Japan Ship Exporters' Association Statistics for New Export Ship Orders
March/ 2008

(FY 2007 )OVERVIEW
InMarch2008 , Japan received

55 export orders totaling

2,884,170 G/T.

Vessel Type
1 general cargo ship
13 handysize bulk carriers
4 handymax bulk carriers
11 panamax bulk carriers
1 post-panamax bulk carrier
7 capesize bulk carriers
5 ore carriers
8 chip carriers
4 aframax tankers
1 product carrier
Schedule Date
FY 2008
FY 2009
FY 2010
FY 2011over FY2012

8.0 %
6.7 %
18.7 %
11.7 %
54.9 %

Method of Payment
100 % in cash ( 73.2 % in yen and
5.4 % through trading firms.

Figures for FY2007( April, 2007

During the period between April, 2007
totaling 27,396,208 G/T.
Schedule Date
FY 2007
FY 2008
FY 2009
FY 2010
FY 2011over FY2012

26.8 % in other foreign currencies).

toMarch, 2008)

andMarch, 2008

( FY 2007 ), Japan received 576 export orders

1.8 %11.5 %
9.2 %
15.6 %
27.3 %
34.6 %

Method of Payment
100 % in cash ( 75.1 % in yen and14.1 % through trading firms.

24.9 % in other foreign currencies).

New Orders of Export Ships placed by Owners during FY 2007 (April 07 to March 08)
in G/T.
Figures on owners placing orders with Japanese yards indicates that 79.0 % of orders are placed by Japanese related owners,
European and American shipping companies, 12.1 %;Greek shipowners, 1.0 %;Hong Kong shipowners, 2.1 %;Chinese shipowners, 0.0 %;Oil companies, 0.0 %;5.8 %.
and others,*See attached file for further details.
*These figures are official JSEA statistics and may be used as such.

New Export Orders Placed in March 2008 (FY 2007)
Based on Fiscal Year

Description
General Cargos
Bulk Carriers
Tankers
Combined Carriers
OthersTotal
FY 2007 / FY2006 (%)
In CGTJSEA (April 2008)
Apr 06 to Mar 07
February 2008
March 2008
Apr 07 to Mar 08
Jan 08 to Mar 08
Apr 07 to Nov 07
December 2007
January 2008
No.
G/T
No.
G/T
No.
G/T
No.
G/T
No.
G/T
No.
G/T
No.
G/T
No.
G/T
33
1,252,290
27
1,701,450
5486,500004306,000
17,500372,501,450
5313,500
329 15,211,270 312 14,294,780
502,567,629
27
1,262,500
30
1,438,670
492,622,370 468 22,185,949 106
5,323,540
114
5,580,849
52
2,290,349
2
36,1004
39,7008
88,3605
254,300
712,708,809
17
382,360
00000
00000000000000
00
0000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
476 22,044,409 391 18,286,579
57
3,090,229
311,302,200
42
1,833,030
55
2,884,170 576 27,396,208 128
6,019,400* 117.5
116.7
101.9
326.7
149.3
167.6
124.3
** 179.8
10,511,322
8,256,286
1,302,601
625,823
892,593
1,166,981
12,244,284
2,685,397

Figures for shipbuilding orders of 500 G/T and over for export as steel vessels placed with JSEA members are covered.
*FY 2006/FY2005**Calendar Year 2007

Export Ships Delivered in March 2008 (FY 2007)
Based on Fiscal Year

Description
General Cargos
Bulk Carriers
Tankers
Combined Carriers
OthersTotal
FY 2007 / FY2006 (%)
In CGTJSEA (April 2008)
Apr 06 to Mar 07
Apr 07 to Nov 07
December 2007
January 2008
February 2008
March 2008
Apr 07 to Mar 08
Jan 08 to Mar 08
No.
G/T
No.
G/T
No.
G/T
No.
G/T
No.
G/T
No.
G/T
No.
G/T
No.
G/T26
1,068,981
26
1,162,828
2
45,2784
143,8512
161,9388
410,19742
1,924,092
14
715,986
220 10,156,642
127
5,301,470
13
796,40824
913,15013
510,22926
993,357 203
8,514,614
63
2,416,736
734,735,786
51
2,599,600
6378,9458
446,5619659,78812
907,228
86
4,992,122
29
2,013,577
0
00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0000
0
0
0
0
0
0
00
319 15,961,409
204
9,063,898
21
1,220,631
36
1,503,562
24
1,331,955
46
2,310,782
331 15,430,828
106
5,146,299* 105.8
86.2
133.0
78.0
194.7
120.8
96.7
** 113.8
7,421,886
4,445,170
595,905
719,557
619,634
1,093,541
7,473,807
2,432,732

Deliveries of new shipbuilding orders of 500 G/T and over for export as steel vessels placed with JSEA members are covered.
*FY 2006/FY2005**Calendar Year 2007

Export Ship Orderbook(As of the end of March 2008)
JSEA (April 2008)

No.

G/T - (CGT)

OrderbookEnd of March 2007 (FY 2006)

ANew Orders (Apr 07 to Mar 08)

B576

Delivered (Apr 07 to Mar 08)

C

△ 331

Adjustments

DOrderbook
End of March 2008 (A+B+C+D)
Delivery schedule
FY 2008
FY 2009

1,102

54,386,359(26,334,167)
27,396,208(12,244,284)△ 15,430,828(△ 7,473,807)△ 785,371(△ 802,497)

1,334

302
330

FY 2010269

FY 2011247

over FY2012

186

65,566,368(30,302,147)
14,085,539(7,276,467)
15,458,480(7,615,473)
12,418,419(5,684,189)
12,781,270(5,481,377)
10,822,660(4,244,641)