Last week, the global new ship orders rebounded smartly, it is mainly concentrated in oil tankers. According to Golden Destiny’s latest weekly report, last week ship owners ordered 42 new ships, including 3 bulk cargo ships, 18 tanker ships, 9 liquefied gas ships, 2 container ships, 4 cruises and 6 special transport ships. Total capacity reached 2,016,500 dwt. Of these, 20 new ships cost unpublished, the remaining 22 new vessels total investment cost of about $2 billion 352 million 800 thousand. Compared with the previous week, new ships orders increased by 100%. Data shows that last week the tanker orders accounted for 42.9%; bulk orders accounted for 7.1%; liquefied gas ship orders accounted for 21.4%; container ship orders accounted for 4.8%; cruise orders accounted for 9.5%; special transport ship orders accounted for 14.3%. Compared with the previous week, the tanker orders increased by 80%, from 10 to 18; liquefied gas ship orders increased by 13%, from 8 to 9; special transport ship orders increased by 100%, from 3 to 6.
Clarksons Hellas pointed out last week in thank field, Andriaki Shipping ordered 2 sets 74000 DWT LR1 tanker in the STX, which are expected to be delivered in 2017; Doun Kisen orders ordered 2 sets 38500 DWT IMO-2 stainless steel Chemical tanker in northern Japan shipbuilding, which are expected to be delivered in 2018; Prime Shipping Corp ordered 2+2 sets 26,300 DWT IMO-2 chemical tanker ships in Ningbo Xinle Shipbuliding Group, which are expected to be delivered in the first half of 2017, Transpetrochart ordered 2 sets 8000 DWT tanker in Lotos Shipyard, which are scheduled for delivery in 2017; Volgatrans JSC ordered 2 sets 6710 DWT tanker in Lotos Shipyard, which are expected to be delivered in April 2017.
In the field of container ships, PLC ordered 4 sets 11800 TEU container ship in the new Yangzi shipbuilding, which are expected to be delivered in 2018 and 2019.