In 2019, the size of the world's tanker fleet grew by 7.9%

The document specifies that last year the production of tanks 54,650, down from 54,650 -8.5% on 2018, a global production concentrated in China, with Only South Africa being the only other country to have significant tanker production. In 2019, the main producers were the Chinese CIMC (27,000 Nantong Tank Containers (8,500 containers), the South Africa's Welfit Oddy (5,150) and China's Singamas (3,500) and JJAP (3.310).

Altogether, the total size of 652,350 containers fleet as of January 1, 2020, consists of 418,500 tank containers of the operators in the sector (owners and renters) (up 9.6%), from 45,840 inactive containers (up 7.1%) and from 188,010 containers operated by chemical and chemical companies food companies and other operators including shipping companies, military organisations, railway and oil companies and mining industries (4.4%).

The top ten players in this sector of the containers dominate the market holding a fleet of 235,019 containers ( 1.5%), representing more than 56% of the total. Leader the sector is the British Stolt Tank with 45,500 containers followed by Germany's Hoyer Group with 34,700 and Sino-Dutch Newport/Sinochem with 32,000.

The top ten companies operating in the rental tank containers have a fleet of 242,984 units, 79.5% of the rental fleet. The only first three operators manage a total of 154,500 containers, of which 64,000 EXSIF Worldwide, 48,500 of the French Eurotainer and 42,000 from Singaporean Seaco Global.

"If in 2019 the increase in container production tanker was lower than the previous year -- he ITCO President Reg Lee commented -- the market continued to expand thanks mainly to the success of the continuing the conversion to tanker containers of some types of cargo previously shipped in drums or transported by chimichiere ships. In addition, China has continued to significant growth in the use of tanker containers internal transport of bulk liquids and at the same time the activities Asia,particularly in Southeast Asia, have continued to develop considerably."

Lee has announced that "in 2019 the majority of new container was purchased by rental companies mainly to meet the demands of tanker container. As there has been more availability of tank containers by companies it is a very good idea to do more to make sure that we do not have to go back to the EU. witnessed the growth in the number of third and fourth logistic parties providers that have entered the market. Often these companies have little or no accredited infrastructure to support their growing fleet of tanker containers, which we can assume have taken because of the low rental rates offered and shorter rental period."