Container ship market share continued to decline
Economy July 19th, 2010
The lack of a new fleet procurement over the last five years become the main drivers continue to decline in the container ship market share of total national commercial transport fleet.
Based on data Kemenhub within the last five years, the number of national container fleet increase by 50 units from 107 units in 2005 to 157 units in 2009.
Head of Cooperation and Foreign Relations Board of Indonesian National Shipowners’ Association (INSA) said the container ship during the first principle of cabotage policy apply.
However, he said, the procurement of the ships of this type more to rejuvenate the old-old, not a new provision so that growing relatively more slowly than other types of fleets.
“Actually, the first container cabotage subject, but more fleet procurement to replace the old ships, not the addition of a new fleet,” he told Bisnis.com today.
Market share of the total container ship fleet of the national commercial transportation in Indonesia in the last five years despite the continued decline in number at the end of 2009 continued to grow compared to the position in 2005.
Kemenhub data mentioned though the number of ships still growing, but market share container fleet in the country to the total national merchant ships during the last five years tended to decline.
In 2005, the share of container ships to reach 2.30% of total national commercial fleet recorded 4659 units, down 2.92 basis points to just 2.08% in 2009 from a total of 7546 units ship.
