South Korean shipbuilders secured a record US$33.2 billion worth of orders in the first half of this year, buoyed by a surge in global demand for new vessels, a government report said Tuesday.
The figure represents a 51.3 percent gain from the same period in 2006 and translates into 11.32 million compensated gross tons (CGT), up 38.2 percent, the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy said. The orders are equivalent to 364 vessels, it said.
The figure represents a 51.3 percent gain from the same period in 2006 and translates into 11.32 million compensated gross tons (CGT), up 38.2 percent, the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy said. The orders are equivalent to 364 vessels, it said.