The week in newbuildings: Tanker orders lead busy week for Asian shipbuilders
- Tanker orders were particularly strong, including one from Zodiac Maritime at Jiangsu Hantong Ship Heavy Industry for four suezmax tankers
- Zodiac Maritime also ordered two 7,000 ceu pure car and truck carriers from Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard
- Greek owner Thenamaris ordered two LR2 tankers at Hengli Heavy Industries, while Spain’s Ibaizabal Tankers booked two suezmax tankers from the same yard
Shipyards in China, Japan and South Korea recorded strong newbuilding ordering activity in the past week
