Shipbuilding industry order volume continues to grow

2013-11-02 09:00

From January to September 2013, global shipbuilding orders rebounded, with China's total order volume continuing to grow. Key enterprises seized opportunities to develop energy-efficient and environmentally friendly ship types and actively sought orders.
  According to statistics from the China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry (CANSI), from January to September, the nationwide shipbuilding completion was 30.61 million deadweight tons, a year-on-year decrease of 26.4%. New ship orders totaled 38.06 million deadweight tons, a year-on-year increase of 147.1%. At the end of September, the backlog of shipbuilding orders was 113.97 million deadweight tons, a year-on-year decrease of 5.7%, but an increase of 6.6% compared to the end of 2012.
  From January to September, the nationwide completion of export ships was 25.80 million deadweight tons, a year-on-year decrease of 24.8%; export ship orders totaled 35.47 million deadweight tons, a year-on-year increase of 195%; and the backlog of export ship orders at the end of September was 99.49 million deadweight tons, a year-on-year decrease of 1.7%. Export ships accounted for 84.3%, 93.2%, and 87.3% of the national shipbuilding completion, new orders, and backlog, respectively.