The week in newbuildings: Over 60 new ships confirmed ordered as Chinese yards dominate
- A combined 63 vessels were contracted across the boxship, cruise, gas, ro-ro and tanker sectors in the past week
- In the containership sector, Evergreen signed up for 23 new ships at two Chinese yards
- A notable strategic development came from MSC, which placed its first-ever tanker newbuilding order, contracting eight VLCCs at Hengli Heavy Industry
Outside of Asia, Royal Caribbean Group confirmed orders for two new generation cruiseships at French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique
