Dry Bulk Newbuildings on the Rise, Despite Dire Market Conditions
In a separate note, Clarkson Platou Hellas said that “in tankers this week, Hyundai Mipo announced taking orders for two firm plus two optional 50k dwt MR’s from Asiatic Lloyd. The vessels will be built at Hyundai’s Vietnam facility with the firm vessels set to be delivered in 3Q 2023. In dry bulk, NYK announced ordering four firm LNG Dual-Fuel 180k Capesize’s at three separate yards, ordering two firm vessels at Nihon Shipyard for delivery in 2024 and 2025, one firm vessel at Namura Shipbuilding for delivery in 2024 and one firm vessel at Shanghai Waigaoqiao, also for delivery in 2024. In the gas carrier market, Daewoo (DSME) announced taking order for a firm 174k CBM LNG Carrier from an unknown owner, with delivery of the vessel expected in September 2024. CMJL Yangzhou announced taking order for a 6.3k CBM LPG Carrier from Shenzhen Haihong, with delivery set for 2024. In containers, another busy week as Hyundai Samho announced taking orders for three firm LNG Dual-Fuel 7,900 TEU Containerships from an unknown owner.
The vessels will be chartered to Zim and are all set to be delivered within 1H 2024. It was reported that Sea Consortium ordered two firm 7,000 TEU containerships at Shanghai Waigaoqiao. Delivery is set for 2024 and would bring their series to 12 at the yard. In the Car Carrier Market, Hoegh Autoliners announced orders for four firm plus two sets of four optional 9,100 CEU PCTC’s at China Merchants HI Jiangsu. The Vessels are LNG Dual-fuel as well as having Ammonia ready and Methanol ready class notations, with delivery of the firm vessels set to run throughout 2H 2024 and 1H 2025. In the ferry market, Incat Tasmania announced taking order for a firm 990 passenger Catarmaran from Dawzer Construction, with delivery of the vessel set for 1Q 2023”, the shipbroker concluded.
Meanwhile, in the S&P market, Allied commented that “on the dry bulk side, the uninspiring momentum continued for yet another week, with the overall flow of transactions being under considerable pressure as of late. This, on the other hand, came hardly as a surprise, given the recent trends from the side of earnings. It seems that many Buyers have taken a more conservative stance at this point, monitoring the market, before rushing in to any further new investments.
Moreover, the prevailing contrasting views between Buyers and Sellers has resulted in higher spread in prices ideas, disrupting the prolonged firm SnP volume levels we have been seeing. On the tanker side, things continued on a strong trajectory for yet another week, underlying once again, the firm buying appetite surrounding the market as of late. At the same time, we see interest being spread across the different size segments and age groups. With the forward view being already in recovery, we can expect many interesting deals to come forth in the near term”.
Nikos Roussanoglou, Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide