S. Korea reclaims top spot for shipbuilding orders in May
- 5 years ago
한국 조선업 5월 수주량 1위 회복…LNG운반선 발주 지속
In May, South Korea leads the pack in terms of new shipbuilding orders, overtaking China for the first time in three months.
According to Clarksons Research, local shipbuilders won 16 new orders including some LNG Carriers.
These added up to 640-thousand compensated gross tons, accounting for 60 percent of total new orders worldwide.
Beijing was runner-up with 270-thousand CGTs, followed by Tokyo's 60-thousand.
China still has the most orders in total for the first five months of the year with over four million CGTs, followed by Seoul's 2-point-8 million.
In May, South Korea leads the pack in terms of new shipbuilding orders, overtaking China for the first time in three months.
According to Clarksons Research, local shipbuilders won 16 new orders including some LNG Carriers.
These added up to 640-thousand compensated gross tons, accounting for 60 percent of total new orders worldwide.
Beijing was runner-up with 270-thousand CGTs, followed by Tokyo's 60-thousand.
China still has the most orders in total for the first five months of the year with over four million CGTs, followed by Seoul's 2-point-8 million.