CN’s 1Q15 Shipbuilding Order Received (by Volume or CGT) < KR’s Or JP’s

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Crystal Chan, Chinese Shipbuilders' Market Share Weakens. IHS Maritime 360, Apr 1, 2015.
www.ihsmaritime360.com/article/1 ... arket-share-weakens
("China's market share in the global shipbuilding market fell from 42% in 2013 to 39% in 2014 and to 21% in the first two months of 2015")

Note:
(a) The report was based on a study (not released to the public) of Clarkson Research Service, part of Clarkson plc
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarkson_plc
(often referred to simply as Clarksons; headquartered in London; founded by Horace Anderton Clarkson in London in 1852; section 2 Operations: Clarkson Research Services focuses primarily on the collection, validation, analysis and management of data about the merchant shipping and offshore markets)
(b) CGT = compensated gross tonnage
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compensated_gross_tonnage

(c) "state-backed Chinese shipbuilders have stayed resilient even as some privately owned shipbuilders [in China] are struggling. * * * For reference, Hudong Zhonghua, Shanghai Waigaoqiao, and Dalian are preparing bids for 20,000 teu container ships, the segment in which Korea dominates."
(i) Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co, Ltd 沪东中华造船（集团）有限公司 ("a wholly owned subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, the largest shipbuilding group in China and the second largest in the world. Headquartered in Shanghai, Hudong-Zhonghua produces ships for civilian and military use")  Wikipedia
(ii) shanghai waigaoqiao shipbuilding co. Ltd  上海外高桥造船有限公司 (parent also 中国船舶工业集团公司; also 位于上海市浦东新区)  Wikipedia
(iii) Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co 大连船舶重工集团有限公司 (founded in 1898 by Russians; now China's state-owned enterprise)