President Donald Trump’s efforts to revive U.S. shipbuilding showed some results this week with a contract for an LNG carrier placed with a U.S. yard, the largest gas carrier ordered in the United States for about 45 years, although much vessel…

Global shipbuilding orders remained at a relatively low level this week with uncertainty about the impact on world trade of import tariffs planned by the Trump administration in the U.S. causing investment decisions to be delayed. Chinese business…

South Korean yards had an excellent week with over USD 1 billion of orders won. South Korea signed a USD 610.6 million contract to build container ships with options for repeat vessels which could bring the total order value later to USD 915.9…

Chinese yards had a very successful week as the trade dispute between China and the United States continues to cool. European customers, especially Greeks, ordered heavily in South Korea and China. In China, a European container ship order worth up…

Chinese yards won more business from European customers this week as the threat of U.S. financial sanctions on Chinese-built ships faded. European orders in China this week included a series of six tankers, one order for eight container ships and two…

The trade war between the U.S. and China remained quiet this week and Chinese yards again started winning more export orders despite the threat of extra fees for Chinese-built ships calling at U.S. ports. A Scandinavian customer ordered container…

South Korea won a massive USD 1.76 billion order for dual-fuel container ships this week while a major deal for a VLCC tanker was also reported for Korea. Korean and Chinese yards are in talks about building more VLCC tankers for different…

China continued its remarkable grip on world merchant newbuilding orders this week with several billion dollars worth of contracts won. China won the main part of a 20-ship container ship order from Europe worth about USD 4 billion. One Chinese yard…

It was the turn of South Korean yards to win multi-billion dollar newbuilding orders this week following a long period of Chinese domination of new shipbuilding business, but Chinese yards also won large deals. Two South Korean yards won separate…

Chinese yards continued to hold a firm grip on world newbuilding contracts this week. Chinese orders included pure car and truck carriers, large ethanol carriers and bulk carriers. South Korean yards won large contracts including very large gas…

Once again it was a week with multi-billion dollars worth of orders placed and Chinese yards booked major new business. Chinese yards won deals including a USD 795 million tanker order, large car carriers for Scandinavia along with separate contracts…

China continued to strengthen its firm grip on the world shipbuilding market this week. A European company placed a USD 4 billion container ship order in China, while a Singapore-based customer also booked container vessels. A Scandinavian customer…

A Chinese yard is believed to have won container ship orders worth up to USD 6.16 billion from two European shipping groups this week, continuing China’s remarkable success in winning major contracts in past months. But both South Korean and Chinese…

It was yet another week in which Chinese yards dominated world merchant shipbuilding orders. A Chinese yard won a USD 900 million container ship contract, with the deal even placed in the Chinese currency, which some say illustrates the increasing…

It was another fine week of success for Chinese yards. Chinese orders included a deal from a multi-national oil company for product carriers worth USD 480 million, while a customer in Abu Dhabi ordered ammonia carriers worth USD 250 million. Other…

China once more dominated the world's newbuilding market this week. A European shipping group is set to place a container ship order with Chinese yards expected to be worth USD 5.25 billion. Other Chinese orders this week included a USD 300 million…

The Golden Week holiday in China and public holidays in South Korea reduced newbuilding activity this week although both countries still won valuable orders. South Korean deals included a USD 513.2 million container ship order from Asia and a USD 212…

China continued its domination of global merchant shipbuilding markets this week with deals worth well over USD 3 billion reported. Chinese business included a USD 2 billion container ship deal with Europe and two separate oil and chemical tanker…

It was another week with a multi-billion dollar order placed with a Chinese yard, this time worth up to USD 2.2 billion for a floating LNG production (FLNG) vessel. Other Chinese orders included product tankers for Germany and Turkey, plus…

China once again dominated world newbuilding orders this week, with contracts including a huge deal to build six ultra-large LNG carriers, believed to be the largest of their type in the world. Other Chinese business this week included a USD 509.3…

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…