Brokers say Brazilian mining group Vale is planning a newbuilding project for up to 30 bulk carriers for ore transport. The order would be worth about USD 3 billion. The ships are needed to handle expanding exports of Brazilian metal ores to China and other Asian markets. Vale is seeking up to 20…

Brokers say Greek shipping company Atlas Maritime has ordered two Suezmax oil tankers from South Korea’s DH Shipbuilding. The order includes options for two repeat vessels. Atlas Maritime is led by Greek shipowner Mr Leon Patitsas. The order would be worth about USD 86 million per ship. They will be…

Brokers say Swiss commodity trading group Mercuria is negotiating with Chinese yard CSSC Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) about two 306,000-dwt VLCCs. They will be delivered in 2029. Mercuria has just ordered up to four 114,000-dwt tankers at the DSIC yard (New Ships 4/26).

South Korea’s K Shipbuilding said it had signed a contract with an unnamed European shipowner for two 50,000-dwt product tankers. The order includes options for two repeat vessels. The total value of the order is about USD 200 million, with each vessel costing about USD 50 million. Brokers say the…

South Korean yard HD Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries said it has won a USD 245 million order to build one LNG carrier for Angola’s state-controlled energy company Sonangol. The contract for the 174,000-cu.m vessel was awarded by Sonangol’s ocean shipping subsidiary Sonangol Shipping Holding. It will…

China’s CSSC Jiangnan Shipbuilding said it has an order for four 175,000-cu.m LNG carriers from Chinese financial group Minsheng Financial Leasing. Minsheng Financial Leasing will serve as the vessel owner and China’s Shandong Ocean Energy will undertake commercial ship management. The vessels will…

Brokers say South Korean yard HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has concluded negotiations to secure an order for two LNG carriers with Greek shipping company Tsakos. The order includes options for two repeat vessels. A final order is said to be close. For Tsakos, this is believed to be the first LNG…

Indian yard Swan Defence and Heavy Industries (SDHI) said it has won an order from the government of Oman in the Middle East for a naval training ship of 3,500 tonnes displacement. The vessel is expected to be delivered within 18 months, SDHI said in a statement to the Indian stock market. The…

India’s Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) has won an order from Indian customer Polestar Maritime Limited to build two 60-tonne bollard‑pull tugs with environmentally friendly designs. The order was placed under the Indian government’s Green Tug Transition Programme (GTTP), CSL said in a statement. The…

Chinese shipping group Shanghai Zhonggu Logistics said it plans to sign a shipbuilding contract with Chinese yard group CSSC for two 6,000-TEU container vessels. The order would be worth about USD 167 million excluding tax, Shanghai Zhonggu Logistics said in a statement to the Chinese stock market.…

Singapore-based Wealth Holdings said on social media it has placed an order with Chinese yard Jiangsu Haitong Offshore Engineering Equipment for four multi-purpose freighters of 17,400 dwt. The order includes options for four repeat vessels. The newbuildings will be chartered to Danish shipping…

China’s Hengli Shipbuilding has an order from an unnamed European shipowner for one Capesize bulk carrier. The contract is worth USD 70 million to USD 100 million, said a statement from the yard’s parent, Chinese group ST Songfa. The precise order value is not being given because of commercial…

Chinese shipping group Sinotrans Container Lines said it has ordered four 3,000-TEU container ships from Chinese yard China Merchants. The contract was awarded after a competitive tender among Chinese yards. The contract price was not revealed. They will be built by China Merchants’ Jinling…

Brokers say Greek shipping company Conbulk has ordered four more 5,000-TEU container ships from China’s Yangzhou Guoyu Shipbuilding. An order for two vessels had previously been reported in November 2025 with deliveries starting in late 2027, with the total series now at six ships (New Ships 46/25).…

Malaysian shipping group MISC said it has ordered three LNG carriers of 174,000-cu.m from Chinese yard CSSC Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding. The order was placed after MISC won long-term time charter contracts for the ships from Malaysian group Petronas LNG. The order includes options for three repeat…

Norwegian customer Northern Lights has awarded charters for four 12,000-cu.m capacity carbon dioxide carriers which will be ordered from China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Offshore and South Korean yard HD Hyundai Heavy Industries. Northern Lights is an Oslo‑based carbon capture joint venture owned by…

Bermudan/Norwegian shipping company Bruton Limited said it has ordered two more VLCC newbuildings from China’s New Times Shipyard. Two options taken with a previous contract have been converted into a firm order. The price and payment schedule are the same as the most recently announced newbuilding…

Celebrity River Cruises, part of U.S. group Royal Caribbean, said it is ordering ten more inland waterways cruise ships from Dutch yard TeamCo. The order will double its European fleet following a previous contract for ten ships placed with TeamCo which are currently under construction. Sizes of the…