More newbuilding orders have continued to pour into global shipyards, as owners are looking to increase their exposure to both the wet and the dry bulk markets. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Intermodal said that “on the dry side, A.E. Nomikos placed an order for an 82k dwt bulker at Oshima Shipbuilding for delivery in 2030. On the tanker front, CSET commissioned 6 LNG ready, 309k dwt, VLCCs at COSCO HI Yangzhou and 4 more at DSIC, scheduled for delivery across 2029-2030. Stealth Maritime also ordered 2 VLCCs of 320k dwt at Hanwha Ocean for 2030 delivery at $133m each and 2 LR2s of 115k dwt at HD Hyundai HI, due in 2029-2030, at $78m per vessel. Laskaridis Tankers added 2 LR2s of 114k dwt at Hengli Shipbuilding due in 2028. Leon Shipping & Trading contracted 2 tankers of 50k dwt at COSCO Guangdong for $52.9m each, due in 2029, while Orkim Shipping secured 2 tankers of 9k dwt at Fujian Southeast with delivery between 2028-2029 for $18.8m each”.
Meanwhile, “in containerships, TS Lines booked 2 units of 11k teu at SWS, for 2030 delivery, valued at $123m each. In addition, Eastern Pacific ordered 2 boxships of 9k teu and 2 more units of 6k teu at Imabari Shipbuilding, both due in 2030, at $100m and $80m per unit, respectively. Peter Döhle Group added 4 containerships of 3.7k teu at Chengxi Shipyard due in 2029, built to NOx Tier III, EEDI Phase III and SOx-compliant standards. Samudera Shipping placed an order for 2 units of 3k teu at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding with delivery in 2030, while PIL inked 7 methanol ready feeders of 1.4k teu at Huanghai Shipbuilding with delivery spanning 2029-2030. In gas carriers, Foresight Group booked 4 LPG/Ammonia carriers of 90k cbm capacity at HD Hyundai HI with a delivery window of 2029-2030 for $117.5m each. Benelux Overseas also signed for 2 units of 48k cbm at CSSC Guangzhou Huangpu Wenchong due in 2030”, Intermodal concluded.
In the S&P market, shipbroker Xclusiv commented that “on the Capesize sector, Greek buyers acquired the “Nightsky” – 183K/2019 Namura for USD 73 mills, while the Scrubber fitted “Pan Advance” – 179K/2009 Hyundai was sold for USD 35.4 mills to Lila Global. On the Supramax sector, the “Miao Zhou” – 59K/2013 Kawasaki found new owners for USD 23 mills, while ADNOC acquired the Supramax “SW Mistral I” 2011 Tess58 Zhoushan for USD 20 mills. On the same sector, the “Vinca” – 52K/2006 Tsuneishi Cebu was sold for USD 13 mills basis delivery mid January-February, while the “Yin He Hai Nan Dao” – 49K/2001 IHI changed hands for USD 7.94 mills via auction. Finally, the Handysize sector saw significant activity, with the “Fuga” – 38K/2012 Shimanami sold for USD 19 mills, the “Aurelia” – 37K/2012 Zhejiang Ouhua for low USD 14 mills and the “Efficiency OL” – 37K/2010 Saiki for USD 14.7 mills. On the same sector, Chinese buyers acquired the “OBE Dinares” – 33K/2008 Shin Kochi for USD 12.4 mills, while the “Coreocean OL” – 28K/2009 Imabari found new owners for USD 9.2 mills”.
The shipbroker added that “on the VLCC sector, the “Rising Sun 1” – 297K/2005 Dalian was sold for USD 126 mills. Moving down the sizes, the Suezmax “Sponde” – 158K/2012 Samsung changed hands for USD 110 mills basis delivery in November. On the Aframax sector, GMS acquired the “Haima” – 105K/2009 Mitsui Tamano for USD 65 mills. The MR2 sector saw significant activity, with the “CS Singapore” – 50K/2027 Chengxi and the “CS Houston” – 50K/2027 Chengxi sold for USD 55-56 mills each. On the same sector, the “CS Fujairah” – 51K/2026 Chengxi and the “CS Rotterdam” – 51K/2026 Chengxi were sold enbloc for USD 110 mills, basis TC attached for 12-15 months at USD 23.8K/ 21.5K per day. Finally, on the small tanker sector, the StSt “Long Da 07” – 14K/2026 Ningshing was sold for USD 28.5 mills, while the “Jia Yue Ming Zhu” – 7K/2026 Zhejiang Hongsheng changed hands for USD 19.6 mills. The ice-class 1A “BG Agnes” – 17K/2008 Turkter found new owners for USD 12.53 mills”, Xclusiv concluded.
Nikos Roussanoglou, Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
