造船业在日本国内是钢铁消费大户,据日本造船工业会的调查统计资料显示,2002年财政年度(2002.4-2003.3),日本各造船厂将消费钢材286万吨,比2001财政年度的300万吨略有下降,在历史上属于中等消费量。日本是世界上的造船大国,自1956年后年间承接的新船建造订单总吨数量,除1993年、1999年和2000年外,一直占据着世界第一的位置。日本目前的主要造船厂有18家,在全球排在前 The shipbuilding industry is a large consumer of steel in Japan. According to statistics from the Japan Shipbuilding Industry Association, in the fiscal year 2002 (2002.4-2003.3), Japan’s shipyards will consume 2.86 million tons of steel, which is 3 million tons more than in fiscal year 2001. A slight drop has historically been a moderate amount of consumption. Japan is the largest shipbuilding country in the world. The total tonnage of new shipbuilding orders undertaken since 1956 has been the number one position in the world with the exception of 1993, 1999, and 2000. There are 18 major shipyards in Japan, ranking first in the world