Japan Ship Exporters’ Association

Figures for New Export Ship Orders

March 1999 (FY98)

Comment
Japan received 13 export orders of 633,580 G/T in March 1999 (FY98).

March 1999 (FY1998)

Vessel Type
1 general cargo ship
8 panamax bulk carriers
1 car carrier
1 VLCC
1 LNG carrier
1 ferry

Completion dates FY1999 17.4%

FY2000 53.0%
FY2001 12.2%
FY2002 17.4%

Method of payment 100.0% in cash. 48.0% in yen and 52.0% in foreign

currency. 38.7% through trading companies.

April 1998(FY98) to March 1999 (FY98)

Japan received 129 export orders of 6,468,921 G/T from April 1998 (FY98) to
March 1999 (FY98)

This is a 44.0% decrease on the same period of last year.

Completion dates FY1998 1.7%
FY1999 27.2%
FY2000 50.6%
FY2001 18.7%
FY2002 1.8%

Method of payment 100.0% in cash. 75.5% in yen and 24.5% in foreign

currency. 14.2% through trading companies.

The quarterly survey on principal countries placing orders with Japanese

yards shows that 72.2% of orders are placed by developed countries.
Developing countries ordered 23.0% and Communist ordered 4.8%.

The breakdown of the 72.2% placed by developed countries is; Greek

shipowners 2.4%, European and American shipping companies 22.0%, Hong
Kong shipowners 1.8% and other 46.0%.

Please note
*These figures are different from those recently published
by the Japanese Ministry of Transport that cover both
domestic and export orders.
*These figures are official JSEA statistics and may be used
as such. However, they are not Japanese Government
figures.

For further information please contact

Noboru Uchiyama / Wendy Chung

PR & Research officers

13 April 1999
 New Orders Placed in FY1998 ( April '98 to March '99 )
Based on FISCAL YEAR

JSEA ( April 1999 )

Month 1st Half 3rd Quarter January February March TOTAL
Description No. G/T No. G/T No. G/T No. G/T No. G/T No. G/T
General Cargo 25 642,240 3 13,350 0 0 0 0 1 9,980 29 665,570
Bulk Carrier 31 1,502,701 20 699,050 3 106,700 3 186,100 9 332,500 66 2,827,051
Tanker 19 1,589,700 9 1,006,600 0 0 2 85,100 2 270,300 32 2,951,700
Combined Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Others 1 3,800 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20,800 2 24,600
Sub Total (A) 76 3,738,441 32 1,719,000 3 106,700 5 271,200 13 633,580 129 6,468,921
FY1997(B) 156 6,913,903 71 2,907,280 13 614,600 12 505,060 11 612,350 263 11,553,193
FY1996(C) 116 3,815,638 47 1,256,543 17 528,030 24 1,408,029 42 1,201,200 246 8,209,440
A/B 54.1% 59.1% 17.4% 53.7% 103.5% 56.0%
(%) A/C 98.0% 136.8% 20.2% 19.3% 52.7% 78.8%

NOTE: COVERS NEW SHIPBUILDING ORDERS OF 500G/T OVER

FOR EXPORT AS STEEL VESSELS PLACED WITH JSEA MEMBERS
 New Orders Placed in FY1999 ( April '98 to March '99)
Based Quarterly On Fiscal Year
JSEA (April 1999)
Month 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter TOTAL
Description No. G/T No. G/T No. G/T No. G/T No. G/T
General Cargo 9 145,940 16 496,300 3 13,350 1 9,980 29 665,570
Bulk Carrier 16 784,001 15 718,700 20 699,050 15 625,300 66 2,827,051
Tanker 10 845,450 9 744,250 9 1,006,600 4 355,400 32 2,951,700
Combined Carrier 0 0
Others 1 3,800 0 0 0 0 1 20,800 2 24,600
Sub Total (A) 36 1,779,191 40 1,959,250 32 1,719,000 21 1,011,480 129 6,468,921
FY1997(B) 72 2,056,500 84 4,407,403 71 2,907,280 36 1,732,010 263 11,103,193
FY1996(C) 56 1,976,140 60 1,839,498 47 1,256,543 83 3,137,259 246 8,209,440
A/B 86.5% 44.5% 59.1% 58.4% 58.3%
(%) A/C 90.0% 106.5% 136.8% 32.2% 78.8%

NOTE: COVERS NEW SHIPBUILDING ORDERS OF 500G/T OVER

FOR EXPORT AS STEEL VESSELS PLACED WITH JSEA MEMBERS
 Export Ships Delivered in FY1998 ( April '98 to March '99)
Based on FISCAL YEAR

JSEA ( April 1999)

Month 1st Half 2rd Quarter January February March TOTAL
Description No. G/T No. G/T No. G/T No. G/T No. G/T No. G/T
General Cargo 30 987,401 10 348,211 4 128,435 1 2,400 5 117,776 50 1,584,223
Bulk Carrier 53 1,560,934 23 713,261 14 500,590 12 419,758 21 660,746 123 3,855,289
Tanker 17 686,626 12 433,944 5 384,753 4 262,755 8 471,044 46 2,239,122
Combined Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Others 3 31,400 2 18,200 2 11,793 0 0 1 3,817 8 65,210
Sub Total (A) 103 3,266,361 47 1,513,616 25 1,025,571 17 684,913 35 1,253,383 227 7,743,844
FY1997(B) 106 3,411,475 50 1,315,609 35 1,165,287 19 592,547 35 1,089,979 245 7,574,897
FY1996(C) 106 3,820,622 46 1,734,906 26 972,319 12 469,416 28 1,081,651 218 8,078,914
A/B 95.7% 115.1% 88.0% 115.6% 115.0% 102.2%
(%) A/C 85.5% 87.2% 105.5% 145.9% 115.9% 95.9%

NOTE: COVERS NEW SHIPBUILDING ORDERS OF 500G/T OVER

FOR EXPORT AS STEEL VESSELS PLACED WITH JSEA MEMBERS
 Export Ships Delivered in FY1998 ( April '98 to March '99 )
Based Quarterly On Fiscal Year
JSEA (April 1999)
Month 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter TOTAL
Description No. G/T No. G/T No. G/T No. G/T No. G/T
General Cargo 11 371,369 18 601,602 10 348,211 10 248,611 49 1,569,793
Bulk Carrier 29 896,275 25 679,089 23 713,261 47 1,581,094 124 3,869,719
Tanker 4 94,178 13 592,448 12 433,944 17 1,118,552 46 2,239,122
Combined Carrier 0 0
Others 1 12,000 2 19,400 2 18,200 3 15,610 8 65,210
Sub Total (A) 45 1,373,822 58 1,892,539 47 1,513,616 77 2,963,867 227 7,743,844
FY1997(B) 49 1,484,834 57 1,926,758 50 1,315,609 89 2,847,813 245 7,575,014
FY1996(C) 50 1,824,754 56 1,995,868 46 1,734,906 66 2,523,386 218 8,078,914
A/B 92.5% 98.2% 115.1% 104.1% 102.2%
(%) A/C 75.3% 94.8% 87.2% 117.5% 95.9%

NOTE: COVERS NEW SHIPBUILDING ORDERS OF 500G/T OVER

FOR EXPORT AS STEEL VESSELS PLACED WITH JSEA MEMBERS
 New Orders of Export Ships Placed with Japan Showing Principal Owners
based on FISCAL YEAR ( 1992 - 1998 )

(UNIT:1000G/T) JSEA (April 1999)

Fiscal Year 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 (APR to MAR) 1997 (APR to MAR)
Owner No. G/T % No. G/T % No. G/T % No. G/T % No. G/T % No. G/T % No. G/T % No. G/T %
D Greek
E 1 81 3 6 476 6.4 9 478 4.6 2 113 1.4 6 271 3.3 5 180 1.6 2 158 2.4 5 180 1.6
V C European
E O & American 8 226 8.5 35 1,515 20.3 23 1,150 11.1 17 1,004 12.2 29 1,737 21.2 48 2,747 23.8 25 1,426 22 48 2,747 23.8
L U Oil
O N Companies 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 160 1.5 0 0 0 2 320 3.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P T Hong Kong
E R 9 331 12.4 13 575 7.7 14 567 5.5 22 878 10.7 15 424 5.2 14 650 5.6 2 117 1.8 14 650 5.6
D I Others
E 37 1,461 54.7 126 4,439 59.4 166 5,734 55.4 170 4,378 53.4 148 4,522 55.1 171 7,110 61.5 68 2,967 45.9 171 7,110 61.5
S Sub-Total
55 2,099 78.6 180 7,004 93.7 213 8,087 78.1 211 6,373 77.7 200 7,273 88.6 238 10,686 92.5 97 4,668 72 238 10,686 92.5
Communist Areas
3 175 6.5 0 0 0 15 763 7.4 4 49 0.6 5 89 1.1 0 0 0 8 310 4.8 0 0 0
Developing
Countries 19 398 14.9 17 467 6.3 29 1,498 14.5 50 1,782 21.7 41 847 10.3 25 867 7.5 24 1,490 23 25 867 7.5

TOTAL 77 2,671 100 197 7,471 100 257 10,348 100 265 8,203 100 246 8,209 100 263 11,553 100 129 6,468 100 263 11,553 100
 Export Ship Orderbook in March
(As of the end of March 1999)

JSEA ( April 1999 )

No. G/T
Orderbook
End of March (A) 418 18,060,971
FY 1997

New Orders (B) 129 6,468,921

( April '98 to March '99)

Delivered & etc (C) 227 7,743,844

( April to March)

Adjustments (D) 135,258

Increasing-Decreasing (E) -101 -1,410,181

(B-C-D)
Orderbook
End of March (A) +(E) 317 16,650,790
FY 1998