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THE WORLD ORDERBOOK (end of 4th Qtr., 1994)

In total there are 1,182 ships under construction totaling more than 18 million gt, according to the latest statistics released from Lloyd's Register. Also, there are 1,134 ships totaling more than 27.7 million gt which have been ordered but have not yet commenced building.

According to the report, the volume of tonnage in the world orderbook has increased by 3,716,466 to a total of 45,791,505 gt. More than 91 percent of the world orderbook is scheduled for delivery by the end of 1996.

Country Under Construction Not Commenced Total % Country Under Construction Not Commenced Total GT %

No. GT No. GT No. GT No. GT No. GT No.

Argentina 12 44,661 3 330 15 44,991 .1 Malta 4 14,595 _ _ 4 14,595 .03

Australia 19 24,500 2 4,400 21 28,900 .06 Netherlands 88 174,865 40 126,924 12 301,789 .66

Belgium 13 92,776 4 55,880 17 149,658 .33 New Zealand — — 1 400 1 400 0

Bulgaria 12 130,451 5 21268 17 151,719 .33 Norway 23 182,929 22 172,684 45 355,613 .78

Pakistan 1 8,200 3 9,900 4 18,100 .04

Canada 2 720 2 6,300 4 7,020 .02

Chile 6 4,424 4 1,800 10 6,224 .01 Peru 38 12,848 2 1,060 40 13,908 .03

China, People's Republic of 42 501,190 69 1,408,987 111 1,910,177 4.17 Philippines 3 6,546 — — 3 6,546 .01

China, Republic of (Taiwan) 13 366,910 18 886,700 31 1,253,610 2.74 Poland 25 299,938 57 980,410 82 1,280,348 2.8

Croatia 13 366,919 11 262,000 24 628,919 1.37 Portugal 23 12,514 12 31,886 35 44,380 .1

Romania 71 962,651 18 424,444 89 1,387,095 3.03

Cuba 1 120 — — 1 120 0

Czech Republic 1 1,200 — — 1 1,200 .01 •Russia 26 118,470 112 655,752 138 774,222 1.69

Denmark 12 512,662 31 693,710 43 1,206,372 2,63 Singapore 33 160,677 18 162,621 51 323,298 .71

Egypt

Fiji 18 29,040 1 800 19 29,840 .07 Slovakia 5 10,996 6 14,226 11 25,222 .06 1 3,125 — — 1 3,125 South Africa 1 140 — — 1 140 0

Spain 50 444,683 45 500,554 95 945,237 2.06

Finland 13 795,441 7 217,400 20 1,012,841 2.21

France 13 480,495 3 257,000 16 737,495 1.61 Sweden 1 128 — — 1 128 0 'Georgia — — 1 344 1 344 0 Thailand 2 3,920 — — 2 3,920 .01

Germany 53 813,751 48 888,854 101 1,702,605 3.72 Turkey 26 171,300 15 208,022 41 379,322 .83

Greece 6 66,470 1 5,000 7 71,470 .16 "Ukraine 11 246,811 30 771,520 41 1,018,331 2.22

U.K. 23 226,887 11 248,860 34 475,747 1.04

Hong Kong 1 202 — — 1 202 0

India 33 95,971 8 119,921 41 215,892 .47 U.S. 37 19,426 46 91,383 83 110,809 .24

Indonesia 9 27,750 4 34,340 13 62,090 Venezuela — — 1 150 1 150 0

Iran 10 8,579 4 3,867 14 12,446 .03 Vietnam 1 1,038 — — 1 1,038 0

Italy 39 861,331 17 334,940 56 1,196,271 2.61 Yugoslavia 9 38,000 13 48,600 22 86,600 .19

Japan 234 5,390,766 257 9,266,804 491 14,657,570 32.01 Total 1,182 18,032,522 1,134 27,758,983 2,316 45,791,505 100

Korea (North) — — 1 9,626 1 9,626 .02

Korea (South) 77 3,926,628 164 8,309,946 241 12,236,574 26.72 * nformation incomplete "Lithuania — — 1 3,650 1 3,650 .01 Source: Lloyd's Register

Malaysia 6 16,764 1 48,000 7 64,764 .14

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