Top 30 global shipyards' order rankings for the first half of the year are released

2024-08-12 09:00

According to Clarkson's statistics, in the first half of 2024, global new shipbuilding orders totaled 1127 vessels, amounting to 28094427 CGT. Among these, the top thirty global shipbuilding groups signed 795 new orders, totaling 25573341 CGT, accounting for 70.54% and 91.03% of the total new shipbuilding orders in terms of vessel count and CGT respectively in the first half of 2024.

By order-receiving country, in the first half of 2024, Chinese shipbuilding groups received 705 orders, totaling 18068882 CGT; Japan received 42 orders, totaling 697156 CGT; and South Korea received 170 orders, totaling 7163180 CGT. The proportions by vessel count are 62.56%, 3.73%, and 15.08% respectively, and by CGT are 64.31%, 2.48%, and 25.50% respectively.

In the first half of 2024, the main vessel types for new orders were: LNG carriers, bulk carriers, and oil tankers. Global new orders for LNG carriers amounted to 142 vessels, totaling 7972723 CGT; new orders for bulk carriers amounted to 206 vessels, totaling 4362246 CGT; and new orders for oil tankers amounted to 149 vessels, totaling 4319400 CGT. Among these, the proportions of new orders by vessel count for LNG carriers, bulk carriers, and oil tankers were 12.60%, 18.28%, and 13.22% respectively, and by CGT were 28.38%, 15.53%, and 15.37% respectively.

In the list of the top 30 global shipbuilding groups by orderbook, China has 17 entries, along with 5 from South Korea, 4 from Japan, and 4 from Europe. In terms of total orders (CGT), China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) ranks first, followed by HD Hyundai, Samsung Heavy Industries, and Hanwha Ocean in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place respectively. Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry, New Times Shipbuilding, and China Merchants Industry Group rank from 5th to 8th.

In the list of the top 30 global shipowners by orderbook, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) ranks first, followed by CMA CGM and Eastern Pacific Shipping in 2nd and 3rd place respectively.

In the list of the top 30 shipbuilding groups by new orders in the first half of 2024, by order-receiving country, China has 22 entries, South Korea 5, Japan 1, and Europe 2. In terms of total orders (CGT), China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), HD Hyundai, and New Times Shipbuilding rank among the top three.

In the list of the top 30 shipowners by order volume in the first half of 2024, CMA CGM, Dynacom, and Evergreen Marine rank among the top three.

Table 1: List of Top 30 Global Shipbuilding Groups by Orderbook (by Compensated Gross Tonnage)


                        Table 2: List of Top 30 Global Shipowners by Orderbook (by Compensated Gross Tonnage)

Table 3: List of Top 30 Global Shipbuilding Groups by New Orders in H1 2024 (by Compensated Gross Tonnage)

Table 4: List of Top 30 Global Shipowners by New Orders in H1 2024 (by Compensated Gross Tonnage)

Data Source: Clarkson, as of July 8, 2024

Note 1: Includes CIMC Raffles and CIMC Ocean Engineering Solutions (Nantong)

Note 2: Includes Tianhai Defense and Xinjiangzhou Shipbuilding Heavy Industry