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Summary 2015.Indd Marinekommando Annual Report 2015 Summary MARINEKOMMANDO Facts and Figures on Germany´s Maritime Dependence Annual Report 2015 Summary Table of Contents WORLD MERCHANT FLEET 4 - 5 CANAL TRAFFIC 6 - 7 GERMAN MARITIME ECONOMY 8 - 9 GERMAN MERCHANT FLEET 10 - 11 GERMAN FOREIGN TRADE 12 - 13 MARITIME CARGO HANDLED IN GERMANY 14 - 15 THE GERMAN FISHING INDUSTRY 16 - 17 INLAND SHIPPING 18 - 19 PIRACY 20 - 21 MARITIME REFUGEE MOVEMENTS 22 - 23 MARITIME SECURITY MANAGEMENT 24 - 25 THE GERMAN NAVY 26 - 27 GLOBAL ENERGY SUPPLY 28 - 29 ENERGY SUPPLY IN GERMANY 30 - 31 SUPPLY OF RAW MATERIALS 32 - 33 LIST OF IMAGES 36 - 37 FINAL REMARKS 38 EDITORIAL DETAILS 39 Facts and Figures on Germany´s Maritime Dependence Summary World Merchant Fleet Development of the bulk carriers´ world tonnage in million dwt 660.39 630.53 596.33 Capacity of the world merchant fl eet as at 541.26 1 January 2015 by ship type (in dwt) 474.52 General cargo vessels 405.92 109.1 Crude oil tankers 435.3 Container ships 227.7 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 In total: 1661.0 Chemical tankers Development of the 94.2 world tanker fl eet´s tonnage million dwt in million dwt Passenger ships / Ro/Ro 6.4 Bulk carriers LNG tankers 579.2 738.6 49.7 567.9 555.2 547.4 523.6 501.2 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 D e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e w o r l d m e r c h a n t fl e e t ´ s d e a d w e i g h t t o n n a g e b y n a t i o n a l i t y o f o w n e r s (ships > 1000 gt) Rank Capacity in million dwt by fl ag Percentage of Country foreign-fl agged 2014 2015 national foreign total vessels % 1 1 Greece 74.938 233.190 308.128 75.7 2 2 Japan 19.244 222.936 242.180 92.1 3 3 China 72.019 117.774 189.793 62.1 4 4 Germany 12.461 111.113 123.574 89.9 5 5 Korea 15.164 70.003 85.167 82.2 4 Annual Report German Navy A deadweight tonnage of 308.1 million dwt makes Greece the leading ship-owning by nationality of owners. Japan (242.2 million dwt) ranks second, followed by China (189.8 million dwt) and Germany (123.6 million dwt). Construction orders for 40,6 million CGT were on the books of the P.R. Cina at the end of 2014, with South Korea (31.2 million CGT) ranking second followed by Japan (17.4 million CGT) and Brazil (2.6 million CGT). Germany occupied the seventh place at 1.4 million CGT. 50422 seagoing ships Panama (20.6 %) made up the world merchant fl eet at the end of the pe- is by far the world´s largest fl ag state followed by Liberia riod under review. Thus, a sea transport capacity of (12.0 %). The Marshall Islands occupy the third place at 1661 million dwt (+ 3.6 %) sailed the seas worldwide, 10.1 % and have seen the largest increase of all coun- of which bulk carriers accounted for 45 %, tankers for tries over the last 5 years (+ 15.2 %). 35 % and container ships for 14 %. Passenger ships / Ro/Ro 2950 new ships 6.4 5097 container ships with a total CGT of 36.5 million were delivered worldwi- belonged to the world merchant fl eet as at 1 January de in 2014, including 415 tankers, 615 bulk carriers and 2015, having a deadweight tonnage of 227.7 million dwt 206 container ships. At the same time, 2744 new ships and a capacity of 18.2 million TEU. were ordered. Container ship heading for the port of Hamburg on the River Elbe. Annual Report German Navy 5 Facts and Figures on Germany´s Maritime Dependence Summary Canal Traffi c 42 500 ships 99 108 million tonnes of cargo passed through the Kiel Canal in 2014. Of these, 11 386 were transported through the Kiel Canal in the reporting were small vessels and pleasure craft. In the area of year. The development of the ammount of cargo trans- commercial shipping, maritime traffi c increased by ported varied between the types of cargo. 4.8 % to 32 589 commercial ships. 11 956 passages of seagoing ships through the Panama Canal were re- Kiel Canal passages corded for 2014, a fall of 89 ships (- 0.74 %) compared with the previous year. 8 467 ships were of the super- size class. 34879 33522 Passages through the Panama Canal 32589 31399 30314 31097 12855 12988 12869 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 12591 11956 12045 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Total traffi c through the Kiel Canal in 2014 by ship type Cargo in tons Change from Number of ships Change from Ship type 2013 2014 previous year 2013 2014 previous year Dry-cargo ships / multipurpose 28 753 567 30 789 666 7.1 % 12 231 12 594 3.0 % carriers Ro / Ro ships 2 898 679 2 821 856 -2.7 % 846 830 -1.9 % Container Ships 38 617 393 41 186 345 6.6 % 5 947 5 867 -1.4 % Oil tankers 2 170 172 2 059 700 -5.1 % 1 502 1 552 3.3 % Gas tankers 525 791 565 402 7.5 % 201 112 -44.3 % Chemical tankers 19 709 899 18 986 376 -3.7 % 4 498 4 332 -3.7 % Others 2 113 751 2 698 200 27.6 % 5 872 7 302 230.6 % Total 94 789 252 99 107 545 4.6 % 31 097 32 589 4.8 % of which inland vessels 795 360 1 160 340 45.9 % 1 245 1 835 47.4 % 6 Annual Report German Navy Passages through the Suez Canal 17 148 ships passed through the Suez Canal during the reporting 17993 year (- 3.3 %). In the same period, a cargo volume of 17799 822.3 million tonnes (2013: 754.5 million tonnes) was recorded. The highest number of ships recorded were 17224 17148 container ships (6129), tankers (4053) and bulk carriers 17228 16596 (3051). 5.47 billion USD 20092010 2011 2012 2013 2014 were earned in revenue by the Suez Canal Authority in 2014, this equates to an average cost per passage of 318 714 USD (+ 3.5 %). Seafront overlooking the roadstead outside the Kiel Canal at Brunsbüttel. In 2014, a total of 99.8 million tonnes of cargo passed through the canal. Annual Report German Navy 7 Facts and Figures on Germany´s Maritime Dependence Summary German Maritime Economy 33 million EUR 208 apprenticeship contracts were granted for 16 research projects with 61 sub-pro- were signed with 46 shipping companies in 2014, 11 of jects as part of the „Maritime Technologie der nächsten which were terminated prematurely. 197 new contracts Generation“ (maritime technologies of the next genera- were in place as at 31 December 2014 - an increase tion“ programme in the reporting year. compared with the previous year for the fi rst time since 2012. Turnover shares of the product groups 2014 Merchanical engineering Electrical engineering 75 % 10 % Services 12 % Others 3 % Personnel on German merchant ships as at 31 December 2014 Occupational category German of which other of which Total female nationalities female Captains, shipmasters 1088 11 79 - 1167 Deck offi cers 1268 80 330 0 1598 Engineer offi cers 1220 10 387 2 1607 Offi cer assistants 78 5 11 - 89 Ship mechanics 548 4 17 - 565 Deck personnel 848 16 1.363 20 2.211 Mechanical engineering 295 4 518 10 813 personnel Trainees 405 34 3 - 408 Others 959 272 933 47 1892 Total 6709 436 3641 79 10350 Nordic Yards shipyard in Warnemünde. 8 Annual Report German Navy 80000 employees 19 % of the total turnover work in about 2800 different enterprises in the German of the shipbuilding supply industry was generated maritime industry. In addition to shipyards and compo- in each of the federal states of Bavaria and Baden- nent and system manufacturers, the value chain of the Württemberg, followed by Schleswig-Holstein (18 %) German maritime industry also comprises various ser- and Hamburg (15 %). vices providers in the engineering and business sectors. A turnover of 11.9 billion euro A turnover of 6.4 billion euro was generated by the 67000 employees of the German was generated in Germany by the 60 ship-building com- ship-building and offshore supply industry in 2014. The panies registered by the Federal Statistical Offi ce. 72 % export rate was 74 %. of this turnover were derived from exports. The compa- nies employed 18000 people. Turnover shares of the different market areas 2014 Merchant shipbuilding Naval shipbuilding 70 % 18 % Marine engineering 12 % Annual Report German Navy 9 Facts and Figures on Germany´s Maritime Dependence Summary German Merchant Fleet 3645 ships 11 ships of 1000 GT and above were German-owned as at changed from a foreign fl ag to the Federal German 1 January 2015 according to the Institute of Sipping fl ag according to the VDR (German Ship-Owners‘ Economics and Logistics. This accounts for 7.5 % of the Association). Moreover, 3 newly built and 10 purchased world tonnage, ranking Germany fourth behind Greece, ships were commissioned under the German fl ag. In all, Japan and China. a total of 24 ships were added to the Germany register. 368 seagoing ships 28 ships out of 3071 ships recorded in German shipping regis- changed from the German fl ag to a foreign fl ag, 43 ships ters sailed under the German fl ag as at 1 January 2015.
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