韩国今年接到LNG运输船订单比去年增加两倍多

中国石化新闻网讯 据WENews网站11月20日休斯顿报道，韩国造船企业今年迄今为止接到的液化天然气(LNG)运输船订单比去年增加了两倍多。

据路透社报道，韩国3大造船企业——大宇造船和海运工程公司(DSME)、现代重工和三星重工——今年迄今为止赢得了50多份建造LNG运输船的订单，总价值90亿美元。

据英国造船研究公司克拉克森11月20日公布的统计数据，今年1月至10月，全球LNG运输船的订单总量为430份，合680万立方米，比去年同期增加了两倍。

韩国商报称，希腊航运公司引发了全球今年LNG运输船订单的突然激增。他们订购了22艘LNG运输船，总计380万立方米，占韩国造船企业今年新订单的56%。

克拉克森分析说，今年海上LNG运输量将比去年增加10%以上。航运业的这种积极前景一直促使希腊航运公司为LNG运输船下订单。

去年，韩国造船企业的LNG运输船的订单占到了所有与LNG相关订单的78%，其中包括浮式LNG储存和支援船。另外，日本占了14%，中国占了8%。

李峻 编译自 路透社

原文如下：

South Korea Dominates LNG Shipsbuilding

The liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier orders received by South Korean shipbuilders have more than tripled from last year.

According to Reuters, the three South Korean yards - Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), Hyundai Heavy Industries and Samsung Heavy Industries(010140.KS) - have won the more than 50 orders for ships carrying LNG, with a total value of $9 billion.

According to Clarkson, a shipbuilding research company in the U.K. on Nov. 20, LNG carrier orders from January to October this year totaled 43 units or 6.8 million cubic meters, a three-fold increase from a year earlier.

Greek shipping companies triggered the sudden spike in orders, said Business Korea. They ordered 22 ships or a total of 3.8 million cubic meters, accounting for 56% of the new orders placed this year.

Clarkson analyzed that maritime LNG transport volume will grow more than 10 percent this year compared to last year. This positive outlook on the shipping industry has been prompting Greek shipping companies to place orders for LNG carriers.

South Korean yards are responsible for 78% of all LNG-related orders in the last year, including floating LNG storage and support vessels. Japan hold just 14% of the marketplace and China 8%.