Shipyards enjoy big rise in Q1
Updated: 2013-04-24 09:16
By Wang Ying in Shanghai (China Daily)
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"Although global orders did not reach the 26.33 million DWT they did in 2011, the 44 percent increase marks an improved situation for the global market this year," said the Shenyin Wanguo report.
Shipbuilding costs have halved over the past two years, and many lower-tier yards in China are struggling to break even.
Without a recovery in process, the industry is unlikely to enjoy any actual recovery, added an analyst from Xiangcai Securities, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
China CSSC Holding Ltd, the Shanghai-listed arm of the country's largest shipbuilder China State Shipbuilding Corp, revealed in its annual report that it had posted a 26.87 million yuan ($4.35 million) net profit for the 2012 fiscal year, a 98.81 percent slump on 2011.
Similarly, Guangzhou Shipyard International Co Ltd's net profits tumbled 98 percent to 10.33 million yuan.
Data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology showed Chinese shipbuilders completed 21.4 percent fewer orders in 2012 from the year before, and newly received orders dropped 43.6 percent year-on-year.
In addition, total ongoing orders fell 28.7 percent.
"The shipbuilding industry is closely linked to world trade and shipping activities.
"Therefore, if the downstream industries are not rallying, we won't expect any immediate recovery in the shipbuilding industry," added Meng.
Since the fourth quarter of 2011, the China Shipping Prosperity Index has stayed below the demarcation line for six consecutive quarters, indicating the overall outlook for the shipping industry is turning from bad to worse, according to the latest China Shipping Prosperity Report issued by Shanghai International Shipping Institute.
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