More newbuilding orders were reported last week, as owners are ramping up their contracting ahead of the summer lull. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Banchero Costa said that “in the Container sector, MSC placed an order of 2 x 21,700 teu at Zhoushan Changhong. The vessels will be dual-fuel LNG ready. No price was disclosed and deliveries are scheduled for mid-2029. MSC also placed an order of 3 x 21,000 teu carriers to China Merchants Jiangsu facility. No price was disclosed and deliveries are set to start in Q1 2028 and end in Q1 2029. Hanwha Ocena secured an order from Yangming Marine for 7 x 15,500 teu carriers. The vessels will be dual-fuel LNG and the price for each vessel was estimated around $200 mln. Deliveries are set to start in Q2 2028 and end in Q2 2030. Yangming Marine placed another order for 3 x 8,000 teu carriers at Nihon Shipyard. The vessels will be dual-fuel methanol and the price for each vessel remained undisclosed. Deliveries are scheduled for Q2 2028.
Taizhou Sanfu secured an order from the German-based company MPC Container for 3 x 4,500 teu carriers. The price for each vessel is reported at $57 mln and deliveries are scheduled for Q3 2027 and Q1 2028. Hyundai Mipo received an order for 2 x 2,800 teu carriers from Greek-based Capital Maritime & Tr. Corp. The vessels will be scrubber fitted and the price for each vessel is $57 mln. Deliveries are set to start in Q1 2027 and end in Q2 2027. Eastern Pacific Shipping placed an order of 6 x 1,800 teu carriers at China Merchants, Jingling facility. The price for each vessel is reported at $30 mln and deliveries are set to start in Q2 2027 and end in Q1 2028. Yangzijiang was awarded an order for 2 x 1,800 teu carriers from Minerva Maritime. Deliveries are set for Q4 2027 and Q3 2028”.
“Minerva Marine placed another order at Huanghai for 2 x 1,800 teu carriers with deliveries scheduled for early 2028. New Dayang secured an order from Minsheng Group for 2 x 1,100 teu carriers. No price was disclosed, and deliveries are set for mid/late 2028. In the bulk sector, Qingdao Beihai secured an order of 2 x 210,400 dwt New Castlemax vessels from CSSC Shipping. The price for each vessel was reported at $73.5 mln and deliveries are set for Q4 2027 and Q2 2028.
Qingdao Beihai also secured an order of 2 x 163,000 dwt Capesize vessels from Greek company New Shipping. The price for each vessel was reported at $77 mln and deliveries are set for mid and late-2028. In the gas sector, US-based Hanwha Ocean Shipping placed an order to Hanwha Korea yard for one 174,000 cbm LNG vessel. Price reported was $252 mln and delivery is scheduled for mid-2028 at Hanwa’s Philadelphia facility. Norwegian company Navigator/Amom AS placed an order of 2 x 51,530 cu.m. capacity LPG/Ammonia vessels to Chinese yard Nantong CIMC Sinopacific. The price for each vessel is $84 mln and deliveries are scheduled to start Q2 2028 and end Q4 2028”, the shipbroker concluded.
Meanwhile, in the S&P market, shipbroker Xclusiv added that “on the Capesize sector, the Scrubber fitted “Mineral Brussel”- 175K/2011 New Times was sold for USD 24.5 mills. On the Ultramax sector, the “Nord Kitan”- 60K/2017 Saiki changed hands for USD 24 mills, while the one-year-older “CP Chongqing”- 64K/2016 Chengxi was sold for excess USD 21 mills to Korean buyers. On the Supramax sector, the “Kaspar Schulte” – 59K/2012 Nacks found new owners for low USD 15 mills, while Chinese buyers acquired the “Jin Ji”- 57K/2009 Chengxi for USD 11 mills. Finally, on the Handysize sector, the OHBS “Stellar Enguri” – 34K/2012 Fukuoka was sold for low/mid USD 13 mills to Asian buyers, while the “Mount Rainier” – 33K/2005 Kanda found new owners for USD 7.8 mills. In the tanker market, 2x Ice Class 1C, Scrubber fitted LR2s, the “Dune”- 114K/2025 Cosco Qidong and the “Lamu” – 114K/2025 Cosco Qidong were sold for USD 144 mills enbloc. The Aframax “Advantage Award”- 116K/2011 Samsung was sold for USD 36.5 mills, while the “Aqua Pearl” – 106K/2005 Sumitomo changed hands for high USD 24 mills. The “Hafnia Andromeda” – 50K/2011 GSI and the “Hafnia Taurus” – 50K/2011 GSI were sold enbloc for USD 36.5 mills. Finally, the “Bull Shark” – 50K/2009 HMD was sold for USD 17.35 mills, while the “Seaways Titan” – 50K/2008 HMD found new owners for USD 16.5 mills”, the shipbroker concluded.
Source: Hellenic Shipping News
