Swedish chemical tanker and product tanker owner Sirius Shipping has signed newbuilding contracts for four 7,999 dwt chemical tankers at a Chinese shipyard. They add to two 15,000 dwt ships contracted in September 2023

Vertom Group has boosted its orderbook for multipurpose cargo vessels at Indian shipyard Chowgule, while Navigare Shipping has contracted four MPVs from Dutch shipbuilder Thecla Bodewes

Newbuilding contracts for 20 tankers, five gas carriers and six containerships were reported in the past week with Chinese shipyards being the chief beneficiaries

Hapag-Lloyd has signed a much anticipated order for 24 containerships, while Maran Gas and Shandong Shipping both order large LNG carriers

Cosco, SITC and Wan Hai Lines are all confirmed to have boosted their existing containership orderbooks, while Hapag-Lloyd is set to confirm newbuilding contracts in the near future

Maersk has contracted six ultra-large containerships in South Korea, while tonnage provider Seaspan has signed up for the same number of neo-panamax vessels in China

New orders were dominated by the offshore and tanker segments, while big orders are in the pipeline for Maersk and Grimaldi for containerships and ro-pax ferries respectively

Newbuilding contracts for one chemical tanker, two crude oil tankers and 12 product tankers recorded in the past week. Meanwhile, MISC confirms order for pair of liquefied natural gas carriers at South Korean shipyard

CLdN, Marinakis Group, Navios Maritime Partners and an undisclosed buyer sign up for 16 containerships to boost capacity ordered this year to some 3m teu

Eastern Pacific Shipping, Evergreen, MSC and TS Lines are all understood to have boosted their existing boxship newbuilding orderbooks. More orders are expected, including up to 30 vessels for Hapag-Lloyd

The number of firm shipbuilding contracts was relatively low in comparison to previous weeks but was high in value terms. Two shipowners ordered a total of eight LNG tankers valued at a combined $2.3bn.

South Korea’s HD Hyundai Mipo wins orders for two LPG tankers, a pair of LNG bunkering vessels and two product tankers, all from European owners

Newbuilding contracts for 123 ships valued at some $14bn were signed in the past two weeks

Pacific International Lines, Regional Container Lines and Wan Hai Lines add containership newbuildings, while MSC boosts ultra-large boxship orderbook by a further six vessels

Tonnage providers Danaos, Eastern Pacific Shipping, Seaspan and container line operator MSC have each contracted containership newbuildings in the past week. These orders bring the number of boxships ordered since January to more than 150 vessels, with a combined capacity of some 1.8m teu

Newbuilding contracts for one wind farm support vessel, three cruiseships, 13 bulk carriers, 13 vehicle carriers, 16 gas carriers and 29 tankers have been reported by shipbrokers, shipowners and shipyards in the past two weeks