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: 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
The week in newbuildings: Ordering activity drops during Chinese New Year lull
Newbuilding contracts slowed in the past week with just four orders placed, all with Chinese shipyards
The week in newbuildings: High-value orders signed in boxship, cruiseship and gas carrier sectors
CMA CGM and SITC International each add containership newbuildings, while Denmark’s Celsius Shipping has ordered its 21st 180,000 cu m LNG carrier
The week in newbuildings: Ordering activity muted
Newbuilding ordering activity has been relatively quiet since the beginning of the year with 55 new ships being reported, compared with 92 in the same period last year
The week in newbuildings: Elbdeich Reederei adds to regional feeder boxship orderbook
Orders for two bulk carriers, two boxships, a pair of offshore construction vessels, three gas carriers and 12 tankers recorded in past week
The week in newbuildings: Vietnam’s Asia Pacific Shipping adds LRs to orderbook
Newbuilding contracts for one containership, two bulk carriers, a pair of general cargoships, five gas carriers and 12 tankers arranged in past two weeks
The week in newbuildings: Dry cargo sector dominates
The newbuilding orderbook for bulk carriers has reached 10.4% of the existing fleet in service, in deadweight terms. This is up from 8.8% in December 2023
The week in newbuildings: More boxships and bulkers
Newbuilding contracts for eight bulk carriers, 10 containerships and four suezmax tankers recorded in past week
The week in newbuildings: CMA CGM rumoured in talks for multiple mid-sized boxships
Up to 30 mid-sized boxships are rumoured to be under discussion for service with France’s CMA CGM for delivery by 2030
The week in newbuildings: Sirius Shipping boosts chemical tanker orderbook
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
The week in newbuildings: MPV orders on the rise
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
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