China ranked first globally in order volume during the second quarter.

2013-09-06 09:00

In the April-June period of this year, China's shipbuilding industry won 6.54 million GT of new orders, regaining the top global spot after two quarters.

According to HIS statistics, in the second quarter of this year, South Korea, China, and Japan's shipbuilding industries won a total of 16.36 million GT of orders, maintaining their first-quarter performance. South Korea's industry won 6.16 million GT of orders, a year-on-year decrease of 20%; Japan's industry won 3.65 million GT of orders, a year-on-year increase of 4%. From January to June, there were a total of 1301 ships and 36.73 million GT of orders globally, a year-on-year increase of about two times, mainly including container ships, MR PC, LRⅡ PC, and supramax/cape size bulk carriers.

In addition, the global new ship delivery volume in the first half of this year reached 1498 ships and 41.25 million GT, a year-on-year decrease of 32%. The new ship delivery volume of South Korea, China, and Japan totaled 1019 ships and 37.92 million GT, a year-on-year decrease of 33%. South Korea's delivery volume was 235 ships and 15.16 million GT, a year-on-year decrease of 30%; China's was 501 ships and 14.42 million GT, a year-on-year decrease of 40%; and Japan's was 283 ships and 8.33 million GT, a year-on-year decrease of 24%. Furthermore, at the end of June, the global new ship order backlog was 5735 ships and 161.24 million GT, maintaining the level at the end of March.