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Tug Boat Market Report Easily one of the more interesting statistical comparisons and compilations that reach our desk every year is the periodic Marcon International Tug Boat Market Report. We?ve examined this type of report before and it is worth doing so again. Chock full of data on the availability and make-up of tugs for sale here and abroad, the report also drills much deeper than that. We?ve highlighted some of the more interesting aspects of their latest effort (November 2012). Table 1 lists the breakdown of available anchor handling coastal, ocean and harbor tugs, according to Marcon?s records. Market Overview Of the 12,077 vessels and 3,750 barges that Marcon tracks, 4,600 are tugs with 758 currently on the market for sale worldwide, up 6.61% since August. 253 or 33.38% of the tugs worldwide, primarily foreign  agged, were built within the last 10 years, are newbuilding re-sales or currently under construction ? compared to 32.63% at the last report. 63 (8.31%) are over 50 years of age and three tugs are 75 years of age or older. The two oldest tugs are both 82 years old - a 1930 built triple screw tug (later rebuilt) in the Netherlands and a 1930 built single screw tug (also rebuilt) in Sweden. These ?old ladies? are balanced by 55 newbuildings up to 7,000HP range scheduled for delivery through 2013. HP < 1,000 1,000 ? 2,0002,000 ?3,0003,000 ?4,0004,000 ?5,0005,000 ?6,0006,000 ? 7,0007,000 ?8,0008,000 ?9,0009,000PlusTotal Nov 2012 - Worldwide 911721611638642161584758 Nov 2012 - U.S. 263428281294610148 Nov 2012 - Foreign 65138133135743312974610 Avg. Age - Worldwide 1974198319881993199519921993198519941976 Avg. Age - U.S. 196519691967197219751969198619831981 Avg. Age - Foreign 1977198619921997199919991996198619961976 Category / Year2012 2011 2010 20092008CAT 148 137 121 97 56 Cummins109 84 61 51 39 EMD6261 665234Niigata 504654 4517 Yanmar 4331 27 3426Deutz3328292220GM25 2427 2419Other Engine(s)270 198 179 162 141 Single Screw142 118 141 140 139Twin Screw 461 377 326274 205Azimuth121 108 116 89 34 Voith Tractor 2627 2516 11 Number for Sale 758633611 520397 BY THE NUMBERSTable 1 MN 7www.marinelink.com MN Jan2013 Layout 1-17.indd 7MN Jan2013 Layout 1-17.indd 71/4/2013 10:59:37 AM1/4/2013 10:59:37 AM