International ship market in the "tragedy" in 2014. Clarkson Research, Inc., the latest statistics show that last year, the global turnover of 1,749 new orders for ships, 39.7 million revised gross tonnage, according to the revised gross tonnage, down 34.7%. Among them, the bulk of the worst performance of the ship market, the new ship orders for only 677, 13.6 million revised gross tonnage, according to the revised gross tonnage, down 44%. The market for gas carriers including liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) was outstanding, with 176 new orders and 7.8 million revised gross tonnage, up 39% year-on-year. / RTI & gt;

From the world's major shipbuilding country orders situation, according to the revised gross tonnage, China, South Korea and Japan last year to undertake nearly 90% of the world's new ship orders. Among them, the Chinese shipbuilding enterprises last year to accept orders for new ships 801, 15.3 million revised gross tonnage, according to the revised gross tonnage, accounting for 38.5% of the international market share, continue to rank first in the world. Korean shipping companies to accept orders for 305 new ships, 11.8 million revised gross tonnage, according to the revised gross tonnage, accounting for 29.7% of the international market share. Japanese shipping companies to accept orders for 389 new ships, 7.8 million revised gross tonnage, according to the revised gross tonnage, accounting for 19.6% of the international market share.

In the new ship investment, the 2014 global investment in new ships is about 101.2 billion US dollars, down 23%. From the ship type, the three major ship's new ship investment fell year-on-year trend. Among them, the bulk of 22 billion US dollars, down 40%; container ships to 8.2 billion US dollars, down 56%; oil tanker 14.8 billion US dollars, down 25%. In the US shale gas production growth is expected to promote the global gas tanker investment market last year, hot market, new boat investment amounted to 22.1 billion US dollars, an increase of 61%. Among them, LNG ship 15.2 billion US dollars, an increase of 81%; LPG ship 6.9 billion US dollars, an increase of 29%. Benefit from the growth in demand last year, the global luxury cruise market investment scale reached 9.8 billion US dollars, an increase of 158%. From the national and regional perspective, the US shipowners last year in the new boat investment outstanding performance, the annual total investment of 11.4 billion US dollars, ranking first in the world. Among them, luxury cruise ship is the focus of US shipowners last year's investment, the total amount of $ 5.6 billion, accounting for 49% of the total annual investment. Chinese shipowners in the new boat investment enthusiasm increased last year, total investment of 11.1 billion US dollars, with the Greek shipowners at the same time ranked second in the world. Japan, Singapore and Norway shipowners in the field of new ships last year, the total investment of 7.9 billion, 7.5 billion and 6.8 billion. It is worth mentioning that the Russian shipowners in the field of new ships last year, the total investment of 4.6 billion US dollars, an increase of 1159%.

In terms of shipbuilding capacity, the total shipyards of the world delivered 1804 new vessels and 34.7 million revised gross tonnage, down 7% year-on-year. Among them, China Shipbuilding enterprises delivered 681 new ships last year, 11.5 million tons, according to the revised gross tonnage, accounting for 33.1% of the global total. South Korean shipyard delivered 313 new ships last year, 12 million revised gross tonnage, according to the revised gross tonnage, accounting for 34.6% of the global total. Japanese shipping companies last year to deliver 380 new ships, 6.6 million revised gross tonnage, according to the revised gross tonnage, accounting for 19% of the global total. From the ship type, the global bulk cargo ship completed last year, 609, 11.5 million tons, according to the revised gross tonnage, down 23.8%; oil tanker completion of 244, 5.1 million revised gross tons, according to the revised gross tonnage , Down 13.6%; container ship completion of 201 ships, 7.7 million tons of gross correction, according to the revised gross tonnage, an increase of 5%.

In terms of hand-held orders, as of the end of November last year, the global shipping companies to hold orders for new ships 5245, 115.1 million tons of revised gross. Among them, the Chinese shipping companies hold 2429 new ship orders, 45.6 million revised gross tonnage, according to the revised gross tonnage, accounting for 39.6% of the international market share, continue to rank first in the world. Korean shipping companies hold 868 new ship orders, 33.3 million revised gross tonnage, according to the revised gross tonnage, accounting for 28.9% of the international market share. Japanese shipping companies hold 986 new ship orders, 197 million revised gross tonnage, according to the revised gross tonnage, accounting for 17.1% of the international market share. According to Clarkson statistics, as of the end of December last year, in the hands of the world's top ten order volume of enterprises, the South Korean shipyard has seven, three Chinese enterprises. Among them, South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine, Hyundai Heavy Industries, Samsung Heavy Industries ranked the first three, hand-held orders were 7.531 million tons of revised gross, 5.15 million tons of revised gross.

In the price of new boat, the prices of various types of ships last year, there have been varying degrees of rise. As of the end of December last year, Clarkson new boat price index closed at 138.5 points, up 3.9%. From the specific ship type, the biggest price increase is the Suez-type tanker, the end of last year the average price of 65 million US dollars / ship, up 9.2%. Other types of oil tankers rose more than 3%. Bulk carriers, the largest increase is the Panamanian-type bulk carrier, the end of last year the average price of 29 million US dollars / ship, up 4.5%. Container ships, the 13,000 TEU container ship last year, the average price of 116 million US dollars / ship, an increase of 2.2%. Gas carriers, the price of various types of LPG ships last year, more than 6% increase, while a 160,000 cubic meters of LNG-class ship prices remain at around 200 million US dollars.

In terms of shipbreaking, 927 vessels and 33.9 million dwt old ships were dismantled last year, down 27.9% year-on-year. Among them, the dismantling of bulk carriers 305, 15.9 million dwt; oil tanker dismantling capacity of 110, 840 million dwt; container ship dismantling amount of 117, 5.4 million dwt. Clarkson expects this year the world's old ship dismantling is expected to increase.

For the 2015 international ship market trends, China Shipbuilding Industry and Market Research Center, Senior Engineer Zhang Qi analysis that the weak recovery in the world economy, China's economic development into the new normal background, the international shipping market supply and demand situation is seriously imbalance situation Short-term difficult to be effectively improved, excess capacity will further intensify the contradiction, the new ship volume or will continue to decline, the new boat price trend is weak. At the same time, the impact of oil prices plummeted, the global demand for marine equipment market will further shrink. He also said that even if the overall market outlook is still not optimistic, but does not rule out some ship market "exception", such as last year's gas tanker market and the current oil tanker market, are in a deep adjustment of the international shipping market The "light color." In addition, although the three major ship market last year, continued to sluggish situation, but the total amount of orders remained a certain scale, it is worth continuing to invest in shipbuilding enterprises R & D, grab more orders.