Translation of "Navire vraquier-pétrolier-roulier " (French → English) :

The proposal to equip as many vessels as possible, from oil tankers to bulk carriers and passenger ships, with VDRs or ‘black boxes’ is a positive one, but this must not exempt the states from carrying out the necessary inspections.

In order to send a clear message to South Korea to the effect that the European Union is prepared to defend the European shipbuilding sector, the same shiptypes should be included as are referred to in the complaint lodged with the WTO; moreover, the four six-monthly reports by the Commission on the situation of the European shipbuilding sector show that all segments (except for cruise ships and small vessels) have faced the same unfair competition by South Korea which has displaced European builders of gas tankers (LNG and LPG), ferries, bulkcarriers and ro-ro vessels, with Suez and supermax type oil tankers (i.e. those with the greate ...[+++]st tonnage) practically no longer being built.

In line with Ms Randzio-Plath's proposals, we want to extend the categories of ships to include ferries for trains, persons and road vehicles, as well as natural gas and petroleum gas tankers, and we want to extend the term until 2003; in other words, we are in favour of a two-year period.

This fleet [4] consists of some 8 800 ships, of which 1 966 oil tankers, 1 702 bulk carriers, 1 104 container carriers, 3 428 general cargo ships (conventional cargo ships and roll-on/roll-off ships) and 685 passenger ships.

Looking at prices per shiptype the statements made further above are confirmed: Tankers and bulk carriers benefit from a healthy transport market, and the subsequent demand for new ships has driven up prices (although this effect is more pronounced in the case of tankers).

[21] Ships presenting a risk, according to an Annex to the Directive, are oil tankers, gas and chemical tankers and bulk carriers above a certain age, and passenger ships.