SHIPPING AND MARITIME TRANSPORT 2012-2013 - ANAVE June 2012 | Page 22

ANAVE SPANISH CONTROLLED FLEET
Spanish shipping companies, both under Spanish and foreign flags. As of 1 January 2013, Spanish shipping companies controlled a total of 215 vessels with 3,975,825 GT and 4,075,735 dwt, representing 14 unit less than the previous year and a drop of 1.9% of the GT, although their dwt increased by 1.4%. Out of this total, 132 ships operated under Spanish flag, 7 units less than in the previous year, with a total of 2,499,380 GT (-1.4%) and 2,210,364 dwt (-2.4%). The fleet controlled under foreign flags had, at the beginning of this year, 83 vessels, 1,476,445 GT and 1,865,371 dwt. Average tonnage of the total controlled fleet was 18,492 GT, 4.4% higher than a year earlier, due mainly to the addition of two large oil tankers. In the last year, two new oil tankers joined the Spanish controlled fleet, whit a total of 162,374 GT with an investment of 120 million euro. Both vessels, which belong to the same company, operate in one EU ship register.

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During 2012, the tanker fleet increased by 2 units (13.6% of the GT) and that of bulk carriers by 1 unit (+4.3%) while all other fleet segments declined both in number of units and in GT. Containerships and passenger ships lost 4 units each, with GT decreases of 32.2% and 9.9% respectively, general cargo vessels lost 3 units (-28.1%) and reefers 2 units (-19.2% of the GT). The group of "special ships" (including carriers of concrete, asphalt and alumina, off-shore supply vessels, cable layers and chemical tankers) decreased by 2.5% its GT and lost 3 units.

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Spanish Controlled Fleet