Liner Shipping Connectivity
The case of Iran, Oman and Qatar
“Uzbekistan and Europe: perspectives for development in the fields of transport and energy”
Geneva, 17 January 2012
JosJoséé
MarMaríía Rubiatoa [email protected]@UNCTAD.org
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Trade Logistics Branch,Trade Logistics Branch,Division on Technology and LogisticsDivision on Technology and Logistics
UNCTADUNCTAD
Content
Liner Shipping Connectivity:Liner Shipping Connectivity: an Introductionan Introduction
Trends in Iran, Oman and QatarTrends in Iran, Oman and Qatar
Connectivity betweenConnectivity between Iran, Oman and QatarIran, Oman and Qatar
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Liner Shipping Connectivity:Liner Shipping Connectivity: an Introductionan Introduction
Trends in Iran, Oman and QatarTrends in Iran, Oman and Qatar
Connectivity betweenConnectivity between Iran, Oman and QatarIran, Oman and Qatar
Containerization of trade, and access to containerized transport services are important
determinants of countries’
trade competitiveness
How can we measure this?
Containers for trade
“”UNCTAD’s “Liner Shipping Connectivity Index”
(LSCI):
An indicator for the supply of liner shipping servicesComponents:
Ships TEU capacityShipping companiesServicesMaximum ship sizes
Maritime Connectivity
Source: UNCTAD, Transport Newsletter #3, 2011
Trends in Connectivity
Until very recently:In spite of the (global) process
of concentration, the number of companiesproviding (local) services increased due to the
expansion of global players into (so far) new markets
Today:As global players are (now) covering all regions of
the world, mergers among them (start to) lead to a reduction of competition on individual routes.
Brief Analysis
“The long term picture as regards the global liner shipping network appears to be mixed.
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On the positive side, larger ships and a higher total TEU carrying capacity can cater for the
growing global trade in manufactured goods, and economies of scale help to reduce costs.”
“…On the other hand, the larger ships also pose a challenge to smaller ports as regards the
necessary investments in infrastructure. The network as such is not expanding in terms of companies or services.
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The trend seems to be towards lower costs but also less choice for shippers.”
Long term trends
Direct connectivity?
Out of 162 x 161 pairs of coastal countries : How many are connected by direct services?
Source: UNCTAD, based on data from Containerization International
Content
Liner Shipping Connectivity:Liner Shipping Connectivity: an Introductionan Introduction
Trends in Iran, Oman and QatarTrends in Iran, Oman and Qatar
Connectivity betweenConnectivity between Iran, Oman and QatarIran, Oman and Qatar
LSCI & Fleet deployment
January 2012 Source: http://unctadstat.unctad.org
Country No Ships Total TEU Companies Services Max size
IRAN 88 355.357 20 50 8600OMAN 131 800.538 9 55 15550QATAR 13 5.329 3 4 1078
Trends in IRAN
Source: UNCTAD, based on data from Containerization International on-line
Largest ship deployed from/to IRANOOCL Beijing: 8,600 TEU Service: Source: Containerization International On-line
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PORT OF BANDAR ABBAS
Trends in OMAN
Source: UNCTAD, based on data from Containerization International on-line
Largest ship deployed from/to OMANEmma Maersk: 15,550 TEUService: Source: Containerization International On-line
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PORT OF SALALAH
Trends in QATAR
Source: UNCTAD, based on data from Containerization International on-line
Largest ship deployed from/to QATARStadt Lubeck: 1,078 TEUService:
Source: Containerization International On-line
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DOHA PORT
SummaryAmong the three countries, in January 2012:IRAN has seen the highest growth of its LSCI
High number of companies
High number of medium sized ships
OMAN has the highest LSCI
Largest existing ships (15550 TEU) call in Salalah
Only 9 companies
QATAR has most volatile LSCI
Number of companies fluctuates between 2 and 5
Largest ship only 1078 TEU
Content
Liner Shipping Connectivity:Liner Shipping Connectivity: an Introductionan Introduction
Trends Trends in Iran, Oman and Qatarin Iran, Oman and Qatar
Connectivity betweenConnectivity between Iran, Oman and QatarIran, Oman and Qatar
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Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan-Iran-Qatar-Oman
DIVISION ON TECHNOLOGY AND LOGISTICS, TRADE LOGISTICS BRANCH
Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan-Iran-Qatar-Oman Corridor
Qatar ‐
Oman
Source: UNCTAD Liner Shipping Connectivity Matrix LSCM
Source: UNCTAD Liner Shipping Connectivity Matrix LSCM
Oman ‐
Iran
Source: UNCTAD Liner Shipping Connectivity Matrix LSCM
Iran ‐
Qatar
That is 100% of all container ships that call at ports of Iran
Source: Containerization International On-line
Fleet deployment: Bandar Abbas
That is 34% of all container ships that call at ports of Oman
Source: Containerization International On-line
Fleet deployment: Salalah
UAE ‐
QATARThat is 100% of all container
ships that call at ports of Qatar
Source: Containerization International On-line
Fleet deployment: Doha ‐
In January 2012 there were currently no direct liner shipping services between the three ports of:
Shahid Rajaee (Bandar Abbas ‐
Iran)Doha (Qatar)Salalah (Oman)
Liner shipping services connecting the 3 ports take place mostly via the port of Jebel Ali Jebel Ali ‐‐
Dubai (UAE)Dubai (UAE)
Connecting in the Corridor
Thank You
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MarMaríía Rubiatoa [email protected]@UNCTAD.org
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