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: 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
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
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