Veson Nautical has used VesselsValue data to confirm that South Korea’s orderbook has now topped $138 billion.The LNG sector is the most valuable, worth $71.3 billion and accounting for around 52% of
Veson Nautical has used VesselsValue data to confirm that South Korea’s orderbook has now topped $138 billion.
The LNG sector is the most valuable, worth $71.3 billion and accounting for around 52% of the total South Korean orderbook value. This sector also has the highest volume of orders with 276 vessels on order.
Container ships rank second with a market value of $35.6 billion, equating to a share of about 26% and 184 vessels on order. The LPG ranks third with a value of $14.9 billion and 129 vessels on order, closely followed by the tanker orderbook which is valued at $14.7 billion. Tankers surpass both LPG and container ships in volume with 185 vessels scheduled to be built. Vehicle carriers rank fifth with a value of $929 mil and a total of eight vessels on order.
CMA CGM is in first place with a total of $8.09 billion on order, and they have the highest volume of orders consisting exclusively of 38 container vessels within the ULCV, New Panamax, and Post Panamax sectors.
In second place, NYK has a total of $7.21 billion on order which includes 26 large LNG vessels of 174,000 CBM and three VLACs of 88,000
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