Saturday 27 October 2012

Global Shipbuilding reports mild recovery: Clarksons


New Delhi : The global shipbuilding industry has seen a mild recovery as orders for new vessels rebounded to more than 3 million deadweight tonnes last month,and Chinese shipyards were still leading the industry,according to the latest statistics released by Clarksons Plc,the world's leading provider of shipping services .
A total of 79 new vessels,totaling 3.2 million deadweight tonnes,were ordered in shipyards across the world in September.
The volume was 7.7% up from the same period last year and 9.6% up from August,the data showed. China still leads the world shipbuilding industry in new orders.
Chinese yards received orders for 34 new vessels,totaling 1.92 million deadweight tonnes,accounting for 60% of the world's total new-order volume and an 81% increase from the same period last year.

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