Newbuilding bulkers are steadily ordered by owners, in comparing to depressed newbuilding demands for tankers and boxship.
According to Clarksons, there are continued newbuilding inquiries for bulkers in various sizes in the market. Also, Chinese yards would keep scoring newbuilding contracts with low-price and of newly-developed fuel-efficient ship.
Meanwhile, Clarksons forecast South Korean major shipbuilders would concentrate on offshore special ship next year as well, adding a recent new order being placed at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering for two newbuilding subsea pipe layers from Odebrecht-Technip joint venture, totalling $500m.
Golden Destiny said that no newbuilding contract for tanker was disclosed last week and troubled shipping market slows down new order for standard commercial ship.
In containership sector, STX Offshore & Shipbuilding's 2+4 16,000-TEU are the only new order that came in the fore last week.
Meanwhile, as offshore energy development project increases, shipbuilders in Norway, China and the US are securing a steady new order for offshore support vessels, such as AHTS, PSV, etc.