[Ferro-Alloys.com] According to data released recently by Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, in 2020, the number of orders received by China's new vessels exceeded that of South Korea, and regain the first place in the world after two years.

According to the latest data, China and South Korea will account for 48.8% and 41.4% of the world's new vessels orders in 2020, respectively. After two years, China returned to the top in the world, South Korea ranked second, and Japan ranked third with a share of about 7%.

According to statistics, in 2020, China's shipbuilding completion and hand-held orders accounted for 43.1% and 44.7% of the world's total respectively, and continued to lead in the international market share.

On January 13, National Development and Reform Commission held a video conference, which stressed that under the premise of ensuring safety, the coal production should be organized according to the maximum capacity, the transportation capacity of power plants with low coal storage should be strengthened, and the surplus and shortage of electricity should be well balanced. It is necessary to do a good job in epidemic prevention and control, and ensure that the coal transportation and LNG transportation vehicles in the epidemic area will not be affected. In particular, it is necessary to ensure the normal operation of power supply, gas supply and heating facilities.

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