Japan Ship Exporters' Association Statistics for New Export Ship Orders
Dcember/ 2004

(FY 2004 )OVERVIEW
InDcember2004 , Japan received

50 export orders totalling

3,233,600 G/T.

Vessel Type2 container ships
2 general cargo ships
2 handysize bulk carriers
6 handymax bulk carriers
6 panamax bulk carrier
2 capesize bulk carriers
4 chip carriers
7 ore carriers
3 PCCs7 VLCCs
4 aframax oil tankers
3 chemical carriers
1 product tanker
1 LPG carrier
Schedule Date
4.1 %FY 2005
9.7 %FY 2006
19.4 %FY 200766.8 % (*over FY2008)
FY 2008
Method of Payment
100 % in cash ( 28.0 % in yen and27.4 % through trading firms.

72.0 % in other foreign currencies).

*See attached file for further details.

Figures for FY

2004( April, 2004

During the period between April, 2004
totaling 15,341,820 G/T.

to December, 2004 )andDecember, 2004 ( FY 2004 ), Japan received 254 export orders

Schedule Date
4.4 %FY 2004
10.1 %FY 2005
16.2 %FY 2006
29.0 %FY 200740.3 % (*over FY2008)
FY 2008
Method of Payment
100 % in cash ( 38.3 % in yen and18.2 % through trading firms.

61.7 % in other foreign currencies).

New Orders of Export Ships placed by Owners during FY 2004 (April 04 to December 04) in G/T.
Figures on owners placing orders with Japanese yards indicates that 76.0 % of orders are placed by Japanese related owners,
European and American shipping companies, 5.7 %;Greek shipowners, 3.2 %;Hong Kong shipowners, 3.0 %;Chinese shipowners, 2.0 %;Oil companies, 0.0 %;and others, 10.1 %.
*These figures are official JSEA statistics and may be used as such.

New Export Orders Placed in December 2004 (FY 2004)
Based on Fiscal Year

Description
General Cargos
Bulk Carriers
Tankers
Combined Carriers
OthersTotal
FY 2002 / FY2003 (%)
In CGTJSEA (January 2005)
Apr 03 to Mar 04
Apr 04 to Aug 04
September 2004
November 2004
December 2004
Apr 04 to Dec 04
Jan 04 to Dec 04
October 2004
No.
G/T
No.
G/T
No.
G/T
No.
G/T
No.
G/T
No.
G/T
No.
G/T
No.
G/T
53
2,427,250
8190,050
239,800
127,200
00439,700
15296,750
22708,250
355 15,276,690
66
3,311,850
19962,250
23
1,495,100
13
762,20030
1,725,900 151
8,257,300 182
9,639,950
134
8,342,471
33
2,418,720
10
812,900
17
1,220,550
12
867,600
16
1,468,000
88
6,787,770 127
9,168,287
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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542 26,046,411 107
5,920,620
31
1,814,950
41
2,742,850
25
1,629,800
50
3,233,600 254 15,341,820 331 19,516,487* 172.4
47.5
90.6
196.3
90.1
77.2
70.1
** 72.9
12,538,680
2,682,081
728,490
1,311,328876,160
1,273,975
6,872,034
8,908,126

Figures for shipbulding orders of 500 G/T and over for export as steel vessels placed with JSEA members are covered.
*FY 2002/FY2003**Calender Year 2004

Export Ships Delivered in December 2004 (FY 2004)
Based on Fiscal Year

Description
General Cargos
Bulk Carriers
Tankers
Combined Carriers
OthersTotal
FY 2002 / FY2003 (%)
In CGTJSEA (January 2005)
Apr 03 to Mar 04
Apr 04 to Aug 04
November 2004
December 2004
Apr 04 to Dec 04
Jan 04 to Dec 04
September 2004
October 2004
No.
G/TNo.
G/TNo.
G/TNo.
G/TNo.
G/TNo.
G/TNo.
G/TNo.
G/T
31
1,104,335
4
99,385
1
6,002
0
0
2
15,9802
108,4189229,78519
578,586
113
4,561,732
68
2,912,002
24
899,13013
521,40720
974,6798
312,629 133
5,619,847
178
7,228,194
103
5,752,226
32
1,515,727
10
671,94911
816,5273
130,215
4
111,99960
3,246,417
92
4,996,70200000000000
000001115,875
1115,8750000
000
01115,8752
231,750
248 11,534,168
105
4,642,989
35
1,577,081
24
1,337,934
25
1,120,874
14
533,046 203
9,211,924
291 13,035,232* 110.6
120.8
83.7
148.7
147.2
165.3
119.5
** 115.5
5,865,706
2,425,193
777,042
682,442516,915
296,909
4,698,501
6,800,747

Deliveries of new shipbuilding orders of 500 G/T and over for export as steel vessels placed with JSEA members are covered.
*FY 2002/FY2003**Calender Year 2004

Export Ship Orderbook(As of the end of December 2004)
JSEA (January 2005)
G/T - (CGT)No.
OrderbookEnd of March 2004 (FY 2003)

ANew Orders (Apr 04 to December 04)

B

254

Delivered (Apr 04 to December 04)

C△ 203Adjustments

D

OrderbookEnd of December 2004 (A+B+C+D)

814

39,979,195(19,396,361)
15,341,820(6,872,034)△ 9,211,924(△ 4,698,501)△ 26,110(△ 32,921)

865

46,082,981(21,536,973)

Delivery schedule
FY 200485

FY 2005282

FY 2006273

FY 2007142

FY 2008(*over FY2008)

83

4,377,777(2,080,706)
13,315,237(6,446,317)
14,014,267(6,572,692)
7,415,800(3,742,293)
6,959,900(2,694,965)