Chinese shipbuilding industry
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kwaigonegin
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Yes, Aristotle... i do know greece has a bustling shipping and freight industry I just didn't know they were #1.
I'd thought Greece's pretty friendly with China especially China helped them to build the port and infrastructure. Could anyone tell me what happens to the relationship now?
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According to statistics released by the British Clarkson Research Company on September 6, the global new ship market order volume reached 71 ships and 2.05 million revised gross tons in August this year. Among them, Chinese shipbuilding companies undertook 60 new ship orders with a revised gross tonnage of 1.68 million, accounting for approximately 82% of the global new ship market’s order volume based on revised gross tonnage; Korean shipbuilding companies received only 6 new ship orders. , 270,000 revised gross tonnage, accounting for about 13% of the global new ship market orders in terms of revised gross tonnage..
From January to August this year, the global new ship market’s cumulative orders reached 1,038 ships and 26.81 million revised gross tons; of which China accounted for 654 ships and 15.65 million revised gross tons, accounting for approximately 58% of the global new ship market orders; South Korea Shipping companies received 161 new ship orders with a revised gross tonnage of 7.25 million, accounting for about 27% of the global new ship market orders.
According to the number of ships, China's share is even more outrageous, and China already accounts for 65%.
What's the reason behind this sudden domination? Wasn't China and SK always neck to neck?
