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.

South Korean shipyards have received orders for tankers and gas carriers this week, and another gas carrier order worth USD 1 billion is also on the horizon for Korean shipbuilders. In Asia, a major car carrier order is planned, expected to cost USD…

Chinese yards continued their domination of the global shipbuilding business this week. Orders won by Chinese yards included vehicle carriers for Europe, gas carriers for customers in Asia and Europe, product carriers for the U.S., and tankers for…

It was another active week for Chinese yards, with European customers dominating. A Belgian company ordered a VLCC tanker, and Greek customers took bulk carriers. A European yard won an order to build freighters with an environmentally friendly…

China continued its successful run of new orders this week, with deals including chemical tankers with methanol propulsion for the U.S. and multi-purpose freighters for Europe. Chinese shipyards won a remarkable 82% of the total orders for large…

The Golden Week and autumn public holidays in Asia slowed newbuilding activity this week, but Chinese yards won newbuilding business, especially from Europe. Chinese deals included feeder container ships for Germany, short-sea freighters for Norway,…

South Korea won a massive shipbuilding deal this week following a quiet period with little new business for Korea. The country has landed a US$3.9 billion agreement to build a big series of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers for the Middle East.…

It was another week in which China dominated global shipbuilding orders. Orders won by Chinese yards included product tankers for Europe, VLCC tankers for China, gas carriers for Japan and container feeder vessels for South Korea. Japan won orders…

Chinese yards once again dominated new shipbuilding orders this week. Among the Chinese deals were methanol-ready bulk carriers, container ships, chemical tankers to be capable of zero-emissions, and product carriers. A new report estimates Chinese…

Chinese yards continued their domination of global shipbuilding orders this week, with big new contracts won and more under negotiation. Chinese deals included very large ammonia carriers and car carriers with low emissions for Europe, while a USD…

It was another week in which China dominated global shipbuilding orders: Hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts are said to be close to completion, and a number of orders were signed. Chinese shipyards are currently negotiating a USD 1 billion…

Chinese shipyards continued to dominate global shipbuilding orders this week. Chinese orders include gas/ammonium carriers, liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers, a VLCC oil tanker, other oil tankers, bulk carriers and product carriers. In addition,…

The quiet summer period for shipbuilding orders was visible this week, with some exceptions. Chinese yards had another good week, with a range of vessel types ordered. China won a major order for car carriers from Europe. A South Korean shipping…

Chinese shipyards continued their domination of global shipbuilding orders this week. Chinese deals included a USD 1.3 billion European order for dual-fuel container ships. European customers also placed orders for environmentally friendly freighters…

Chinese shipyards continued to dominate global shipbuilding orders this week. Chinese orders or deals under negotiation included dual-fuel VLCC tankers, bulk carriers, general cargo vessels, tankers and product carriers. South Korea received orders…

Chinese yards continued their recent strong run of success in winning new orders this week. Chinese yards won two separate contracts for VLCC tankers, the first in the supertanker sector for some time. Other Chinese orders included product carriers,…

Chinese shipyards had a strong week in new orders, including car carriers for a European customer and supertankers for Europe, both with environmentally friendly design features. China also received orders for container ships and bulk carriers. South…

South Korea and Japan shared a USD 5.04 billion order for container ships from Asia this week, again choosing methanol for dual-fuel propulsion to reduce pollution. South Korea and China received separate orders from Europe for gas tankers. In…

South Korean shipyards had a remarkably successful week after a quiet period, receiving orders worth over USD 3 billion in the last few days. South Korean orders included an offshore production facility, gas and car carriers and tankers. Chinese…

The week saw major orders for container ships that focused on environmentally friendly propulsion systems. China received orders from Europe for six 9,000 TEU container vessels that can run on green methanol and is in talks with another customer to…

It was another very successful week for the Chinese shipyards. Chinese orders included large car carriers, tankers and bulk carriers. South Korea received orders for product tankers with methanol-ready propulsion. India received an unusual order from…

It was another week of big gas tanker contracts. South Korea received an order for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier worth USD 518.2 million from North America. China received orders worth around USD 123 million for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)…