According to the data released by the Japan Ship Exporters' Association (JSEA), Japanese new ship export orders in December increased by 106.72 percent on tonnage basis compared to November, rising to 63 ships, up from 29 ships recorded in November, totaling 2.27 million gross tons, consisting of 40 bulk carriers. In December 2014, Japan's new ship export orders had totaled 24 ships amounting to 1.22 million gross tons.
In 2015, Japanese shipbuilders received new export orders for a total of 424 ships with an aggregate of 22.22 million gross tons, up 149.7 percent year on year.
On the other hand, in December, Japan delivered nine ships for export, totaling 372,757 gross tons, falling from 10 ships totaling 540,153 gross tons recorded in November. In December 2014, Japan's new ship deliveries for export had totaled seven ships with 334,065 gross tons. Meanwhile, in 2015 Japan delivered 280 ships for export, totaling 11 million gross tons, rising by 95.2 percent year on year.