Clarksons: Shipowners with middle-aged fleet face tough decision

More than 60 percent of the world's tonnage is ten years-old or younger. However, the world fleet still includes a number of older vessels, and especially owners of "middle-aged" vessels stand to face a dilemma in coming years, writes Clarksons in a new analysis.
Photo: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg
Photo: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg

More than half of the world's total tonnage is ten years or younger. Specifically, 63 percent of the total tonnage has been delivered in the past ten years, shows a new analysis by Clarksons Research.

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