Japan Ship Exporters' Association Statistics for New Export Ship Orders
April/ 2006

(FY 2006 )OVERVIEWInApril

2006 , Japan received

43 export orders totalling

1,987,320 G/T.

Vessel Type
1 general cargo ship
3 container ships
2 Ro/Ro ships
7 handysize bulk carriers
2 handymax bulk carriers
9 panamax bulk carriers
1 capesize bulk carrier
1 ore carrier
1 coal carrier
4 PCCs3 VLCCs
2 aframax tankers
6 product tankers
1 chemical carrier
Schedule Date
4.8 %FY 2007
3.9 %FY 200843.4 %FY 200947.9 % (*over FY2010)
FY 2010
Method of Payment
100 % in cash ( 95.2 % in yen and18.1 % through trading firms.

4.8 % in other foreign currencies).

*See attached file for further details.
*These figures are official JSEA statistics and may be used as such.

New Export Orders Placed in April 2006 (FY 2006)
Based on Fiscal Year

Description
General Cargos
Bulk Carriers
Tankers
Combined Carriers
OthersTotal
FY 2006 / FY2005 (%)
In CGTJSEA (May 2006)
Apr 05 to Mar 06
Apr 05 to Dec 05
March 2006
April 2006
Apr 06 to Apr 06
Jan 06 to Apr 06
January 2006
February 2006
No.
G/T
No.
G/T
No.
G/T
No.
G/T
No.
G/TNo.
G/TNo.
G/T
No.
G/T
31795,950
26679,650
00
005116,300
696,000
696,000
11
212,300
262 11,659,326 157
7,688,116
18
619,45022
810,45065
2,541,310
25
1,118,070
25
1,118,070 130
5,089,280
136
6,187,410
65
2,384,510
4
301,8506
422,400
61
3,078,650
12773,250
12773,250
83
4,576,150
00000000000000001
7,000
0000
1
7,000
0000001
7,000
430 18,649,686 248 10,752,276
22
921,300
29
1,239,850 131
5,736,260
43
1,987,320
43
1,987,320 225
9,884,730* 100.4
70.1
79.6
206.6
389.5
183.9
183.9
** 229.3
9,498,293
5,687,595
517,070
567,570
2,726,058
941,022
941,022
4,751,720

Figures for shipbulding orders of 500 G/T and over for export as steel vessels placed with JSEA members are covered.
*FY 2005/FY2004**Calender Year 2005

Export Ships Delivered in April 2006 (FY 2006)
Based on Fiscal Year

Description
General Cargos
Bulk Carriers
Tankers
Combined CarriersOthers
Total
FY 2006 / FY2005 (%)
In CGTJSEA (May 2006)
Apr 05 to Mar 06
Apr 05 to Dec 05
January 2006
February 2006
March 2006
April 2006
Apr 06 to Apr 06
Jan 06 to Apr 06
No.
G/T
No.
G/T
No.
G/T
No.
G/T
No.
G/T
No.
G/T
No.
G/T
No.
G/T
25
956,44816
658,600
2
17,16916,395
6274,284
1
9,725
1
9,725
10
307,573221
9,620,117
147
6,355,425
31
1,469,529
21
867,50222
927,66120
1,052,656
20
1,052,656
94
4,317,348
70
4,513,850
48
3,082,001
6311,151
6
407,31110
713,3874
268,097
4
268,09726
1,699,946
0000000
00
0
0000
00000
0
0
0
0
0
0
00
0
0
0
0
0
316 15,090,415
211 10,096,026
39
1,797,849
28
1,281,208
38
1,915,332
25
1,330,478
25
1,330,478
130
6,324,867* 112.2
109.6
126.1
98.2
127.5
119.8
119.8
** 118.4
7,200,302
4,717,558
863,609644,585
974,550
605,720
605,720
3,088,464

Deliveries of new shipbuilding orders of 500 G/T and over for export as steel vessels placed with JSEA members are covered.
*FY 2005/FY2004**Calender Year 2005

Export Ship Orderbook(As of the end of April 2006)
JSEA (May 2006)

No.

G/T - (CGT)

OrderbookEnd of March 2006 (FY 2005)

A

New Orders (Apr 06 to Apr 06)

B

43

Delivered (Apr 06 to Apr 06)

C

△ 25

Adjustments

DOrderbook
End of April 2006 (A+B+C+D)

948

48,319,257(23,343,385)
1,987,320(941,022)△ 1,330,478(△ 605,720)△ 3,522(△ 2,000)

966

48,972,577(23,676,687)

Delivery schedule
FY 2006271

FY 2007239

FY 2008238FY 2009183

13,941,017(6,594,762)
10,867,200(5,644,913)
11,855,320(5,914,213)
9,218,290(4,422,964)