From January to June 2025, China’s shipbuilding completion volume was 24.13 million deadweight tons, a year-on-year decrease of 3.5%; the number of new orders was 44.33 million deadweight tons, a year-on-year decrease of 18.2%; as of the end of June, China’s shipyards had a backlog of orders of 234.54 million deadweight tons, a year-on-year increase of 36.7%.
From January to June, China’s three major shipbuilding indicators accounted for 51.7%, 68.3%, and 64.9% of the world total in terms of deadweight tonnage, and 47.2%, 64.0%, and 57.6% in terms of compensated gross tonnage (CGT), respectively, continuing to maintain its global leadership.
