It was another week with Chinese yards dominating world merchant shipbuilding orders, with Chinese deals or expected orders totalling over USD 12.5 billion reported. Chinese business included an expected USD 6.6 billion container ship order from…

Chinese yards continued their dominance of world newbuilding business this week with a series of valuable contracts. Chinese deals included six ultra-large ethane carriers for an Asian customer, while European customers ordered product carriers, gas…

The week again saw very large contracts placed in China. Chinese yards won two separate orders, one for tankers and one for container ships, each worth close to USD 1 billion. Other Chinese orders included large gas carriers, product carriers and…

It was another week with multi-billion dollar orders for container ships. A European customer ordered twelve dual-fuel 19,000 TEU container vessels in China. A USD 2 billion container ship order was placed in Taiwan, perhaps signalling an expansion…

Chinese yards continued their firm grip on new world shipbuilding orders this week. China won a USD 1.2 billion gas carrier deal for Singapore and a USD 200 million chemical tanker contract for Vietnam. The other Chinese businesses included bulk…

Chinese yards had a steady flow of orders this week, with European customers behind large parts of the business. Chinese contracts included more chemical tankers for a German owner, another vehicle carrier for a Scandinavian shipping company, and a…

The week saw multi-billion dollar newbuilding orders placed, with Europe also getting one of the giant deals. China won a USD 1.9 billion gas carrier contract for a customer in the Middle East Gulf. A European yard has signed an order worth around…

South Korea won a huge order this week worth USD 2.67 billion from Europe for twelve container ships. A European shipping company is also expected to separately announce a major contract for container ships in the coming weeks. Chinese yards won a…

Chinese yards continued their remarkable success in the container ship market with orders worth over USD 4.2 billion won this week, with USD 3.7 billion of the deals going to one yard alone. Other Chinese contracts included large 325,000dwt bulk…

It was a week with multi-billion-dollar orders placed both in Asia and Europe. South Korea won a USD 2.5 billion order for gas carriers from the United Arab Emirates and a USD 521.1 million tanker deal from Africa. A yard in Europe won contracts…

Chinese yards again had a successful week. New Chinese orders included product carriers and tankers for Europe, offshore vessels for a Scandinavian customer, bulk carriers, and a USD 963 million floating LNG facility for Malaysia. A German shipping…

China kept its firm grip on newbuilding orders this week, with over USD 1 billion worth of orders reported. Chinese deals included container ships worth almost USD 600 million for Europe and large bulk carriers worth USD 606.75 million for Asia. A…

It was another week with strong flows of newbuilding orders in both China and South Korea. China’s contracts included a car carrier deal from an Asian customer worth almost USD 1 billion. Chinese yards also won two orders worth together over USD 800…

Once more Chinese yards dominated world newbuilding orders this week with contracts running into billions of dollars won. Chinese business included a USD 1.3 billion container ship order set for Europe while product tanker orders worth USD 460 signed…

It was another excellent week for Chinese yards. Among the Chinese newbuilding business reported were two separate deals worth USD 1.6 billion and USD 460 million for container ships, different orders for car carriers from Europe and Asia, plus other…

Once again, it was Chinese yards which dominated world newbuilding orders this week. Chinese contracts included a USD 400 million wind farm installation vessel for Scandinavia, VLCC dual-fuel tankers, product carriers, methanol-ready heavy lift…

Chinese yards continued their domination of world shipbuilding orders this week. Chinese deals included a large series of chemical carriers, container ships, very large ethanol carriers, ammonia carriers and bulk carriers. A new report estimates…

The week saw major gas carrier orders placed in South Korea. A European customer was believed to be behind a USD 540.3 million LNG carrier contract placed in Korea, while a commodity trading group ordered four medium gas carriers (MGC), which will be…

It was a week with a massive USD 6 billion gas carrier order, with China winning what is likely to be the biggest single merchant shipbuilding contract this year. China again dominated world newbuilding orders in other sectors, winning contracts including for product carriers, feeder container ships, bulk carriers, chemical carriers, and heavy lift freighters. A USD 750 million LNG order for dual-fuel car carriers is planned in South Korea. In Europe, a major contract was placed for a new type of sail-powered cargo ship.

Chinese yards continued their dominance of new shipbuilding orders this week. Chinese orders included oil tankers partly fuelled by ammonia, VLCC tankers, bulk carriers, and several contracts for product carriers from different customers in Europe…

Chinese yards had another successful week. Chinese orders included a USD 274 million bulker order from Scandinavia, a USD 110.8 million deal for product carriers for Italy, heavy lift vessels for ultra-large cargo for the Netherlands, plus product…

A major boost for European shipbuilding came this week with a cruise ship order expected to be worth up to EUR 9 billion, with vessels of up to 200,000 gross tons involved. A South Korean yard won a USD 466.4 million contract for ammonia carriers for…

Gas carrier orders worth over USD 2.2 billion were won by South Korea this week, continuing the huge volume of newbuilding business generated by Qatar. Qatar was behind a series of orders for 19 liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers ordered from…

It was another week with a massive order for liquified natural gas (LNG) carriers, this time with a US$1.82 billion contract placed in South Korea. Yards in China had a good week. Tey won orders including car carriers with options for more, several…