Korea returned as the world’s No. 1 country by beating China in competition for taking ship orders in February.
Global ship orders came in at 2.1 million CGT in February, said Clarkson Research, a British shipbuilding and shipping market analysis agency on March 7. By country, Korea claimed the first spot by winning orders for 1.56 million CGT , surpassing China which received orders for 170,000 CGT .
The Clarkson Newbuilding Price Index sat at 163.69, up 8.96 points from the same period of 2022. By ship type, LNG carrier orders reached US$250 million, super tanker orders US$120 million, and super-large container ship orders US$215 million.
Source: BusinessKorea