Table 2-1 World Commercial Shipbuilding Orderbook, Gross Tonnage 1,000 and Above as of September 30, 2001 (Thousands)
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Table 2-1
World Commercial Shipbuilding Orderbook, Gross Tonnage 1,000 and Above as of
September 30, 2001 (Thousands)
| Country of build | Ship rank | Number of ships | Gross tons | Gross rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korea (South) | 1 | 507 | 31,299 | 1 |
| Japan | 2 | 455 | 19,153 | 2 |
| China (People's Republic) | 3 | 307 | 5,433 | 3 |
| Poland | 5 | 132 | 2,806 | 4 |
| Germany | 7 | 100 | 2,253 | 5 |
| Italy | 10 | 65 | 2,221 | 6 |
| Croatia | 14 | 50 | 1,554 | 7 |
| United States | 15 | 46 | 1,038 | 8 |
| China (Republic of Taiwan) | 17 | 32 | 961 | 9 |
| Finland | 22 | 13 | 871 | 10 |
| Romania | 6 | 103 | 871 | 11 |
| Spain | 8 | 92 | 691 | 12 |
| France | 19 | 23 | 668 | 13 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 196 | 578 | 14 |
| Denmark | 23 | 13 | 529 | 15 |
| Ukraine | 18 | 30 | 436 | 16 |
| Russia | 9 | 79 | 356 | 17 |
| Philippines | 24 | 11 | 338 | 18 |
| Singapore | 11 | 54 | 328 | 19 |
| Turkey | 12 | 54 | 273 | 20 |
| Total top 20 country of build | 2,362 | 72,667 | ||
| Percent of total world orderbook | 89.1 | 98.7 | ||
| Total world orderbook | 2,648 | 73,581 |
SOURCE: Lloyd's Maritime Information Services, World Shipbuilding Statistics (London: July 2001).
- South Korea and Japan account for 69 percent of the gross tonnage of ships on order as of July 2001.
- Gross tonnage on order in 2001 was 37 percent higher than a year earlier.