BOOK REVIEW | The Chemical Tanker Register 2021

This is yet another of the Clarkson series of “Registers” that so comprehensively cover and record the major types of merchant ships that serve the world.

The register tells us that, while chemical tankers are far less common than crude or petroleum product tankers, there are still more than 5,500 such specialised vessels operating around the globe. Covid fears and environmentalist lobbying reduced their demand in 2020, but deliveries of new chemical tankers still increased by three per cent in 2020 over the previous year.

Chemical tankers may represent a niche sector of global shipping but they remain a vital one. The Chemical Tanker Register for 2021 offers a very detailed and up-to-date overview of all aspects of that sector in terms of economic and political environment and market. It provides details of all operating chemical tankers and their owners.

As with all Clarkson Registers, the Chemical Tanker register is invaluable to any serious player in the market.

Available from Clarkson Research Services, London, UK.

Web: www.crsl.com.