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December 21, 2006 No.1150

MHI Announces Shipbuilding Results in 2006
Tokyo, December 20, 2006 - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) today announced its vessel construction figures during the calendar year 2006, at its Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works, Kobe Shipyard & Machinery Works and Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works, as follows:

Vessels Completed in 2006
Yards Japanese Orders Foreign Orders Total
No. G/T DWT No. G/T DWT No. G/T DWT
Nagasaki 0
(1)
0
(57,087)
0
(27,161)
13
(9)
1,084,404
(644,873)
854,209
(826,455)
13
(10)
1,084,404
(701,960)
854,209
(853,616)
Kobe 0
(1)
0
(4,792)
0
(3,579)
4
(3)
300,438
(210,667)
314,318
(172,020)
4
(4)
300,438
(215,459)
314,318
(175,599)
Shimono-
seki
5
(3)
56,792
(28,631)
24,696
(11,948)
1
(4)
43,810
(135,800)
10,862
(82,716)
6
(7)
100,602
(164,431)
35,558
(94,664)
TOTAL 5
(5)
56,792
(90,510)
24,696
(42,688)
18
(16)
1,428,652
(991,340)
1,179,389
(1,081,191)
23
(21)
1,485,444
(1,081,850)
1,204,085
(1,123,879)


Vessels Launched in 2006
Yards Japanese Orders Foreign Orders Total
No. G/T DWT No. G/T DWT No. G/T DWT
Nagasaki 0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
10
(12)
940,789
(1,000,676)
992,071
(780,014)
10
(12)
940,789
(1,000,676)
992,071
(780,014)
Kobe 0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
4
(3)
299,892
(225,192)
313,802
(235,529)
4
(3)
299,892
(225,192)
313,802
(235,529)
Shimono-
seki
5
(4)
84,794
(41,123)
29,158
(17,835)
1
(2)
43,810
(47,844)
10,862
(61,664)
6
(6)
128,604
(88,967)
40,020
(79,499)
TOTAL 5
(4)
84,794
(41,123)
29,158
(17,835)
15
(17)
1,284,491
(1,273,712)
1,316,735
(1,077,207)
20
(21)
1,369,285
(1,314,835)
1,345,893
(1,095,042)


Vessels Completed in 2006 by Ship Type
Ship Type No. G/T DWT
Passenger Ship 0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
LNG Carrier 4
(0)
473,341
(0)
296,211
(0)
LPG Carrier 3
(2)
146,316
(92,094)
163,501
(99,996)
Tanker 1
(2)
159,982
(319,813)
305,801
(608,687)
Container Carrier 4
(6)
300,438
(248,246)
314,318
(282,603)
Ferry 1
(1)
2,942
(15,795)
1,408
(6,421)
Car Carrier 10
(7)
402,425
(343,874)
122,846
(95,395)
Roll-on/Roll-off Ship 0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
Bulk Carrier 0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
Dredger 0
(1)
0
(4,792)
0
(3,579)
Others 0
(2)
0
(57,236)
0
(27,198)
TOTAL 23
(21)
1,485,444
(1,081,850)
1,204,085
(1,123,879)

Notes:
2006 figures include ships scheduled to be launched/completed by the end of 2006.
2005 figures are shown in parentheses.
No.: number of vessels launched/completed. G/T: gross tonnage DWT: dead weight tonnage
Vessels less than 100 gross tons are not included.
Vessels for the Japan Defense Agency and Maritime Safety Agency are not included.


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About Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is one of the world's leading heavy machinery manufacturers, with consolidated sales of 2,792 billion yen in fiscal 2005 (year ended March 31, 2006). MHI's diverse lineup of products and services encompasses shipbuilding, power plants, chemical plants, environmental equipment, steel structures, industrial and general machinery, aircraft, space rocketry and air-conditioning systems.

For more information, please visit the MHI website (http://www.mhi.co.jp).


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