帆船業出現復甦

張貼日期2011年2月22日

— Rich Armstrong

邁阿密報導 – “好消息”這個概念對於正在景氣衰退裡掙扎著爬出來的帆船業來說, 只是一個比較性的名詞. 對於帆船業來說, 邁阿密國際遊艇展的第15屆產業現況年報所提出的關鍵數字是8和38.

2010年的帆船產量下滑了8%. 不過與前年的38% 急降相比較, 已經算是正面的消息了.

市場調查顧問公司的Rick Walter 表示, “我認為最壞的時候已經結束了”. 該公司從自2009年9月至2010年8月所收集的租船及造船公司調查報告內得到這個結論. “這是個開始, 不過我們還有一段遠路要走”.

造船公司數目在這蕭條的市場中也變少了. 活躍的造船廠數量下降了25%. 在2002-03年, 從158家下降至119家.

然而, 在經歷2009年55%的猛跌後, 2010年長途巡航用帆船製造上升14%, 小型巡航遊艇上升19%. 雙體/多體船則下跌了14%, 到1006艘.

在2010年, 帆船生產僱用人數上升3%到1700人.

北美洲進口顯示, 20英呎及以上的船下跌了21%至190艘, 相較於2009年的240艘, 2008年的358艘, 及2007年的421艘.

儘管如此, Walter的受訪者表示 “非常樂觀的期待”, 預期2011年20- 至35-英呎市場會增加47艘, 36- 至45-英呎市場會增加34艘, 46- 呎及以上市場會增加53艘.

Walter表示空船租賃公司反應2010年業務下降6%, 但是 “不錯”, 相較下2009年下降21%. 此外, 空船租賃業務隨景氣復甦上升, 2010年春年只下跌了4%.

Walter表示, “我期待看到2010年第四季會有良好的上升”.

Sailing sector sees an emerging recovery

Posted on February 22, 2011

MIAMI - As the industry tries to crawl out of the wreckage from the recession, the concept of "good news" is a relative term. For the sailing sector, the key numbers presented at the 15th annual State of the Industry report at the Miami International Boat Show are 8 and 38.

Boat production was down 8 percent in 2010, but that was positive news, compared with a 38 percent plunge the previous year.

"I think the worst is over," said Rick Walter of Market Research Consulting, which tabulates the data. They were culled from a survey of builders and charter firms from September 2009 through August 2010. "It's a start, but we have a long way to go."

The fleet of builders also has thinned in a down market. The number of active builders is down 25 percent, to 119, from 2002-03, when there were 158.

However, the manufacturing of cruising sailboats was up 14 percent in 2010 after a 55 percent plunge in 2009. Pocket cruiser production was up 19 percent, but multihull production was down 14 percent, to 1,006.

On the employment front, the sailing production work force was up 3 percent in 2010, to 1,700 workers.

North American imports revealed a 21 percent decrease in boats 20 feet and larger, standing at 190 boats, compared with 240 in 2009, 358 in 2008 and 421 in 2007.

But Walter reported "very optimistic expectations" among respondents, who expect increases of 47 units in the 20- to 35-foot segment, 34 units in the 36- to 45-foot segment and 53 among boats 46 feet and larger for 2011.

Bareboat charter firms reported that business was down 6 percent in 2010, but that's "not bad," Walter said, compared with a 21 percent drop in 2009. And chartering improved with the recovering economy and was down only 4 percent in spring 2010.

"I expect to see a nice increase for the fourth quarter of 2010," Walter said.

— Rich Armstrong

Source: http://www.tradeonlytoday.com/home/509134-sailing-sector-sees-a-recovery-emerging