The fleet size held by Chinese shipowners has reached 249.2 million gross tons, accounting for 15.9% of the market, slightly higher than the 249.0 million gross tons of Greek shipowners. Japan came in third with 181.0 million gross tons, followed by South Korea and the United States. According to reports, the leading fleet size of Chinese shipowners is mainly due to the growth of dry bulk and container fleets. The data shows that Chinese shipowners account for 24% of the gross tonnage of the dry bulk fleet and 16% of the gross tonnage of the container fleet.
According to reports, relying on the advantages of cargo scale, shipbuilding and finance, Chinese shipowners are very active in the new shipbuilding market. At present, the order volume held by Chinese shipowners is almost twice that of Greek shipowners. However, Greece still holds the largest share of the global market in terms of deadweight tonnage, the data show.