NEW BUILDING: A couple of VLCC orders to report this week, with Clients of Central Shipping understood

NEW BUILDING: A quiet week in the newbuilding market, with just a couple of orders to report in the more specialised sectors.

NEW BUILDING: In tankers, clients of Dynacom are understood to have added a fifth 158,000dwt Suezmax

Shipping is a seasonal business. Commodity producers and commodity consumers are subject to weather patterns that affect the flow of goods,

NEW BUILDING: BoCom Leasing have now finalised orders for 12 firm dual fuel 120k dwt LR2 tankers

NEW BUILDING: COSCO Shipping have ordered eight 62,000dwt open hatch bulk

NEW BUILDING: COSCO Shipping have ordered eight 62,000dwt open hatch bulk

NEW BUILDING: A number of orders to report this week across dry, wet and gas.

NEW BUILDING: In dry, Dalian COSCO KHI (DACKS) have finalised contracts with CMB Leasing (for bareboat to Wah Kwong) for four

NEW BUILDING: Only one order to report this week with Shanghai Huayuan Shipping ordering two 52,000 dwt bulk carriers at Jiangsu New

NEW BUILDING: OOCL have announced orders for five firm scrubber fitted 23,000 TEU mega container carriers with three vessels at Nantong

NEW BUILDING: Samsung announced orders for three circa 150,000dwt shuttle tankers from AET (for Petrobras) with delivery of the series due by mid-2022.

NEW BUILDING: Daehan are reported to have taken an order from the Hong Kong Owner, Valles Steamship for one firm plus one option

NEW BUILDING: Tsuneishi Cebu are understood to have contracted four 42,000dwt Handymaxes with an as yet to be confirmed Japanese buyer,

NEW BUILDING: Kawasaki Heavy Industries announced a further order from Kumiai Navigation for an additional 84,000cbm VLGC. This is the