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s Bulk Distributor went to press, ITCO
released its latest annual tank container
fl eet survey.
A fuller analysis will be in the May-June issue,
but the fi gures show that the global tank
container business continued to grow in 2018,
with a record number of new tanks being
manufactured, and many operators and leasing
companies increasing the size of their fl eets.
There are a number of reasons for this growth,
said ITCO.
The trend continues to convert certain cargoes -
which were previously shipped in drums or
transported in chemical tankers – to tank
containers.
In addition, China has seen a signifi cant growth
in the use of tank containers for domestic
transport of bulk liquids.
This has resulted in high levels of demand for the
services of ITCO members – in all sectors of the
industry – refl ected in higher equipment demand
and utilisation.
According to the 2019 survey, the worldwide
tank container fl eet grew by almost 11 percent in
2018 over 2017. This year’s survey estimates that,
at 1 January 2019, the global fl eet stood at
604,700 units worldwide, compared with 552,000
on 1 January 2018, a year-on-year growth of
10.81 percent, compared with 8.66 percent the
previous year.
The number of tank containers produced last
year also showed a signifi cant jump. In 2018, a
total of 59,700 tanks were built, compared with
48,500 in 2017, an increase of more than 11,000
units over the previous year.
As in previous editions, the survey analyses the
growth in the world’s tank container fl eet and the
development of production on a year-by-year
basis.
It shows how, numerically, the industry continues
to be dominated on a global level by a relatively
small number of major tank container operators
and leasing companies.
The top 10 operators account for over 225,000
tanks representing nearly 60 percent of the global
operators’ fl eet. The top 10 leasing companies
account for 227,000 tanks, about 82 percent of
the total leasing fl eet. The top three leasing
companies account for 150,000 tanks, almost 55
percent of the total fl eet. Continued on page 2 ї
The number of tank containers produced last year also showed a
signifi cant jump