Global Economy Booming Looks everything positive? 22 September 2017
Macro Outlook
Dow Jones Index at record high Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream
World Trade continues to grow Index: 1998=100 2017H1: +3.8% YoY Source: CPB
OECD Leading Indicator indicates positive GDP growth in OECD OECD Leading Indicator versus OECD GDP (1979-1983) OECD Leading Indicator versus OECD GDP (1989-1993) OECD Leading Indicator versus OECD GDP (2000-2003) OECD Leading Indicator versus OECD GDP (2007-2017) Source: OECD
World GDP growth improves in 2017-2020 compared to 2016 Source: IMF World Economic Outlook April 2017, July 2017
Seaborne Trade
Seaborne traded dominated by iron ore, coal, containers, crude oil Global fleet divided by type of vessel (start of 2017) Seaborne trade in 2016 divided by product group Source: Clarkson Research
Seaborne trade growth rate has decelerated Source: IMF, Clarkson Research, Rabobank
Energy Transition
Offshore Wind has strong tail wind EUR/MWh 2017H1: +3.8% YoY Source: Van Oord, Dong Energy, Dutch government
EU’s gasoline & diesel demand peaked in 2006 M toe Source: BP Statistical Review 2017
Conclusions
Structural changes happening Period 1990-2015 Period 2016-2040E Global population growth Population growth slowing down Number of consumers rising Ageing consumers and behaviour Globalisation of production Reshoring production Lengthening supply chains Shortening supply chains Fossil fuel growth Growth renewable energy Source: Danish Ship Finance
Seaborne trade growth rate low: Steel industry; Energy transition CAGR (%) 1987-2016 1987-1996 1997-2006 2007-2016 2010-2020E 2020-2030E 2030-2040E Population 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.7 World GDP 3.4 2.7 4.1 3.6 3.2 2.8 World trade 5.6 6.4 6.9 3.8 n/a Seaborne trade 3.7 4.3 3.1 0.8 Air Cargo 5.2 7.9 5.5 2.3 3.0 4.2 GDP/Population 2.4x 1.7x 3.2x 3.0x 3.3x 3.6x 4.0x Seaborne/GDP 1.1x 1.4x 0.9x 0.8x 0.4x 0.3x Seaborne/Population 2.6x 2.3x 2.5x 1.2x Source: IMF, Clarkson Research, Boeing, UN, Rabobank
Growth Dutch road haulage & inland shipping below GDP Index
Growth EU road haulage below GDP Index Hardly any data on Rail available