Japanese shipbuilders received export orders for 17 vessels with a combined gross tonnage of 510,950 in September. That was a 44.2% increase from August, according to the Japan Ship Exporters’ Association (JSEA).
The orders covered 16 bulk carriers and one tanker. In August, buyers ordered nine vessels with a combined gross tonnage of 354,400.
From January through September, Japanese shipbuilders received orders for 159 export vessels with a combined gross tonnage of 6.75 million, up 4.1% from the same period last year.
Japan delivered 18 export vessels with a combined gross tonnage of 741,877 in September, compared with six vessels totaling 266,847 in August. Over the first nine months of the year, deliveries reached 152 vessels with a combined gross tonnage of 6.84 million, a 2.6% year-on-year increase.
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