China leads significantly in global ship orders, with South Korea accounting for 22% of the orders.

Han media: South Korea received 26 ship orders in January, what about China?

On February 28, the Korean media "Chosun Ilbo" published an article stating that the number of global ship orders in January this year increased compared to the same period last year, with China's orders far exceeding those of South Korea.

According to the British shipbuilding and shipping market analysis institution Clarksons Research, the total volume of global ship orders in January this year was 5.61 million CGT (158 ships), an increase of 27% compared to the same period last year.

Among them, South Korea received 1.25 million CGT (26 ships, accounting for 22%). China received 3.74 million CGT (106 ships, accounting for 67%) of orders, far exceeding South Korea.

As of the end of last month, the global backlog of orders was 183.5 million CGT, an increase of 5.07 million CGT compared to the end of the previous month.

By country and region, the largest order backlog is in China, at 111.91 million CGT (accounting for 62%), followed by South Korea, at 36.31 million CGT (accounting for 20%).

Compared to the same period last year, South Korea's order backlog decreased by 390,000 CGT, while China's order backlog increased by 12.83 million CGT.

The Clarksons New Ship Price Index fell 0.36 points from the previous month to 184.29 points.

By ship type, the average price of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers is 248 million U.S. dollars, ultra-large crude oil tankers are 128.5 million U.S. dollars, and ultra-large container ships are 261 million U.S. dollars.

Original article: toutiao.com/article/1858353846369671/

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