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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
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The week in newbuildings: Dry cargo carriers and containerships prevail
Six shipowners pen newbuilding contracts for bulk carriers, while in the containership sector Ocean Network Express adds methanol dual-fuel neo-panamaxes to its extensive orderbook
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The week in newbuildings: More containerships and cruiseships
South Korean shipyard confirms new order for 12 neo-panamax containerships, while Germany’s Meyer Werft wins 4,000-passenger cruiseship from Japanese shipowner
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The week in newbuildings: Containership tonnage providers rack up new orders
Boxship tonnage providers Danaos, Eastern Pacific Shipping and SFL Corp have tied up newbuilding contracts for a total of 17 vessels in the midsize containership and ultra large containership segments
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The week in newbuildings: Conventional fuel ordering spree continues
The tanker sector continues to provide the most activity in newbuildings. Greek owners in particular are investing in crude oil and product tankers with conventional fuel propulsion systems
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The week in newbuildings: More containership orders in the pipeline
Negotiations for new alternative fuel containership newbuilding contracts are said to be ongoing, in particular for mid-size and neo post-panamax class vessels
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The week in newbuildings: Evergreen ties up second methanol-fuel newbuilding series
Taiwan’s Evergreen Group has confirmed signing newbuilding contracts for six methanol dual-fuel feeder containerships at China’s Huangpu Wenchong, for subsidiary Italia Maritima
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The week in newbuildings: Tanker orders rise almost 40% year on year
The tanker sector has contributed the lion’s share of newbuilding contracts so far in 2024, with 35% of orders attributed to tankers in terms of ship numbers
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The week in newbuildings: Bulk carriers abound
During a relatively quiet week for new orders, China’s New Dayang Shipbuilding wins five ultramax bulkers from Egyptian and Japanese owners, while Belgium-based Jan De Nul adds an extra large cable layer at CMHI’s Haimen shipyard
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The week in newbuildings: SC Shipping boosts chemical tanker orderbook
Chinese chemical tanker operator SC Shipping has confirmed a second order for 25,900 dwt stainless steel ships, after signing up for five vessels in April
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The week in newbuildings: Top-tier containership operators plan more orders
Evergreen and Cosco are said to be at advanced stages in ordering additional containership newbuildings in China
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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