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COMBINED CARRIERS DELIVERED AND TONNAGE ON ORDER OR UNDER CONSTRUCTION

BY COUNTRY OF BUILD AND YEAR OF DELIVERY AS AT 1st APRIL 1988 (Number of vessels and tons deadweight)

Delivered Country of Build 1988 1989 1990 1991 Total

Jan-Mar 1988

China, Taiwan 1 305,000 1 305,000

Korea, South 7 334,698 7 334,698

Yugoslavia 2 121,200 2 121,200

Total 10 760,898 10 760,898

Source: Clarkson Research Studies Ltd.

COMBINED CARRIERS ON ORDER OR UNDER CONSTRUCTION AS AT 1st APRIL 1988 (Number of vessels and tons deadweight)

Delivered Deadweight Groups 1988 1989 1990 1991 Total

Jan-Mar 1988 & later 10,000/ 15,999 16,000/ 24,999 25,000/ 34,999 35,000/ 44,999 45,000/ 59,999 7 334,698 7 334,698 60,000/ 79,999 2 121,200 2 121,200 80,000/ 89,999 90,000/119,999 120,000/159,999 160,000/199,999 120,000/159,999 160,000/199,999 200,000/219,999 220,000/254,999 255,000/319,999 1 305,000 1 305,000 320.000/& Above

Total 10 760,898 10 760,898

Source: Clarkson Research Studies Ltd.

BULK & ORE CARRIERS DELIVERED AND TONNAGE ON ORDER OR UNDER CONSTRUCTION

BY COUNTRY OF BUILD AND YEAR OF DELIVERY AS AT 1st APRIL 1988 (Number of vessels and tons deadweight)

Delivered Country of Build 1988 1989 1990 1991 Total

Jan-Mar 1988

Argentina 3 193,500 1 64,000 4 256,000 8 513,500 1 35,000 Brazil 4 440,000 2 128,000 6 568,000

Bulgaria 2 76,000 2 76,000

China, People's Republic 20 667,070 1 64,000 21 731,070

China, Taiwan 1 12,000 4 347,000 2 302,000 7 661,000

France 3 126,000 3 126,000

Germany, Democratic Rep 1 73,816 India 8 294,500 2 85,500 10 380,000

Italy 2 274,000 2 397,000 4 671,000 2 233,930 Japan 24 1,569,500 20 1,594,223 44 3,163,723

Korea, South 5 599,000 13 1,368,800 1 110,000 19 2,077,800

Mexico 1 22,000 1 22,000 1 32,971 Poland 11 304,400 1 32,800 2 270,000 14 607,200

Rumania 1 65,000 1 65,000

Spain 2 131,940 2 131,940

Turkey 3 78,000 3 78,000

United Kingdom

Yugoslavia 2 87,000 1 39,000 3 126,000 5 375,717 Total 92 4,939,910 46 4,056,323 4 476,000 6 526,000 148 9,998,233

Source: Clarkson Research Studies Ltd.

BULK AND ORE CARRIERS ON ORDER OR UNDER CONSTRUCTION AS AT 1st APRIL 1988 (Number of vessels and tons deadweight)

Delivered Deadweight Groups 1988 1989 1990 1991 Total

Jan-Mar 1988 & later 1 10,335 10,000/ 19,999 4 46,940 4 46,940 20,000/ 24,999 11 227,400 11 46,940 25,000/ 29,999 15 387,000 15 387,000 1 32,971 30,000/ 34,999 4 129,400 1 32,800 5 162,200 1 35,000 35,000/ 39,000 15 545,370 1 39,000 16 584,370 40,000/ 44,999 12 504,100 4 168,300 16 672,400 45,000/ 49,999 1 48,000 1 48,000 2 96,000 50,000/ 59,999 2 108,593 2 108,593 60,000/ 69,999 19 1,230,400 25 1,620,480 1 64,000 4 256,000 49 3,170,880 1 73,816 70,000/ 79,999 1 75,000 1 75,000 80,000/ 99,999 100,000/119,999 3 330,000 1 110,000 4 440,000 120,000/159,999 3 394,000 2 288,000 2 302,000 2 270,000 9 1,254,000 1 223,595 160.000/& Above 7 1,352,300 7 1,421,150 14 2,773,450 5 375,717 Total 92 4,939,910 46 4,056,323 4 476,000 6 526,000 148 9,998,233

Source: Clarkson Research Studies Ltd.

World Shipbuilding (continued)

Laid up shipping as at

December 31 monthly figures not plotted 'W 82 83 SS M 87 the commencement of a sistership for the same company by China

Shipbuilding Corporation's Kaoh- siung yard.

In Malaysia, Malaysia Shipbuild- ing & Engineering Sdn., Bhd., has been busy with repair work as well as the reactivation of two VLCCs.

Europe

The big news in European ship- building in 1987, was the construc- tion of Royal Caribbean Cruise

Line's 874-foot Sovereign of the

Seas, one of the largest and most luxurious passenger cruise ships ever built. She was constructed by

Alsthom's Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard, St. Nazaire, France.

One of the most interesting ma- rine contracts, the construction of a 700-cabin cruise ship for SITMAR, was also awarded to Chantiers de l'Atlantique.

Among a variety of vessels com- pleted and under construction (continued) 66 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News