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: Tankers prevail, while big boxship orders imminent
Crude oil and product tankers have been driving the orderbook since the beginning of the year, although more orders are expected to be signed for containerships soon
The week in newbuildings: Suezmax tankers in vogue
Crude oil tankers are making a comeback with two shipowners each having signed up for suezmax units
The week in newbuildings: Coated aframax tankers in demand
Orders for two medium-range and five long range two tankers have been placed recently, together with one cable-laying vessel and three vehicle carriers
The week in newbuildings: KSOE wins order for three LNG tankers
Latest order for liquefied natural gas tankers priced at $255m per ship has set a record-high pricing benchmark
The week in newbuildings: Orders valued at $2.1bn signed
Orders for five bulk carriers, six boxships, three gas tankers and eight product tankers have recently been reported by shipbuilders and brokers
The week in newbuildings: More methanol-fuelled orders confirmed
Sino-Japanese shipbuilder Jiangsu Yangzi-Mitsui has won a new order from Algoma Central and CSL Group to construct four self-unloading bulk carriers to methanol-ready specification
The week in newbuildings: More boxship orders on the way
Yang Ming is close to signing up for a first tranche of gas-fuelled boxships. Elsewhere, HMM is being connected to letters of intent for a series of mid-size containership newbuildings
The week in newbuildings: CMA CGM orderbook hits $9bn
Recent newbuilding orders confirmed in the past week include 12 methanol-fuel boxships for CMA CGM, two LNG tankers for Japanese ownership and one suezmax tanker for a Greek shipowner
The week in newbuildings: NYK boosts LPG/ammonia carrier orderbook
Recent newbuilding orders comprised 12 bulk carriers, 10 containerships and two liquefied petroleum gas tankers at shipyards in China and Japan
The week in newbuildings: Resurgence in new tanker orders
Newbuilding activity has been buoyant in the past week, with 12 separate new orders recorded recently from the gas, multi-purpose, offshore, ro-ro and tanker sectors
The week in newbuildings: Bulk carriers drive ordering activity
Orders for eight bulk carriers, five pure car and truck carriers and two product tankers placed
The week in newbuildings: Samudera confirms feeder boxship order
Order for 1,900 teu capacity pair represents the first boxship newbuilding contract since early November
The week in newbuildings: Activity brisk across most sectors
Newbuilding contracts for two bulk carriers, three multi-purpose cargo ships, six LNG carriers, six tankers and two vehicle carriers have been confirmed since December 20
The week in newbuildings: Large car and truck carrier orderbook hits 109 ships
Recent orders by Chinese operators have pushed the vehicle carrier newbuilding backlog to 21% of the existing fleet in service
The week in newbuildings: Chinese shipyards pick up 67% of all orders so far in fourth quarter
South Korea’s share of new merchant ship orders has dropped in the fourth quarter to 27%, down from 41% for the third quarter
The week in newbuildings: Alternative fuel vessels dominate ordering activity
The containership and vehicle carrier sectors are leading the way in the drive towards alternative fuels, according to data tracked by Lloyd's List
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