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

NEW BUILDING: Only one order to report this week, with Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers AS and DSME in Korea announcing the contract signing

NEW BUILDING: Whilst concluded at the end of December, it’s was reported this week that Dae Sun have taken an order from Wilmar

NEW BUILDING: One order to report in dry, with ICBC Leasing / CITIC Metal declaring two options for 210,000dwt Newcastlemax at SWS with

NEW BUILDING: A couple of orders to report this week. In the Tanker market, clients of Dynacom Tankers have placed an order for 4 Suezmax

NEW BUILDING: A relatively quiet week in the newbuilding market with just two orders in the dry markets to report. Yangzijiang have taken

NEW BUILDING: In dry, MOL and NYK have each ordered one 95,000dwt bulk carrier backed by Kyushu Electric Power – at Namura and Oshima

NEW BUILDING: In dry, Huangpu Wenchong announced orders from domestic owner Seacon Ships for four firm plus four option 85,000dwt

NEW BUILDING: DSME announced further orders from clients of Maran Tankers with the addition of two 318,000dwt VLCCs for delivery in 3Q

NEW BUILDING: A flurry of ordering this week, primarily at CSSC group shipyards following the merger with CSIC. Beihai Shipyard took orders for

NEW BUILDING: Only one order to report this week, with Evergreen Marine Corporation signing contracts at CSSC’s Jiangnan and Hudong

NEW BUILDING: A couple of orders to report in dry. U-Ming announced contracts for two firm 100,000dwt bulk carriers at Oshima for delivery

NEW BUILDING: One order in the tanker market this week, with clients of Metrostar contracting two firm plus two option 158,000dwt Suezmax at

NEW BUILDING: Daehan are understood to have secured orders for two firm 158,000dwt Suezmax from Yasa Shipping with delivery of the firm