The week in newbuildings
Lloyd’s List’s weekly update of the newbuilding pipeline, providing commentary
across the shipping sectors on key orders and fleet programmes
Latest orders
The week in newbuildings: Ordering activity strengthens after Asia holidays
Orders for a total of 43 merchant ships were recorded in the past week across most major cargo carrying sectors, including a rare order for vehicle carriers
The week in newbuildings: Containership and LNG sectors lead activity
Global newbuilding contracting activity slowed sharply last week due to holidays across Asia
The week in newbuildings: Ordering activity eases due to Lunar New Year slowdown
Despite the dip, significant orders were placed across multiple segments, highlighting continued long-term investment in fleet renewal and decarbonisation
The week in newbuildings: Strong ordering momentum continues across all key shipping sectors
Newbuilding contracts for a total of 62 ships were confirmed during the past week, with the crude oil tanker sector being dominant
The week in newbuildings: Maersk expands orderbook with China ULC newbuilds
Orders for a total of 44 merchant ships were disclosed in the past week in the boxship, dry cargo, gas and tanker sectors
The week in newbuildings: Over 60 new ships confirmed ordered as Chinese yards dominate
Outside of Asia, Royal Caribbean Group confirmed orders for two new generation cruiseships at French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique
The week in newbuildings: Circa $3bn worth of orders signed across tanker, gas, boxship and bulker sectors
Ordering activity highlights the continued need for fleet renewal despite long delivery horizons stretching out to 2029
The week in newbuildings: Cosco, PIL and EPS lead $4.9bn ordering spree
Containership orders remain strong with Cosco confirming six 3,000 teu vessels, while Pacific International Lines signed letters of intent for eight neo-panamax boxships
The week in newbuildings: Chipolbrok adds more heavylift MPVs in China
Chipolbrok’s latest newbuilding order follows a contract for four similar vessels signed in early January
The week in newbuildings: Orders valued at $5.6bn confirmed
A total of 48 newbuildings worth a combined $5.6bn were signed over the past two weeks
The week in newbuildings: MSC Cruises and Wan Hai Lines drive wave of high-value orders
In the container sector, Taiwan’s Wan Hai Lines signed its first order at CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding, for six 6,000 teu LNG dual-fuel boxships
The week in newbuildings: orders for 21 ships confirmed from boxship, dry cargo, gas and tanker sectors
Significant orders included eight boxships confirmed by Hapag-Lloyd and a pair of very large ammonia carriers ordered by China’s Tianjin Southwest Maritime
The week in newbuildings: Chinese shipyards win major orders across tanker, ore carrier and boxship sectors
Continued strong demand for large merchant vessels is solidifying China’s leading role in global shipbuilding
The week in newbuildings: Chinese shipyards secure all shipbuilding contracts in past week
Orders for two very large ore carriers, two ro-paxes, six gas carriers, eight boxships and 12 tankers were arranged in the past week
The week in newbuildings: Greek shipowners lead activity across boxship, dry cargo and tanker sectors
Orders in the past week included 10 feeder containerships, with eight of them being attributed to Greek shipowners
The week in newbuildings: Boxship, cruise and tanker orders valued at a combined $9.7bn confirmed
A total of 48 merchant ships were ordered in the past week at Chinese, French, South Korean and Vietnamese shipyards
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