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Japan's Oct new ship orders up again on month and on year

In October, Japan's new ship orders including from home and abroad posted an on-year gain again after a brief on-year drop in September, up 51.5% on year or 19.1% higher on month to 15 vessels or equivalent to 1.11 million gross tonnes (GT), according to the data released by Japan

Japan’s Mar new ship orders soar 127% on year

Japan’s new vessel orders rose on year for the third month by March, up 127.4% to about 1.51 million gross tonnes or 28 vessels, according to latest release by the Japan Ship Exporters’ Association (JSEA) on April 8, though the prospect of steel consumption growth is still uncertain with low

Japan’s Feb new ship orders rise 46% on year

Japan’s new vessel orders in February rose on year for the second month, or up 46.1% to 971,440 gross tonnes or 19 vessels, according to latest release by the Japan Ship Exporters’ Association (JSEA) on March 10, but steel consumption by the Japanese shipbuilders still declined as the new orders

Japan’s new ship orders in January jump 62% on year

Japan’s new vessel orders in January jumped by 62.2% on year to 1.21 million gross tonnes in 31 vessels, according to new data released by the Japan Ship Exporters’ Association (JSEA) on February 9. Though last month’s orders were also 37.4% up on the December result, a JSEA official cautioned

Japan’s new ship orders down 20% on year in 2020

New vessel orders received by Japanese shipbuilders during the calendar year of 2020 declined by 19.8% on year to 7.33 million gross tonnes in 146 vessels, or the second year posting with an on-year drop, according to the latest data released by the Japan Ship Exporters’ Association (JSEA) on Januar

Nov jump in Japan’s new ship orders only ‘temporary’

New vessel orders received by Japanese shipbuilders rose in November by 15.8% on year to 787,550 gross tonnes, according to the latest data released by the Japan Ship Exporters’ Association (JSEA) on December 9. But an association official warned that the rise was temporary and not a sign of recover

Japan’s Oct new ship orders drop 12%, no recovery in sight

Japan’s ship plate consumption may decline further, as the new orders received by the Japanese shipbuilders in October fell further, down 21.7% on month or 11.9% lower on year to 735,450 gross tonnes or in 14 vessels, according to new data released by the Japan Ship Exporters’ Association (JSEA) on

Japan’s new vessel orders for Sept rise 11% on year

Though new vessel orders received by Japanese shipbuilders rose both on year and on month in September, the country’s steelmakers fear ship plate consumption will continue being kept under pressure. This is because the backlog of ship orders held by the yards remains far below from their target and

Japan posts first on-year rise in new ship orders in Aug

Japan’s new vessel orders posted the first on-year rise in August, up 4.6% on year to 579,400 gross tonnes or nine vessels, according to new data released by the Japan Ship Exporters’ Association (JSEA) on September 9, though the market sources suspect this to be sustainable, and thus little support

SAJ: Japan shipbuilders’ steel usage may dip 20% in FY20

The Japanese shipbuilders expect their carbon steel consumption in fiscal 2020 (April 2020 – March 2021) to fall about 21% on year to 2.65 million tonnes in consideration of fewer new orders, according to the forecast released on September 1 by The Shipbuilders’ Association of Japan (SAJ).