The week in newbuildings: orders for 21 ships confirmed from boxship, dry cargo, gas and tanker sectors
- Newbuilding contracts covering one tanker, four gas carriers, eight bulkers and eight boxships were confirmed in the past week
- All but two vessels contracted at Chinese shipbuilders
Significant orders included eight boxships confirmed by Hapag-Lloyd and a pair of very large ammonia carriers ordered by China’s Tianjin Southwest Maritime
