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Japan ship orders down 17.8% in '98
(Shipping Times)
January 14, 1999
[TOKYO]
The Ministry of Transport reports that it approved 331 shipbuilding orders totalling 10.67 million tons in 1998. While the figures are down by 79 ships and 17.8 per cent in terms of tonnage from the previous year, 1998 still marked the fifth straight year Japanese yards won more than 10 million tons in orders. There is a three-month delay before ...... Read more on Shipping Times
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