The week in newbuildings
Lloyd’s List’s weekly update of the newbuiding pipeline, providing commentary across the shipping sectors
on the key orders and fleet programmes
Latest orders
The week in newbuildings: CSSC yard wins Mercy Ships contract
China State Shipbuilding Corp’s Guangzhou Shipyard International has confirmed the signing of a contract for a floating hospital with charity Mercy Ships
The week in newbuildings: AET confirms order for first ammonia dual-fuel tankers
MISC tanker operating subsidiary subsidiary AET orders first tankers capable of operating on ammonia at China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry.
The week in newbuildings: China continues to win bulk of orders
Newbuilding contracts for seven dry cargo carriers, four containerships, six MPVs, one deck cargo carrier, two heavy lift ships, eight gas carriers and eight tankers were signed in the past week
The week in newbuildings: Orders valued at $3bn signed
Bulkers and tankers continue to dominate newbuilding ordering activity as shipowners invest in more fuel-efficient tonnage during strong freight markets
The week in newbuildings: Greek and UK shipowners pen LR2 orders in China
Orders for four bulkers, two gas carriers, three offshore vessels and 13 tankers recorded in past week
The week in newbuildings: Crude oil and product tanker orderbook sees further boost
Greek and Israeli shipowners have ordered a combined 12 large tankers in the past week, comprising four ships each in the VLCC, suezmax and long range two sectors
The week in newbuildings: Orders valued at $3bn signed
Ordering activity continues to be dominated by bulk carriers and tankers, although several high-value contracts were reported for the gas and vehicle carrier sectors
The week in newbuildings: Dry cargo carriers and tankers dominate
Newbuilding contracts for 24 dry cargo carriers, 16 tankers and four vehicle carriers recorded in the past week, all at Asian shipyards
The week in newbuildings: Euronav pens bitumen tanker order
Belgium’s Euronav has ordered its first bitumen tanker newbuildings at a Chinese shipyard, with delivery due in 2026
The week in newbuildings: Cruise sector revival
Carnival and Royal Caribbean both confirmed orders following a pandemic-induced absence from the newbuilding market since 2020
The week in newbuildings: Tankers and gas carriers make up lion’s share of new orders
Furetank adds two intermediate product tankers to its existing orderbook, Capital Maritime pens dual-fuel LNG VLCCs, while NYK Stolt orders 38,000 dwt chemical tanker sextet
The week in newbuildings: PCTC orderbook hits 181 vessels
The orderbook for pure car and truck carriers continues to grow with Neptune Lines and Eastern Pacific Shipping both adding tonnage in the past week
The week in newbuildings: VLCCs and ammonia carrier orderbooks get further boost
Newbuilding contracts for a total of 21 vessels in the containership, dry cargo, gas, offshore, passenger ferry and tanker sectors were reported by shipyards and brokers
The week in newbuildings: Dry cargo sector in vogue
Newbuilding contracts for 13 bulk carriers were signed in the past week while Ocean Network Express confirmed a much anticipated order for 12 neo-panamax containerships
The week in newbuildings: Gas and tanker sectors prevail
Shipowners and brokers reported newbuilding contracts for a total of 46 vessels from the containership, dry cargo, gas, ro-pax and tanker sectors
The week in newbuildings: HD Hyundai wins VLGC double
Newbuilding contracts recorded for eight bulk carriers, five tankers, six gas carriers and a trio of ro-ro cargo vessels
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