High-rises dominate the skyline on both sides of the Huangpu River in Shanghai. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/China Daily]
SHANGHAI - Shanghai in East China exported 149 ships in the first two months of 2024, marking a remarkable increase of 112.9 percent year-on-year, according to Shanghai Customs.
During the same period, the total value of these exports reached 9.95 billion yuan ($1.4 billion), amounting to staggering year-on-year growth of 222.2 percent, the customs said.
The volume and value of ship exports from Shanghai, a key stronghold of China's shipbuilding industry, accounted for 15.9 percent and 20.6 percent, respectively, of the total national ship export volume and value in the first two months of 2024.
Among the exports, the value of ships exported to the European Union increased to 3.28 billion yuan, accounting for nearly one-third of Shanghai's total ship export value.
Last year, Shanghai's ship exports amounted to 44.5 billion yuan, up 48.8 percent compared to 2022.
According to statistics released by the China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry, China's shipbuilding completion volume had totaled 42.32 million deadweight tons (DWT) in 2023, an increase of 11.8 percent compared to the previous year.
Additionally, new orders received in 2023 had amounted to 71.2 million DWT -- marking significant growth of 56.4 percent compared to 2022, it added.
根据上海海关的数据，2024年前两个月，上海出口船舶149艘，同比增长112.9%。同期上海船舶出口总额达到99.5亿元人民币（14亿美元），同比增长222.2%。
2024年前两个月，作为中国造船业的发达城市，上海的船舶出口量和出口额分别占全国船舶出口总量和出口额的15.9%和20.6%。其中，出口欧盟船舶总值增至32.8亿元，占上海船舶出口总额的近三分之一。去年，上海船舶出口445亿元，相比2022年增长48.8%。
根据中国船舶工业协会发布的统计数据，2023年中国造船完工总量为4232万载重吨（DWT），相比上年增长11.8%。此外，2023年收到的新订单为7120万载重吨，与2022年相比，大幅增长56.4%。
