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December 20, 1999 No.0888

MHI ANNOUNCES SHIPBUILDING RESULTS IN 1999
Tokyo, December 20, 1999 -- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) today announced its vessel construction figures during the calendar year 1999, at its Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works, Kobe Shipyard & Machinery Works and Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works, as follows:
Vessels Completed in 1999

Yards Japanese Orders Foreign Orders Total
No. G/T DWT No. G/T DWT No. G/T DWT
Nagasaki 1
(0)
111,184
(0)
72,337
(0)
9
(13)
896,261
(647,878)
1,507,073
(643,790)
10
(13)
1,007,445
(647,878)
1,579,410
(643,790)
Kobe 0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
5
(4)
278,689
(208,360)
254,782
(222,416)
5
(4)
278,689
(208,360)
254,782
(222,416)
Shimono-seki 5
(10)
43,090
(52,094)
21,804
(26,737)
0
(2)
0
(9,738)
0
(10,671)
5
(12)
43,090
(61,832)
21,804
(37,408)
TOTAL 6
(10)
154,274
(52,094)
94,141
(26,737)
14
(19)
1,174,950
(865,976)
1,761,855
(876,877)
20
(29)
1,329,224
(918,070)
1,855,996
(903,614)


Vessels Launched in 1999

Yards Japanese Orders Foreign Orders Total
No. G/T DWT No. G/T DWT No. G/T DWT
Nagasaki 1
(1)
112,200
(112,200)
68,200
(68,200)
10
(12)
1,043,541
(711,856)
1,551,541
(953,915)
11
(13)
1,155,741
(824,056)
1,619,741
(1,022,115)
Kobe 0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
5
(5)
278,633
(294,670)
255,126
(293,612)
5
(5)
278,633
(294,670)
255,126
(293,612)
Shimono-seki 4
(7)
31,278
(42,041)
14,067
(22,933)
2
(2)
34,600
(9,738)
36,500
(10,671)
6
(9)
65,878
(51,779)
50,567
(33,604)
TOTAL 5
(8)
143,478
(154,241)
82,267
(91,133)
17
(19)
1,356,774
(1,016,264)
1,843,167
(1,258,198)
22
(27)
1,500,252
(1,170,505)
1,925,434
(1,349,331)


Notes: 1999 figures include ships scheduled to be launched/completed by the end of 1999.
1998 figures are shown in parentheses.
No.: number of vessels launched/completed. G/T: gross ton DWT: dead weight ton Vessels less than 100 gross tons are not included.
Vessels for the Japan Defense Agency and Maritime Safety Agency are not included.


Vessels Completed by Ship Type
Ship Type Number of Vessels G/T DWT
Tanker 4
(0)
630,872
(0)
1,153,910
(0)
Container Carrier 5
(14)
346,230
(778,776)
316,080
(821,251)
Bulk Carrier 1
(0)
83,028
(0)
164,264
(0)
Car Ferry 4
(5)
33,533
(49,161)
14,961
(24,870)
Passenger Ship 0
(3)
0
(707)
0
(108)
Car Carrier 0
(1)
0
(51,790)
0
(14,909)
LPG Carrier 3
(1)
113,115
(17,527)
125,683
(20,613)
LNG Carrier 1
(0)
111,184
(0)
72,337
(0)
Others 2
(5)
11,262
(20,109)
8,761
(21,863)
TOTAL 20
(29)
1,329,224
(918,070)
1,855,996
(903,614)


Notes: 1999 figures include ships scheduled to be completed by the end of 1999.
1998 figures are shown in parentheses.
No.: number of vessels launched. G/T: gross ton DWT: dead weight ton 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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