Good news for European yards came in both the naval and cruise ship sectors this week. In the naval segment, Canada selected a German yard to build up to twelve submarines in a deal expected to be worth over EUR 10 billion. Britain and the…

Chinese yards won decent volumes of newbuilding business this week, with a potential order for up to 20 large LNG dual-fuel container ships for Europe reported. Other Chinese newbuilding deals included USD 1.27 billion orders for bulk carriers and a…

Chinese yards enjoyed a steady flow of orders this week, with one yard winning separate oil tanker deals worth around USD 1 billion altogether. Chinese newbuilding business also included 13 container ships of around 5,000 TEU for customers in Europe…

Chinese yards achieved a good level of new orders this week as the world waited to see if the US/Iran peace deal will bring a return to normality in the Middle East Gulf, with Greek owners again active. Chinese newbuilding business included a car…

The investment mood in world shipbuilding market is recovering, with the market getting used to the US/Iran conflict which observers increasingly feel could continue for a long time. In China, a major residential passenger/cruise vessel was…

The week saw a remarkable series of successes for Chinese yards with billions of dollars of new shipbuilding contracts signed. Greek shipowners were especially active during the Posidonia 2026 maritime trade fair, with a USD 1.38 billion VLCC order…

Chinese yards won a good flow of newbuilding business this week, especially from Greek and other European customers. Chinese business included a Greek tanker order worth up to USD 1.25 billion, heavy-lift freighters for Europe, crude oil tankers for…

Over USD 2.4 billion worth of gas carrier orders were placed in South Korea in the past week including for customers in Canada and Europe, with one ammonia carrier order alone worth USD 717 million. Korean yards also won orders including for VLCCs…

Continued failure of efforts to reach a United States/Iran peace deal again weighed on investment decisions this week, cutting overall world newbuilding orders. But a South Korean yard won contracts to build six container ships worth some USD 1.2…

Overall global newbuilding orders were quieter this week as progress was awaited on an Iran peace deal. Greek and other European customers dominated Chinese business. Chinese yards won deals including Greek orders for feeder container ships, bulk…

Chinese yards won a series of orders this week worth billions of dollars with the Iran/US conflict being pushed into the background. A USD 2.22 billion container ship order was placed in China. Other Chinese newbuilding business included a USD 556…

Concern about whether peace will be achieved between Iran and the United States again caused hesitation about new shipbuilding investment this week, although some big individual orders were placed. In China, Greek customers were reported to have…

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…