Period: 1988-1991, 4 years | Period: 1992-2003, 12 years | Period: 2003-2008, exceptional boom, 6 years | Period: 2009-2013, in global financial crisis, 5 years |
Stagnant! Regressing from 82 m to 87 m dwt | The fleet doubled, adding 85 m dwt | The fleet added 89 m dwt! | Stagnant; regressing round the 263 m dwt |
Period: 2014-2017, 4 years | Period: 2018-2020, 3 years | Period: 2015-2022, 8 years | Forecast: 2023-2025, 3 years |
The fleet regressed round the 314 m dwt, added 38 m since 2013 | The fleet stalled round the 342 m dwt mark, due to COVID-19 | Added 64 m dwt! | Expected to be added 36 m dwt |