The Ro/Ro segment was the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, experiencing a 22.8 percent decline in port calls in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the same period in the previous year. Only the wet bulk, LNG, and LPG segments registered increases in port calls in the first quarter.
Year-on-year change in port calls worldwide from the 1st quarter to the 2nd quarter of 2020, by ship type
Characteristic
Q1
Q2
Container
-1.1%
-5.8%
Wet bulk
2.5%
-6.3%
Dry bulk
-1.2%
-5.8%
Breakbulk
-4.3%
-8.9%
LNG
8.1%
-2.3%
LPG
1.1%
-3.2%
Ro/Ro
-4.6%
-22.8%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Year-on-year change in port calls-1.1%-1.1%2.5%2.5%-1.2%-1.2%-4.3%-4.3%8.1%8.1%1.1%1.1%-4.6%-4.6%-5.8%-5.8%-6.3%-6.3%-5.8%-5.8%-8.9%-8.9%-2.3%-2.3%-3.2%-3.2%-22.8%-22.8%Q1Q2ContainerWet bulkDry bulkBreakbulkLNGLPGRo/Ro
-25%-20%-15%-10%-5%0%5%10%15%
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