Newbuilding Orders Keep Pouring In

More newbuilding orders have kept on pouring in last week, as ship owners are looking to book berths ahead of the festive period. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Banchero Costa said that “in the container sector MSC ordered 10 x 24,000 teu carriers to Hengli Heavy Industry. The price of each vessel was reported around $230 mln with deliveries expected to start in Feb 2028 and conclude in 2029. All the ships will have LNG dual fuel engines. In the dry segment Greek Capital Maritime & Tr. Corp. ordered 2 x 210,000 dwt Newcastlemax at Jiangsu Rongsheng H.I., no price emerged for the duo. Vessels are expected to be delivered at the end of 2027. The yard came back into operations after bankruptcy and is taking orders again. Mitsui O.S.K. ordered 4 x 210,000 dwt Newcastlemax to Qingdao Beihai with engines capable of use ammonia for propulsion. The vessels were priced $93.5 mln each and deliveries are scheduled for 2027 and 2028”.

Source: Banchero Costa

Meanwhile, in the second hand market, shipbroker Xclusiv added that “on the Capesize sector, the “Zampa Blue” – 178K/2011 Mitsui was sold for USD 30 mills, while on the same sector, Chinese buyers acquired the “Feg Success” – 183K/2010 Kawasaki for USD 28 mills. Greek buyers acquired the Supramax “Indigo Omega” – 56K/2012 Mitsui for USD 17.2 mills. On the Handysize sector, the “Oak Harbour” – 34K/2005 Oshima was sold for USD 8.8 mills.

On the VLCC sector, the Scrubber fitted “DHT Scandinavia” – 318K/2006 Hyundai Samho was sold for USD 43.3 mills to Chinese buyers. On the MR2 sector the “Torm Republican”- 47K/2006 HMD changed hands for USD 18 mills, while the Scrubber fitted “Torm Helvig”- 46K/2005 STX found new owners for USD 18 mills”, the shipbroker said.

Source: Xclusiv

Banchero Costa added that it was a “soft week in the in the Dry Bulk sector which saw the sale of ZAMPA BLUE 179,000 dwt 2011 Mitsui, (SS due 2025) at $30 mln. As comparison last week was reported the sale of FEG SUCCESS 182,000 dwt 2010 Kawasaki $ 28 mln range. The Panamax CHANDRA KIRANA, 75,000 dwt 2012 Guangzhou Huangpu (SS due 2027 BWTS fitted) reported sold at $12 mln to undisclosed Buyers. In the Supra segment SSI NEMESIS 56,000 dwt 2006 Mitsui (SS due 2025 BWTS fitted) $10.9 mln. After offers were invited last week the Handysize MAPLE BREEZE 31,000 dwt Guangzhou (SS due 2025 BWTS fitted) was reported sold at $11 mln to undisclosed buyers. The APOLLO STELLA 12,000 dwt 2012 Sasaki (SS due 2027 BWTS fitted) was sold at $7,2 mln. In the tanker market, the DHT SCANDINAVIA 317,826 dwt 2006 Hyundai was sold to Chinese Buyers at $43.30 mln. In the chemical tanker sector the WINTER 13,052 dwt 2009, 21s Century has been sold at $13.90 mln to Vietnamese buyers and the DAI THANAH 13,068 dwt 2007, 21s Century was committed around mid $9s mln to undisclosed clients”, the shipbroker concluded.
Nikos Roussanoglou, Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide