Issuing agency: China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry
Column: Statistics
source: https://www.cansi.org.cn/cms/document/17173.html
Recently, the British Clarksons Research Company released preliminary statistics for 2021. China's new ship orders were 22.8 million corrected gross tonnage (CGT), ranking first in the world with a market share of nearly 50%. At the same time, according to statistics from the China Shipbuilding Industry Association from January to November, China's new ship orders were 22.4 million corrected gross tonnage, which has far exceeded South Korea's 17.35 million corrected gross tonnage for the whole year, confirming that 2021 Ranked first in the total annual new ship orders. From a historical perspective, in terms of corrected total tonnage, since 2008, China has ranked first in the world in new orders. Except for 2011 and 2018, which were slightly lower than South Korea, China has always ranked first in the world in new ship orders in the rest of the years. Since 2019, it has achieved the "three consecutive championships" in global orders.
In addition to continuing to lead in total volume, Chinese shipbuilding companies continue to exert efforts in various ship market segments. Among the 18 major ship types, China has won the first market share in 10 ship types, including container ships, bulk carriers, chemical tankers, multi-purpose ships (MPP), offshore engineering ships, car carriers (PCC/PCTC) and other ship types. The market share exceeds 50% (absolute advantage). The product structure has been greatly optimized, high-tech, Main ship types with high added value are constantly emerging. Large LNG carriers, aircraft carriers and large cruise ships, which represent the three "jewels" in the shipbuilding industry, are all making breakthroughs. Ultra-large container ships, a new generation of 174,000 cubic meter LNG carriers, large car carriers (PCTC), smart ships, floating liquefied natural gas facilities (FLNG), A series of high-end ships and offshore equipment such as the sixth-generation semi-submersible drilling platform have become the business card of my country's shipbuilding industry exports.