Japanese shipbuilding orders in January (2021) were 62% higher than the same month last year, and hand-held orders continued to rise. According to the Japan Ship Association (JSEA), Japanese shipbuilders had a total order book of 305 ships by the end of January, representing 14.75 million GT, up from 14.55 million GT at the end of last year.

In January this year, the Japanese shipbuilding industry took orders of 31 ships, 1.21 million GT, up 62% from the same period last year.

The Japanese shipbuilding industry received orders for a total of 31 new ships in January, including 18 container ships, 12 bulk carriers and one tanker, according to JSEA. 18 of these container ships totalling 697,95 GT; The 12 bulk carriers are 3 FlexiType, 3 FlexiType, 4 Super Panamax Type, 1 Capesize Type and 1 Chip Carrier, totaling 480,200 GT. The tanker is 1 refined oil vessel, 30,500 GT.