In February this year, China attracted 41 percent of new shipbuilding orders (1.41 million CGT) globally, ranking second in the global market, while South Korea claimed a 50 percent share (1.71 million CGT), ranking first in the global market, according to the data issued by Clarksons, the world’s leading provider of integrated shipping services.
In February, 3.41 million CGT of new shipbuilding orders were transacted in the global market, up 18.0 percent year on year.