The week in newbuildings: Shipowners confirm combined 22 vessels across bulk, tanker and boxship sectors
- Orders for 22 newbuildings confirmed last week, comprising five containerships, six tankers and 11 bulk carriers
- Key deals included Zodiac Maritime’s five 6,000 teu boxships for long-term charter to OOCL and an order by Dynacom for four VLCCs
Chinese shipbuilders continue to pick up the lion’s share of newbuilding contracts
