The week in newbuildings: Shipowners order 24 new vessels as holiday season slows activity
- Shipowners placed orders for 24 new vessels during the past week, down by more than half from the 51 ships reported the previous week
- Big deals included new ore carriers for Polaris Shipping and China Merchants Energy Shipping’s contract for five aframax tankers
Newbuilding contracts for two offshore vessels, four boxships, eight tankers and 10 dry cargo carriers were disclosed in the past week
