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The global shipbuilding industry has seen a mild recovery as orders for new vessels rebounded to more than 3 million deadweight tons last month, and Chinese shipyards were still leading the industry.
According to the latest statistics released by Clarksons Plc, the world's leading provider of shipping services, a total of 79 new vessels, totaling 3.2 million deadweight tons, were ordered in shipyards across the world in September. The volume was 7.7 percent up from the same period last year and 9.6 percent up from August, data showed.
China still leads the world shipbuilding industry in new orders. Chinese yards received orders for 34 new vessels, totaling 1.92 million deadweight tons, accounting for 60 percent of the world's total new-order volume and an 81 percent increase from the same period last year.
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