The beginning of the new year
The new shipbuilding market has started strongly
The start of a good start
The latest weekly report of ship broker Allied pointed out that new orders have emerged recently, and the new shipbuilding market in 2022 has started with a booming trend.
New gas ship orders increased significantly
New gas ship orders increased significantly, most of which were undertaken by Chinese shipyards. container ship sector remains strong, and market sentiment continues to be bullish.
According to Allied statistics, there are no new oil tankers or dry bulk carriers in the first week of the new year. tanker profits are poor, and the recent price increase in new shipbuildings has caused buyers to be inadequate to purchase. The overall sentiment of the dry bulk sector is still good, and new orders are expected to emerge strongly in the near future.
. According to statistics from ship broker Banhcero Costa, in the dry bulk sector, Belgian Bocimar ordered two 210,000 dwt bulk carriers from Qingdao Beihai, and were delivered in 2024, with prices not disclosed. Taiwan Wisdom Marine signed an order for a 40,000-drupee bulk carrier with Hakodate Shipyard, which will be delivered in 2024, and the price has not been announced.
In the gas ship plate, Japanese merchant ships Mitsui , Maran Gas and SK Shipping ordered several newly built VLOG ships. Among them, the Japanese merchant ship Mitsui ordered 6 174,000 cubic meters of LNG ships, , each of which was US$196 million; Maran Gas ordered 2 174,000 cubic meters of LNG ships, each of which was approximately US$210 million; SK Shipping ordered a 174,000 cubic meters of LNG ships, worth US$217,900 m3, from Hyundai Sanhu.
In the container ship sector, Capital Maritime & Trading signed another three 1,800 teu container ships (no loading and unloading equipment, LNG-ready) with South Korea Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Corporation (KSOE), each with approximately US$32 million. Delivery will begin in 2023, and the total number of orders signed by both parties has reached 9.
second-hand bulk carrier market started smoothly
second-hand ship trading, Allied weekly report pointed out that many dry bulk carriers changed hands in the first few days of the new year, and the second-hand dry bulk carrier market started smoothly. buyers are determined to buy, and second-hand bulk carriers of all tonnage and age are attracting attention. The second-hand tanker market has not started well and may continue to improve in the future.
According to statistics from Banchero Costa, Kamsarmax type bulk carrier Scarlett Albatross (about 82,000 DWT, built in Japan's Takashi Shipbuilding in 2015) was sold to Greek buyers for US$31.5 million.
Panamax bulk carrier SCORPIO (approximately 75,000 DWT, built in Sase Takeshi, Japan in 2012) was sold to Castor Maritime for US$23.55 million. The dock inspection was just passed and a ballast water treatment system was installed when delivered.
In addition, Ultramax bulk carrier IKAN SENYUR (approximately 61500 DWT, made by Shin Kasado in 2010) was sold to Vietnamese buyers for US$22 million, and a ballast water treatment system has been installed.
Supramax bulk carrier TANIKAZE (approximately 56,000 DWT, built by Minaminippon in 2013) was sold for US$23 million. Although the market is still weak, optimism is driving demand growth, and there are several transactions worth studying in the past two weeks. It is worth mentioning that the two LR2 tankers of , PROSTAR and PROSKY (approximately 115,640 DWT, built in 2019) were sold to Shell, each with US$52 million, and accompanied by a regular charter charter (6+6 months).
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