'ANALYSIS OF WORLD TANK SHIP FLEETS' - 1 OCT 52

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00423R000700650001-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 1, 1999
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: July 10, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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A. Summary and Conclusions
1) The present world fleet has shown significan gains since 1945.
2) In size and speed, the average vessel under construction exceeds
not only the average tanker in existence, but also the norm for
for ships underx construction or on order as recently as 1950.
3) In carrying capacity, the US tanker fleet has declined from
60% of the world total in the immediate post-World War II
situation to just under 30% on 1 Oct 52.
4) The position of the US will decline further during the next
five years, and under present conditions, will probably not
exceed 22% of the world total carrying capacity by the end of 1957.
5) As a consequence of the practice by US owners of putting vessels
under friendly foreign flags, the US controls a considerably greater
percentage than is indicated by statistics. Nevertheless, the
trends indicated in 3) and 4) above are unmistakably in evidence
whether the US position be judged by flag or control.
6) Duo to accelerated building programs in the World War II years,
age distributions of the major flags of the world and of
individual fleet owners reflect a heavy concentration of
tonnage constructed during the years 1942 through 1945. This
will have a profound effect on the timing of tanker replacements
for years to come.
B. Analysis
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3) Speed and Deadweight. Tonnage
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5) Ownership of US Privately Owned Fleet
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2) Changes in World Tank Ship Fleet since 1945
3) Speed and Deadweight Tonnage Groups
4) Analysis of Age Distribl.?tion
5) T2-SE-A1 Equivalent Analysis of Age Distribution
6) Cumulative T2-SE-AI Eq#valent Analysis of Ave Distribution
7) Cumulative Percentage T2-SE-A1 Analysis of Age Distribution
S) Analysis of US Flag Privately Owned Tank Ship Fleet
9) Analysis of Ownership Within Flags of the Actual World Fleet
10) Analysis of O~mership W=ithin Flags of the World T2-SE-Al
Equivalent Fleet
ii) Tani Ships Under Construction or on Order - 1 Oct 52
12) Speed and Deadweight Tonnage Groups of Ships Under Construction
or on Order -- 1 Oct 52
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