Chinese Shipbuilding up 52%

Friday, July 10, 2009

Companiesandmarkets.com reported that China accomplished shipbuilding output of 28.81 million deadweight tonnages in 2008, rising by 52.2% from the year before. According to the Clarkson, in 2008, the global newly undertook ship orders of 150 million deadweight tonnages.

(Source: companiesandmarkets.com)

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