The week in newbuildings
Lloyd’s List’s weekly update of the newbuiding pipeline, providing commentary across the shipping sectors
on the key orders and fleet programmes
Latest orders
The week in newbuildings: Controversial ropax order signed while ONE boosts boxship orderbook
One bulk carrier, an LNG bunkering vessel, four ro-paxes, 10 containerships and 24 general cargoships ordered in past week
The week in newbuildings: Coated aframax tankers in vogue
Two shipowners ordered coated aframax tankers in the past week, while South Korea-based Pan Ocean contracted two VLCCs in South Korea
The week in newbuildings: orders valued at $2.6bn signed
New orders in the past two weeks were dominated by the containership and tanker sectors
The week in newbuildings: Chinese shipbuilders win lion’s share of orders
Chinese shipyards won the majority of orders with French, Indian and Japanese shipbuilders also picking up newbuilding contracts in the past week
The week in newbuildings: Cosco orders up to 12 newcastlemax bulkers
Orders for three bulk carriers, four tankers and four gas carriers recorded in past week
The week in newbuildings: Bulk carrier orders on the rise
Newbuilding contracts for one gas carrier, an offshore construction vessel, five tankers, 12 bulkers and 22 containerships recorded in the past week
The week in newbuildings: boxship sector dominates activity
Newbuilding contracts for a single bulk carrier, one cable layer, one LNG bunkering tanker, two tankers and 28 containerships signed in past week
The week in newbuildings: Ordering picks up across most vessel sectors
Orders for one offshore vessel, five gas carriers, six bulkers, six boxships, 11 ro-paxes and 17 tankers recorded in past fortnight
The week in newbuildings: NYK confirms order for methanol dual-fuel VLCC
Ordering activity remains subdued with contracts for a VLCC, one offshore vessel, two cruiseships, a pair of capesize bulkers and three gas carriers recorded in the past week
The week in newbuildings: Fincantieri wins cruiseship pair for UK market
Orders for one heavylift vessel, offshore support vessel pair, two cruiseships and four containerships agreed in the past week
The week in newbuildings: Japanese yards pick up ro-ro ships and bulker orders
Orders for two bulk carriers, a pair of gas carriers, three ro-ro cargo vessels, eight tankers and eight general cargoships recorded in past week
The week in newbuildings: Boxship and bulker orders signed as activity slows
Newbuilding contracts for two bulk carriers, a pair of boxships, two chemical tankers and nine shuttle tankers recorded in past week
The week in newbuildings: Sharp drop in ordering activity
Orders for two bulk carriers, two boxships, two gas carriers, four deck cargoships and eight tankers recorded in the past two weeks
The week in newbuildings: large containership orders persist
Firm orders for two capesize bulkers, two tankers, four general cargoships, five gas carriers and 12 boxships recorded in the past week
The week in newbuildings: Orders valued at $5.2bn signed
Orders for one ro-pax, a heavylift vessel, two general cargoships, seven gas carriers, 11 tankers and 13 boxships placed in the past week
The week in newbuildings: Fincantieri confirms firming of multibillion dollar cruise contract
Orders for two tankers, two offshore vessels, four cruiseships and 10 boxships recorded in past week
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