NCC Fleet Growth in 2013 Upon the delivery of NCC Fajr with DWT of 75,000 on 18 December, 2013, the fleet increased to 24 tankers including 9 tankers chartered with time charter agreements, 3 tankers chartered as bareboat charters, and 12 tankers that operate in the spot market. The total DWT of these tankers amounts to 1,105,500 tons.
At the end of November 2013, the number of tankers operating globally amounted to 3,384 with a total DWT of 38.4 million. Chemical tankers with DWT of more than 10,000 including specialized tankers totaled 1,510 with a total DWT of 32.6 million. Orders for building chemical tankers amounted to 107 tankers with a total DWT of 1.7 million at the end of November 2013, while orders for building specialized chemical tanker amounted to 62 tankers with a total DWT of 1.5 million.
Main Ports for Chemical Tankers Worldwide
Expansion in Chemical Tanker Fleet
Item
Fleet Size in DWT
No. of Tankers
Fleet as of January 1, 2013
1,030,500
23
Tanker delivered during 2013
75,000
1
Fleet as of December 31, 2013
1,105,500
24
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