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

Six shipowners pen newbuilding contracts for bulk carriers, while in the containership sector Ocean Network Express adds methanol dual-fuel neo-panamaxes to its extensive orderbook

South Korean shipyard confirms new order for 12 neo-panamax containerships, while Germany’s Meyer Werft wins 4,000-passenger cruiseship from Japanese shipowner

Boxship tonnage providers Danaos, Eastern Pacific Shipping and SFL Corp have tied up newbuilding contracts for a total of 17 vessels in the midsize containership and ultra large containership segments

The tanker sector continues to provide the most activity in newbuildings. Greek owners in particular are investing in crude oil and product tankers with conventional fuel propulsion systems

Negotiations for new alternative fuel containership newbuilding contracts are said to be ongoing, in particular for mid-size and neo post-panamax class vessels

Taiwan’s Evergreen Group has confirmed signing newbuilding contracts for six methanol dual-fuel feeder containerships at China’s Huangpu Wenchong, for subsidiary Italia Maritima

The tanker sector has contributed the lion’s share of newbuilding contracts so far in 2024, with 35% of orders attributed to tankers in terms of ship numbers

During a relatively quiet week for new orders, China’s New Dayang Shipbuilding wins five ultramax bulkers from Egyptian and Japanese owners, while Belgium-based Jan De Nul adds an extra large cable layer at CMHI’s Haimen shipyard

Chinese chemical tanker operator SC Shipping has confirmed a second order for 25,900 dwt stainless steel ships, after signing up for five vessels in April

Evergreen and Cosco are said to be at advanced stages in ordering additional containership newbuildings in China

China State Shipbuilding Corp’s Guangzhou Shipyard International has confirmed the signing of a contract for a floating hospital with charity Mercy Ships