Abstract
In 2008, Chinese accomplished shipbuilding output was 28.81 million deadweight
tonnages, rising by 52.2% of last year. The newly undertook ship orders were
58.18 million deadweight tonnages, a reduction of 40.9% of last year. Ship
orders in hand were 204.6 million deadweight tonnages, increased by 28.7%
compared with 2007. According to the Clarksons, the market shares of Chinese
accomplished shipbuilding output, newly undertook ship orders and ship orders
in hand accounted for 29.5%, 37.7% and 35.5% respectively in the world, in
which Chinese accomplished shipbuilding output and ship orders in hand kept a
fast growth for six consecutive years and led to the three indicators standing
the second place in the world.
According to the Clarkson, in 2008, the global newly undertook ship orders
were totaled at 150 million deadweight tonnages, a reduction of 42.7% of last
year. Especially In Q4 2008, the global newly undertook ship orders were only
totaled at 4.76 million deadweight tonnages, which mean each month had an
order as small as 1.59 million deadweight tonnages during this quarter, which
was only 1/10 of the monthly average during the previous nine months of 2008.
With the transfer of international financial crisis to the real economy,
Chinese shipbuilding industry has also felt the coming of strikes. In 2008,
the newly undertook ship orders were 58.18 million deadweight tonnages and
only 2.61 million deadweight tonnages in the fourth quarter, less than 5% of
the whole year' s. Chinese accomplished shipbuilding output exceeded the new
undertook orders from October of 2008, first consecutive reduction of monthly
orders in hand over the past five years. It is predicted that Chinese
accomplished shipbuilding output in 2009 will be over 40 million deadweight
tonnages and 56 million deadweight tonnages of orders in hand of last year' s
was scheduled to accomplish in 2009. The intervals are about 16 million
deadweight tonnages. It is predicted that the newly undertook orders are only
about 20 to 30 million deadweight tonnages, half or more reduction year on
year. At present, Chinese ship orders in hand declined from 205 million to
million deadweight tonnages in 2007 to 160 million deadweight tonnages.
In February 2009, Chinese government issued the Adjustment and Revitalization
Plans of Chinese Shipping Industry, showing the Chinese government' s
determination to support shipbuilding industry.
The plans emphasis on the points as following: firstly, to stabilize the
production; secondly, to enlarge the market demand; thirdly, to develop marine
engineering equipment; fourthly, to actively promote the ship repairing;
fifthly, to support the merge & acquisition; sixthly, to strengthening the
technical innovations.
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