Global newbuilding orderbook at the end of 2012 stood at 259m DWT or 92.8m CGT, reduced by 34% in terms of dwt and by 26% in CGT compared to the previous year.
This reduction shows a sharp 58% drop against 615.9m DWT at the end of 2008. The backlog for bulker plunged by 40% year-on-year in dwt terms yet still taking the most part of order equivalent to 53% of the orderbook.
According to Clarkson, only the orderbook of Medium Range (30-60K) Product Carrier (PC) saw an increase among the tankers, from 144 vessels at the end of 2011 to 147 vessels one year later.
Meanwhile, during the same period, of Special Ships, the orders of LNG Carrier grew sharply from 57 vessels to 85, while LPG-carrier orderbook increased from 92 vessels to 94.
While offshore vessel remained the similar status from 978 vessels to 973, cruise ship increased from 25 vessels to 27 and Ro-Ro ferry from 52 vessels to 55, each showing a small increase.
In terms of orderbook by country, China accounts for 35.4% of overall orders amounting 32.9m CGT, closely followed by Korea with 31.5%, 29.2m CGT, Japan with 16.4%, 15.3m CGT and 6.3% of Europe’s, 5.9m CGT.
Korean Big4 shipbuilders were ranked Top4 in Global orderbook - Hyundai Heavy Industries with 7.93m CGT, Samsung Heavy Industries with 6.43m CGT, STX Offshore & Shipbuilding with 6.32m CGT and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering with 5.67m CGT. Following are Imabari Shipbuilding of Japan with 3.27m CGT, Hyundai Mipo Dockyard of Korea with 2.88m CGT, Rongsheng Heavy Industries of China with 2.52m cgt, Tsuneishi with 2.27m CGT, Oshima Shipbuilding of Japan with 1.91m CGT and Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding of China with 1.82m CGT, placed in Top 10.
Among Top 10 shipbuilders, Korea has the most, five, followed by Japan, three and China with two.