Odfjell SE Annual Report 2012

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Recognizing that we employ relatively few women, we endeavour to recruit women to Ship Operations, Chartering and Ship Management, and we promote life at sea as an attractive career also for women. Compared to last year the recorded absence rate at the headquarters has been reduced from 3.15% to 2.67%. For the Filipino mariners the absence rate was 0.55% and for Europeans 3.78%. The Board takes this opportunity to thank all employees for their contributions to the Company during 2012. REMUNERATION OF THE EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT Salary and other remuneration to the President/CEO shall be determined by the Board. A description of the remuneration of the executive management and the Group’s conditions policy, including the scope and organisation of bonus and share-price-related programmes, is given in the Board of Directors’ statement of guidelines for the remuneration of executive management. It is also stated here that a ceiling has been set for performance-related remuneration. The Board of Directors’ statement of guidelines is considered by the General Meeting and made available to shareholders together with the notice of the Annual General Meeting. See Note 23 to the Odfjell Group accounts for details about the remuneration of the Management in 2012. MARKET DEVELOPMENT 2012 turned out to be another difficult year for the shipping industry at large. World economic growth remained modest at 3.3%, down more than 0.5 percentage points from 2011, with slower growth in China, India and newly industrialised Asian countries, even a slight contraction in the EU area as a whole, but with positive developments in the US and Japan. Oil prices remained very high, giving the highest annual average marine fuel spot prices ever. Relatively weak freight markets combined with high bunker prices and considerable net fleet growth in recent years, contributed to depressed earnings in the main shipping segments such as crude and product tankers, dry-bulk carriers and container-ships. Owners and operators have tried to reduce fuel costs through slow steaming and various fuel-efficiency measures, including modification of existing hulls. There is also increasing focus on contracting new ships with a more eco-friendly hull and machinery design. However, despite the apparent fuel efficiency potential of such ships and newbuilding prices now being at a low point, a rather bleak market outlook and still tight financing for shipping projects have contributed to the orderbook within main freight segments now being at the lowest levels in a decade. New ordering is likely to be modest also for the next few years. The slight slowdown in China and the very poor economic development in Europe have also negatively affected the demand and results of the chemical industry in general. This has impacted the chemical tanker market, through weak demand for transportation and a focus on lower freight costs. After a stronger first quarter 2012, chemical spot freight rates dropped during the second quarter before they rebound somewhat towards the end of the year. The same development was the case for the CPP freight market. Following four difficult years with very challenging market conditions, several owners have reached a critical financial state; some forced to considerably downscale their operations or even file for bankruptcy whilst others are being kept afloat for the time being by their banks waiting for stronger markets. Hence, for the chemical tanker industry to continue providing quality and reliable services, a repricing of freight rates to sustainable levels is necessary also to allow for reinvestments in sophisticated tonnage, the organisational structures and competence that are required. The inefficiencies brought upon the industry from fragmented and diverging vetting regimes is also a major challenge. We participate in industry workgroups such as Intertanko to promote a more transparent and efficient regime for customer inspections and vetting requirements going forward. Net tonnage growth during the year for the chemical tanker fleet as a whole was 1.9%, whilst the core chemical deepsea fleet grew by about 2.5%. Following several years of very few new orders, fleet supply going forward appears moderate. The order book for the core chemical deep-sea fleet is now at about 6.9% of current fleet, and somewhat lower for the stainless steel segment. Forecast net core chemical deep-sea fleet growth for 2013 and 2014 is about 1.6% per year. The global economy is forecast to grow by 3–4% per year over the next few years, which traditionally should indicate an increase in demand for seaborne chemical transportation of 4–5% per year. Consequently, the supply/demand balance should gradually turn in favour of stronger chemical tanker markets, with higher spot rates and improved terms for contracts of affreightment. However, there is a substantial market slack, through slow-steaming, ballasting or sailing only partly loaded and inefficient port operations, which also needs to be recovered. Favourable yard prices and modern fuel efficient designs may also induce investors who do not appreciate the complexity of the chemical tanker business to contract new tonnage. Hence, although the fundamentals may give some room for cautious optimism, the relief appears not to be imminent. Our main short-term concerns relate to challenging markets also in 2013, high fuel costs and potential setbacks in the global economy. In the longer run, a rebound in China, continued positive developments in the US economy and eventually a recovery in the EU should increase trade and thus, improve the market for our tanker services. 16 odfjell annual report 2012
Development of new and yet untapped petroleum resources may also gradually change trading pattern and alter tonne mile demand. As an example, increased shale gas and oil production in the US has given a boost to US petrochemical and refined products production and exports, but also led to a shift in the type of bulk liquid chemicals being imported to the US. However, the net effect of such changes remains to be seen. Larger worldwide petroleum exploration, hopefully combined with more geopolitical stability, may also gradually lower crude oil prices and consequently our fuel costs. COMPANY STRATEGY AND PROSPECTS Odfjell strives to provide safe, efficient, and cost-effective chemical tanker, LPG/Ethylene carrier and tank terminal services to our customers worldwide. In addition to the clear operational and commercial benefits from close co-operation between our shipping activities and our tank terminals, the tank terminals themselves have proven a stabilising factor in the Company’s overall financial performance as earnings from this area are less volatile as compared to earnings from our shipping activities. On the shipping side, we are continually striving to stay competitive and flexible with a modern and versatile fleet of vessels of high standards, adjusting to changing trade patterns through organisational dexterity. Disposal of older units provides better utilisation, enhancing the results of the rest of the fleet, in spite of which overall activity levels were unsatisfactory in 2012. Freight rates still have some way to go to reach sustainable levels. China’s economy showed 7.9% year-on-year growth in the last three months of 2012, the first acceleration in two years. The US economy continues to improve gradually as legislators struggle to reach consensus on the legislation required to bring the economy significantly forward. In Europe, sovereign lending rates have fallen significantly over the past few quarters, allaying fears of sovereign defaults. The supply/demand picture within our segment continues to move in our favour, albeit slowly. However, favourable yard prices and modern fuel efficient designs may induce investors to contract new tonnage. The supply overhang, on the other hand, will likely be prolonged due to lost capacity through slow-steaming and low utilisation. Our main concerns relate to challenging markets also in 2013, high fuel costs and potential setbacks in the global economy. Part of our 2013 bunker exposure is reduced through bunker clauses in our contracts and by paper hedges. On the tank terminal side we have witnessed higher activities and inquiries for storage. We expect improved earnings in our tank terminal division in 2013. 17 odfjell annual report 2012
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