Merchant Shipping
(asked on 10th September 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average age was of bulk carrier merchant ships using UK ports in each year since 2010; and if he will make a statement.
This question was answered on 14th September 2018
Figures are shown in the table
Year | Average age of bulk carriers (years) |
2010 | 11.3 |
2011 | 9.8 |
2012 | 8.4 |
2013 | 7.8 |
2014 | 8.1 |
2015 | 7.8 |
2016 | 8.0 |
2017 | 8.0 |
Source: DfT Analysis of vessel data supplied by Lloyds List Intelligence and DfT Maritime Statistics