Korean shipyards likely topped global order list in 2020, expect another bumper year
이 글자크기로 변경됩니다.
(예시) 가장 빠른 뉴스가 있고 다양한 정보, 쌍방향 소통이 숨쉬는 다음뉴스를 만나보세요. 다음뉴스는 국내외 주요이슈와 실시간 속보, 문화생활 및 다양한 분야의 뉴스를 입체적으로 전달하고 있습니다.
The global order book for new ships came to 17.92 million compensate gross tonnage (CGT) in 2020, of which China dominated 7.98 million CGT and South Korea 6.73 million CGT, according to U.K. shipping industry data provider Clarksons Research.
But the Clarksons data did not reflect 17 LNG carriers that Korea’s two leading shipbuilders Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. and Samsung Heavy Industries Co. won late last month. When including additional 1.45 million CGT, Korea would elbow out China and command the top in global orders for the third straight year in 2020.
Korean shipbuilders had a slow start in 2020, adding just 1.18 million CGT to their order book in the first half of the year compared with China’s 3.51 million CGT. But they scooped up a string of orders in the final quarter.
This year also looks good for Korean shipyards.
Korea’s 2021 order book, excluding overseas plants, is estimated at 9.8 million CGT worth $21.5 billion, according to a study by the Overseas Economic Research Institute of the Export-Import Bank of Korea.
Demand to replace old gas-guzzling vessels is likely to grow amid the heightened environmental standards, raising the appeal for Korea’s LNG dual-fuel engine vessels.
Qatar’s 23.6-trillion-won ($19.2 billion) deal with Korea’s three major shipbuilders would also go into full effect this year. In June 2020, Qatar Petroleum, the state-run petroleum company of the Middle Eastern country, signed a capacity reservation pact with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering, Hyundai Heavy Industries and Samsung Heavy Industries, committing them to reserve their LNG construction capacity for future orders from Qatar.
[ⓒ Maeil Business Newspaper & mk.co.kr, All rights reserved]
Copyright © 매일경제 & mk.co.kr. 무단 전재, 재배포 및 AI학습 이용 금지
- Koreans spend record amount on alcohol, tobacco amid pandemic - Pulse by Maeil Business News Korea
- Korean shipyards to top global order book for third straight year in 2020 - Pulse by Maeil Business News Korea
- Hyundai, Kia target to sell about 7 million units in 2021, up 11.5% on year - Pulse by Maeil Business News Korea
- Kospi tests new highs as retailers drive bull run at the opening of the Year of Cow - Pulse by Maeil Business News Korea
- Daewoo E&C wins $2.67 port facilities deal in Iraq - Pulse by Maeil Business News Korea
- 강경준, 상간남 피소…사랑꾼 이미지 타격 [MK픽] - 스타투데이
- 엔비디아, 시스코처럼 폭락 전철 밟을까
- 하이브 “法 판단 존중…민희진 해임건 찬성 의결권 행사 않을 것”(전문)[공식입장] - MK스포츠
- 이찬원, 이태원 참사에 "노래 못해요" 했다가 봉변 당했다 - 스타투데이
- 양희은·양희경 자매, 오늘(4일) 모친상 - 스타투데이