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2005 2006 2007 2008 Jan–Sept 2009 Number of ships built 69 70 74 84 43 Total turnover (Mio. €) 2.581 2.919 3.126 4,449 2,279 New contracts received 157 88 70 46 12 Total contracts (number)* 231 246 239 172 118 13.442 15.397 13,287 10,133 Total contracts (value) (Mio. €)* 11.084 * at the end of the respective period Data table compiled from data facilitated by the German Shipbuilding and Ocean Industries Association (VSM) and the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology. Photo: Meyer Werft GmbH seatec 1/2010 33