It was a week with billions of dollars of shipbuilding orders placed in China and South Korea, despite continued uncertainty about whether peace will be achieved in the Middle East Gulf. In China, a European customer was linked to a USD 952 million…

Large newbuilding orders were won by South Korea and China this week despite the uncertainty caused by the Iran war. If the Iran ceasefire holds, brokers expect a higher volume of newbuilding orders in the global market in coming weeks. Korean…

The week saw decent newbuilding order business despite the general economic uncertainty caused by the Iran war. One yard in China won a VLCC order worth up to USD 12 billion and another Chinese shipbuilder is in talks about a USD 2 billion container…

Chinese and Korean yards won large newbuilding business this week despite investment uncertainty caused by the continuing Iran war. China won a USD 499 million tanker order, a USD 252.9 million container ship deal while another contract for ten VLCCs…

World newbuilding orders were again reduced by uncertainty caused by the Iran war this week, with some investment decisions being postponed with no end to the fighting in sight. In China, a Greek customer was seen to be behind VLCC orders worth up to…

The war between the United States, Iran and Israel again created investment uncertainty this week, reducing the overall number of shipbuilding orders placed worldwide, but some big contracts were still awarded. China continued its dominance of new…

Economic uncertainty caused by the outbreak of fighting between the United States, Isreal and Iran caused a fall in overall world shipbuilding orders this week. Brokers say some buyers are waiting for more clarity about how long the Middle East war…

The Lunar New Year holiday period in China and elsewhere in Asia depressed overall newbuilding activity this week. But China did win an order worth up to USD 400 million for oil tankers from Europe along with a USD 119 million feeder container ship…

The Lunar New Year holiday period in China and other Asian shipbuilding countries is likely to depress newbuilding activity in the next two weeks. But China continued to win most world shipbuilding contracts this week. European customers, especially…

The week saw large orders placed in both China and South Korea, including big container ship and VLCC deals for European customers. Danish shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk said it has ordered eight dual-fuel container vessels in China while another…

It was a busy week for Chinese yards with large orders reported for a wide range of ship types. Chinese newbuilding business included a USD 490 million tanker order for Greece, two VLCCs for Norway, carbon dioxide carriers for charter to Norway,…

A massive USD 1.47 billion container ship contract was won by Chinese yards this week, as China again dominated world newbuilding orders. Other Chinese business included a separate container ship order for Europe, RoRo ferries for Scandinavia, gas…

The week saw large newbuilding orders won by China, South Korea, and – unusually – Brazil. Brazil’s state-owned energy group signed contracts worth USD 522 million with Brazilian yards for the construction of 41 vessels as part of government efforts…

China continued to take a firm grip on merchant ship newbuilding orders this week, with new business worth multi-billion dollars won. Container ship orders worth USD 2.68 billion were announced for Chinese yards while a USD 880 million gas carrier…

The year ended and the new year began with multi-billion dollar newbuilding contracts in both the merchant and naval sectors. A massive USD 1.03 billion gas carrier order started 2026 newbuilding business in Korea. Other Korean orders included USD…

It was Germany’s turn to get the world’s largest merchant shipbuilding order reported this week with a cruise ship deal worth up to EUR 10 billion. But it was again China which dominated newbuilding contracts this week, with German customers also…

China once again dominated world shipbuilding orders this week, winning a series of large contracts especially from Europe. China won a USD 7 billion contract to build 87 vessels of different types, an order from a Greek owner for container feeder…

Chinese yards continued their domination of world shipbuilding orders this week, with European customers among those awarding new deals. Chinese business this week included a European order for VLCC tankers and container ships while an initial cruise…

It was another week with multi-billion dollar container ship newbuilding business, with South Korea this time winning the main deal. South Korea won an order worth over USD 1.4 billion for eight container ships from a Korean customer. Korea won major…

It was another week with multi-billion dollar container ship orders for China with South Korea also involved. China again continued its dominance of world newbuilding deals after the trade war truce with the United States reduced fears Chinese-built…

China dominated world merchant shipbuilding orders this week, with European shipowners especially returning with new contracts following the decision by the United States to pause its planned punishing port fees on Chinese-built vessels. Chinese…

China won billions of dollars in newbuilding orders this week, especially from Europe, after the thaw in the U.S./China trade war. The United States and China agreed to pause punishing fees on each other's ships that the U.S. wanted to help…

The shipbuilding market was in a wait-and-see mode this week as the U.S. and China were on Thursday set to discuss a possible trade deal which could mean the U.S. relaxing sanctions on Chinese-built ships. More orders were won by Chinese yards this…

It was yet another week with billion dollar container ship deals reported. China and South Korea are expected to share a USD 2.8 billion container ship contract from an Asian customer. South Korea is also tipped to win a separate order likely to be…