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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

mailto:[email protected]

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

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

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Trends in Iran, Oman and QatarTrends in Iran, 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

http://unctadstat.unctad.org/

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


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


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


Trends Trends in Iran, Oman and Qatarin Iran, 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


Oman ‐

Iran


Iran ‐

Qatar

That is 100% of all container ships that call at ports of Iran


Fleet deployment: Bandar Abbas

That is 34% of all container ships that call at ports of Oman


Fleet deployment: Salalah

UAE ‐

QATARThat is 100% of all container

ships that call at ports of Qatar


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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JosJoséé

MarMaríía Rubiatoa [email protected]@UNCTAD.org

Trade Logistics BranchTrade Logistics Branch

UNCTAD UNCTAD ‐‐

Division on Technology and Division on Technology and LogisticsLogistics

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Donors: European Union, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United

Nations Development Account, World Bank.

Programme: Multilateral, regional, national support groups

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