In 2020, most Asian shipowners ordered new ships at domestic shipyards. Chinese shipowners ordered 99 percent of new ships at Chinese ship manufacturers that year. South Korean shipowners placed 91 percent of new ship orders at South Korean shipyards, while Japanese shipowners ordered 70 percent of new ships at Japanese ship manufacturers. European shipowners, on the other hand, placed only five percent of new ship orders at European shipyards. The remaining orders - 95 percent of total European orders - were placed at foreign shipyards.
Share of shipowners ordering ships from domestic or foreign ship manufacturers in 2020, by country of shipowner
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SEA Europe. (June 4, 2021). Share of shipowners ordering ships from domestic or foreign ship manufacturers in 2020, by country of shipowner [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256532/share-of-shipowners-ships-manufactured-domestically-or-abroad/
SEA Europe. "Share of shipowners ordering ships from domestic or foreign ship manufacturers in 2020, by country of shipowner." Chart. June 4, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256532/share-of-shipowners-ships-manufactured-domestically-or-abroad/
SEA Europe. (2021). Share of shipowners ordering ships from domestic or foreign ship manufacturers in 2020, by country of shipowner. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256532/share-of-shipowners-ships-manufactured-domestically-or-abroad/
SEA Europe. "Share of Shipowners Ordering Ships from Domestic or Foreign Ship Manufacturers in 2020, by Country of Shipowner." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256532/share-of-shipowners-ships-manufactured-domestically-or-abroad/
SEA Europe, Share of shipowners ordering ships from domestic or foreign ship manufacturers in 2020, by country of shipowner Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256532/share-of-shipowners-ships-manufactured-domestically-or-abroad/ (last visited April 23, 2024)
Share of shipowners ordering ships from domestic or foreign ship manufacturers in 2020, by country of shipowner [Graph], SEA Europe, June 4, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256532/share-of-shipowners-ships-manufactured-domestically-or-abroad/