Bharatbook.com is proud to announce the new report “Global Shipping Leaders”

PRLog (Press Release) – Mar 26, 2008 – Profiles and analysis of the leading global shipping lines

Over the past decade, the structure of the global shipping market has been dominated by merger and acquisition activity. A fragmented industry, populated by mid-sized, national flag-carrying shipping lines, has largely disappeared as mega-carriers have emerged. Well known names such as P&O, Nedlloyd, Sea-land, for instance, have all been subsumed by market leader Maersk and other lines have followed in their tracks. Japanese, mainland Chinese, Taiwanese and Hong Kong based shipping lines have also grown to prominence, driven by the volumes out of the region.

High levels of cyclicality in the global shipping industry have made the sector historically unpredictable. Shipping lines have typically gone from boom to bust as over-investment in new build ships is followed by economic downturn and a fall in volumes. Despite weakness in shipping rates at the end of 2006 caused by overcapacity, the sector seems to have shrugged off concerns, helped by the buoyant global economy.

Global Shipping Leaders provides you with an insight into the operations, strategies and finances of the leading players in the shipping industry.

What will you learn from Global Shipping Leaders ?

Global Shipping Leaders will enable you to:

Identify the market leaders with rankings by revenue and by slot capacity.

Plot the growth of revenues and profits of the largest companies over the last five years.

Understand individual companies’ development strategies.

See how shipping lines are performing in a volatile market environment.

Gain insight into shipping lines global operations, including container terminals.

Identify fleet sizes, with breakdown by type.

Find out which shipping lines have been worst affected by falling rates and rising costs in  2005/6.

An essential guide to major shipping lines

Global Shipping Leaders 2007 provides a handy guide to the industry through the analysis of the shipping lines themselves. It examines the industry using a range of indicators such as slot capacity, revenue, profitability and margin growth, including company profiles.

The report is invaluable for those involved in the shipping and forwarding industries, as well as for shippers, buyers of goods and services, consultants, analysts and market research specialists who need quick and easy access to a range of essential facts and figures.

Shipping Line Profiles

Global Shipping Leaders provides a mix of company information, including a corporate overview; a breakdown of financial data; operational analysis; examination of their strategic goals as well as key mergers and acquisitions. It provides a wealth of tables and charts to illustrate the development of all the major shipping lines.

Within the financial sections of each shipping line you will find analysis of their previous year’s performance. In addition, where available the report contains data providing insight into the shipping lines’ various divisions, including container, bulk, and logistics.

Historical performance analysis

Global Shipping Leaders 2007 also provides analysis of the performance of the industry over the past five years, highlighting the cyclical nature of profitability and growth in terms of revenues and TEUs. It analyses how companies have performed in the last year, showing the clear winners and losers as shipping lines struggle to adapt to softer rates and higher costs. The following shipping lines are analysed in the report: NYK Line, HMM, Maersk, MSC, MOL, CMA CGM, ‘K’ Line, Hapag-Lloyd, NOL, Hanjin, COSCO, Evergreen, China Shipping and OOCL.


Table of Contents :-

2.0 CONTENTS

3.0 SHIPPING MARKET OVERVIEW

3.1.1 Evolution of TEU capacity 2001-6 11

3.1.2 Top Ten Shipping Lines by Revenue 11

3.1.3 Top Ten Shipping Lines by TEU 12

3.1.4 Revenue Growth 2005-6 14

3.1.5 Revenue growth 2002-6 15

3.1.6 Fastest growth rates 2002-2006 16

3.1.7 Operating Profit growth 2005-6 17

3.1.8 Operating Profit growth by shipping line 2005-6 18

3.1.9 Operating Margin evolution 2002-2006 20

4.0 MAERSK LINE

4.1 Brief profile 22

4.2 Finances 22

4.3 Operations 29

4.4 Assets 30

4.5 Strategy 31

4.6 News Feed 2007 32

5.0 MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING COMPANY S.A. (MSC)

5.1 Brief Profile 37

5.2 Finances 37

5.3 Operations 39

5.4 Assets 40

5.5 Strategy 40

5.6 News Feed 2007 41

6.0 NYK LINE

6.1 Brief Profile 43

6.2 Finances 43

6.2.1 Revenue by Business Segment 46

6.3 Operations 51

6.4 Assets 53

6.5 Strategy 54

6.6 News Feed 2007 56

7.0 MITSUI O.S.K. LINES (MOL)

7.1 Brief Profile 59

7.2 Finances 59

7.2.1 Containers 62

7.2.2 Bulk Carriers 63

7.2.3 Logistics 64

7.2.4 Ferry and Domestic Transport 65

7.3 Operations 67

7.4 Assets 71

7.5 Strategy 71

7.6 News Feed 2007 73



8.0 CMA-CGM

8.1 Brief Profile 76

8.2 Finances 76

8.3 Operations 78

8.4 Assets 81

8.5 Strategy 81

8.6 News Feed 2007 83

9.0 KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, LTD. ("K" LINE)

9.1 Brief Profile 87

9.2 Finances 87

9.3 Operations 95

9.3.1 Containerships 96

9.4 Assets 99

9.5 Strategy 99

9.6 News Feed 2007 100

10.0 HAPAG-LLOYD

10.1 Brief Profile 101

10.2 Finances 101

10.3 Operations 106

10.4 Assets 107

10.5 Strategy 107

10.6 News Feed 2007 109

11.0 NOL

11.1 Brief Profile 112

11.2 Finances 113

11.3 Operations 120

11.4 Assets 127

11.5 Strategy 127

11.6 News Feed 2007 128

12.0 HANJIN SHIPPING

12.1 Brief Profile 131

12.2 Finances 131

12.3 Operations 139

12.4 Assets 142

12.5 Strategy 142

12.6 News Feed 2007 143

13.0 COSCO GROUP

13.1 Brief Profile 145

13.2 Finances 146

13.3 Operations 151

13.4 Assets 155

13.5 Strategy 155

13.6 News Feed 2007 156

14.0 OTHER MAJOR SHIPPING COMPANIES

15.0 EVERGREEN MARINE CORPORATION

15.1 Brief Profile 158

15.2 Finances 158

15.3 Operations 162

15.4 Assets 168

15.5 Strategy 169

15.6 News Feed 2007 169

16.0 CHINA SHIPPING CONTAINER LINES CO. LTD

16.1 Brief Profile 171

16.2 Finances 171

16.3 Operations 176

16.4 Assets 178

16.5 Strategy 178

16.6 News Feed 179

17.0 ORIENT OVERSEAS CONTAINER LINE LIMITED

17.1 Brief Profile 180

17.2 Finances 180

17.3 Operations 187

17.4 Assets 188

17.5 Strategy 188

17.6 News Feed 2007 191


18.0 HYUNDAI MERCHANT MARINE CO. LTD

18.1 Brief Profile 194

18.2 Finances 195

18.3 Operations 196

18.4 Assets 202

18.5 Strategy 202

18.6 News Feed 2007 203