HomeServe : Greek Merchant Fleet (Provisional Data), November 2019

HELLENIC REPUBLIC	Piraeus, January 21, 2020
HELLENIC STATISTICAL AUTHORITY

PRESS RELEASE

GREEK MERCHANT FLEET: November 2019 (Provisional data)

The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) announces data on the Greek Merchant Fleet (for vessels of 100 GRT1) for November 2019. Particularly:

• The Greek Merchant Fleet increased by 1.1% in November 2019 compared with November 2018. An increase of 0.2% was recorded in November 2018 compared with November 2017 (Table 1).
• The gross tonnage of the Greek Merchant Fleet, for vessels of 100 GRT and over, recorded an increase of 1.4% in November 2019 compared with November 2018. A decrease of 4.4% was recorded in November 2018 compared with November 2017 (Table 1).

Graph 1: Greek Merchant ships of 100 GRT and over: January 2017 - November 2019

	1,890		45,500
	1,880		45,000
	1,870		44,500
	1,860		44,000
Number of Ships	1,850		43,500	Thousands GRT
1,840		43,000
1,830		42,500
1,820		42,000
	1,810		41,500
	1,800		41,000
	Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov
	2017	2018	2019

Number of Ships				Tonnage

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Table 1. Number and tonnage of Greek Merchant ships of 100 GRT and over, by types of ships,

November 2017 - 2019

November

	2017			2018		Change %		2019		Change %
				2018/2017				2019/2018
Types	Number	Tonnage		Number		Τοnnage		Number	Tonnage		Number	Τοnnage		Number	Tonnage
of ships	of Ships	(GRT)		of Ships		(GRT)		of Ships	(GRT)		of Ships	(GRT)		of Ships	(GRT)
Cargo	433	13,489,205		419	12,878,513*	-3.2	-4.5		414	12,262,141		-1.2	-4.8
Tankers	519	29,367,706		500		28,072,477		-3.7	-4.4		504	29,274,408		0.8	4.3
Passenger ships	645	1,351,801		677	1,305,947		5.0	-3.4		699	1,317,855		3.2	0.9
Other	257	90,296		261*		92,330*		1.6	2.3		261	89,872		0.0	-2.7
Total:	1,854	44,299,008		1,857*	42,349,267*	0.2	-4.4		1,878	42,944,276		1.1	1.4
*revised data

Graph 2a: Number of Greek Merchant ships of 100 GRT and over, by types of ships,

November 2017 - 2019

Number of Ships

800		1,854	1,857	1,878		2,000
700						1,800
						1,600
600
						1,400
500						1,200
400						1,000
300						800
						600
200
						400
100						200
0						0
2017	2018	2019

Cargo

Tankers

Passenger ships

Other

Total (right axis)

Graph 2b: Tonnage of Greek Merchant Ships of 100 GRT and over, by types of ships,

November 2017 - 2019

GRT Thousands

35,000					50,000
44,299		42,944
		42,349		45,000
30,000
					40,000
25,000					35,000
20,000					30,000
					25,000
15,000					20,000
10,000					15,000
					10,000
5,000
					5,000
0					0
2017	2018	2019

Cargo

Tankers

Passenger ships

Other

Total (right axis)

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Table 2. Distribution of the Greek Merchant ships of 100 GRT and over, by tonnage groups,

November 2017 - 2019

November

		2017			2018		Change %		2019		Change %
					2018/2017				2019/2018
Tonnage	Number	Tonnage		Number	Τοnnage		Number	Tonnage		Number		Τοnnage		Number	Tonnage
Groups	of Ships	(GRT)		of Ships	(GRT)		of Ships	(GRT)		of Ships		(GRT)		of Ships	(GRT)
[100-500)	762	193,326		794*	198,182*		4.2	2.5		813	201,241		2.4	1.5
[500-3,000)	351	432,236		356	439,388*		1.4	1.7		356		437,196		0.0	-0.5
[3,000-7,000)	76	336,339		76	339,215		0.0	0.9		78	347,885		2.6	2.6
[7,000-10,000)	23	194,342		24	204,176		4.3	5.1		24		204,176		0.0	0.0
[10,000-20,000)	46	680,067		46	674,985		0.0	-0.7		49	717,534		6.5	6.3
[20,000-30,000)	78	2,075,053		71	1,864,397		-9.0	-10.2		70		1,852,792		-1.4	-0.6
[30,000+	518	40,387,645		490	38,628,924		-5.4	-4.4		488	39,183,452		-0.4	1.4
Total:	1,854	44,299,008		1,857*	42,349,267*		0.2	-4.4		1,878	42,944,276		1.1	1.4
*revised data

Graph 3: Distribution of Greek Merchant ships of 100 GRT and over, by tonnage groups,

November 2017 - 2019

Number of ships

900	1,854	1,857	1,878		2,000
800					1,800
700					1,600
600					1,400
					1,200
500
					1,000
400
					800
300					600
200					400
100					200
0					0
2017	2018	2019

[100-500)

[500-3,000)

[3,000-7,000)

[7,000-10,000)

[10,000-20,000)

[20,000-30,000)

[30,000+

Total (right axis)

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		Table 3. Distribution of Greek Merchant ships of 100 GRT and over, by age groups,
				November 2017 - 2019
				November
	2017		2018	Change %		2019	Change %
		2018/2017		2019/2018
Age	Number	Tonnage	Number	Τοnnage	Number Tonnage	Number	Τοnnage	Number	Tonnage
Groups	of Ships	(GRT)	of Ships	(GRT)	of Ships	(GRT)	of Ships	(GRT)	of Ships	(GRT)
(0-5)	166	9,251,250	164*	9,189,022*	-1.2	-0.7	174	10,035,205	6.1	9.2

[5-10)	242	12,425,470	229	12,578,374	-5.4	1.2	173	10,415,598	-24.5	-17.2
[10-15)	284	13,180,571	263	10,095,381	-7.4	-23.4	271	10,690,669	3.0	5.9
[15-20)	174	5,334,346	192	6,333,650	10.3	18.7	224	7,666,652	16.7	21.0
[20-25)	93	525,931	94*	624,901*	1.1	18.8	108	744,996	14.9	19.2
[25-30)	122	635,719	122	659,525	0.0	3.7	98	428,413	-19.7	-35.0
[30+	773	2,945,721	793*	2,868,414*	2.6	-2.6	830	2,962,743	4.7	3.3
Total:	1,854	44,299,008	1,857*	42,349,267*	0.2	-4.4	1,878	42,944,276	1.1	1.4

*revised data

Graph 4a: Distribution of Greek Merchant ships 100 GRT and over, by age groups,

November 2017 - 2019

Number of Ships

900		1,854	1,857	1,878			2,000
800							1,800
700							1,600	(0-5)
600							1,400	[5-10)
							1,200	[10-15)
500								[15-20)
							1,000
400								[20-25)
							800
300								[25-30)
						600
200								[30+
						400
								Total (right axis)
100							200
0							0
	2017	2018	2019

Graph 4b: Tonnage of Greek Merchant ships of 100 GRT and over, by age groups,

November 2017 - 2019

GRT (Thousands)

14,000		44,299		42,944		50,000
			42,349		45,000
12,000
						40,000
10,000							(0-5)
					35,000
						[5-10)
8,000						30,000	[10-15)
						25,000	[15-20)
6,000							[20-25)
					20,000
							[25-30)
4,000						15,000	[30+
2,000						10,000		Total (right axis)
						5,000
0						0
2017	2018	2019

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METHODOLOGICAL NOTES

Greek The Survey on the Greek Merchant Fleet is conducted on a monthly basis since 1964 Merchant Fleet without any major methodological changes ever since. The purpose of the survey is Survey to fully record statistical data on the number and basic characteristics of the Greek merchant ships, thus depicting the evolution over the course of time of the Greek

merchant fleet.

Legal The survey is conducted in compliance with the joint Ministerial Decision (No

Framework 6792/G-81/11-4-97), signed by the Minister of National Economy and the Minister of Mercantile Marine.

Reference The results of the survey refer to the end of November 2019.

Period

Coverage The survey covers all domestic Port Authorities, as well as Greek Consular Port Authorities abroad, which keep ship registers. These Authorities have to send a report on a monthly basis to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), pertaining to the changes in the Greek merchant ships registered in their ship registers.

Definitions Merchant ship: Seagoing self-propelled vessel, at least of 10 GRT, designed for the carriage of goods, transport of passengers, for fishing, towing or specially fitted out for other commercial maritime activities.

Greek merchant fleet: The total number of the merchant ships under Greek flag. The Greek flag carried by these ships means that all their maritime activities (subsidies for ship building, cargo limitations and other tax provisions) are governed by commercial and economic rules which are laid down by the respective Greek authorities.

Gross Register Tonnage (GRT): Refers to the spaces within the hull and of the enclosed spaces above the deck which are available for carrying goods, food, passengers and crew. GRT is equal to the volume of 100 cubic feet or 2.83 m3.

Net Register Tonnage (NRT): It is derived from the gross tonnage by deducting allowances in respect of spaces used for the crew, navigating and propelling machinery, fuel and water ballasts, and other spaces not used for passengers or cargo.

Age of ship: indicated by the year of original construction of the hull or that of the hull containing the engine room.

Methodology It is an exhaustive survey conducted by all domestic Port Authorities and Greek Consular Port Authorities abroad, which report to ELSTAT, on a monthly basis, on changes in the ships pertaining to: a) new registrations of ships in the ship registers,

1. change in the name of a ship, c) change of ownership, d) transfers to or from a different port, e) deletion of a ship from a ship' s register, f) final measurement - remeasurement of ships, g) replacement of the ship's engine.
   All these data, after being dully processed, are used to update, through a specially designed software application, the Official Register of Greek Merchant Ships. This Register is used for the production of monthly and annual statistical results.

References Further information (tables, charts) concerning the Survey on the Greek Merchant Fleet can be found on the webpage of ELSTAT (www.statistics.gr), under the link: https://www.statistics.gr/el/statistics/-/publication/SMA27

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