88 New Shipbuilding Orders were Signed Worldwide in January

According to the latest data from Clarksons, as of February 9, 88 new orders were signed globally in January this year, totalling 2.14 million CGT, an increase of 6 ships compared with December last year, and a 15.37% decrease in corrected gross meter tonne. Compared with the same period last year, the number decreased 180, and the revised gross meter tonne decreased 60.75%. In terms of countries, Chinese shipyards received 49 ships, totalling 1.25 million CGT; Japan received 1 ship, totalling 29,101 CGT; South Korea received 12 ships, totalling 639,518 CGT. Corrected gross meter tonne accounted for 58.70%, 1.36% and 29.91% of global new ship orders respectively.