23.58mn deadweight tonnes (DWTs) in the January-July period. Total orders won by Chinese shipbuilders dropped more than 6.4% in the same period, to 176.08mn DWTs. The drop off in orders reflects a global demand reduction, particularly for dry bulk ships and tankers (areas in which China specialises) as these sectors struggle with depressed rates due to a sustained supply/demand imbalance.
Continued Shipping Growth Spurs Port Development On Yangtze
Developments of varying degrees at both ends of the Yangtze River highlight BMI's long held view of the river's vital role in China's freight transport mix. Shipping volumes are set to continue increasing on the waterway, as ports expand to take larger volumes of cargo and handle larger vessel tonnage. A major project in the upper region of the river to develop the Yangluo Port area is scheduled for the next five years. It is the only natural deepwater port in the mid Yangtze region and is capable of handling ships of 5,000 tonnes. Following the completion of this second phase of development, the facility will become the largest container port for the middle and upper regions of the Yangtze.
Key Risks To Outlook:
The risks presented to BMI's China shipping forecasts are primarily to the downside, with a sharper-thanexpected fall in the country's already declining international trade volumes the most immediate threat. In particular, BMI believes monetary tightening could cause the country's need for materials such as iron ore to ease, leading to a decrease in the import of such commodities. Meanwhile the risk of a double-dip recession in the US would hit demand from China's biggest export market.
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