Newbuilding Prices Decline in November
In November, the prices for new-built bulker, tanker and containership all witnessed declines. According to the statistics, the month-average prices for VLCC, Suezmax tanker, Aframax tanker, product tanker, Capesize bulker, Panamax bulker, Handymax bulker, Handysize bulker, 82k CBM LPG carrier, 160k CBM LNG carrier, 4,800 TEU boxship and 1,700 TEU’s are evaluated at $99.73m, $61.60m, $52.80m, $35.50m, $48.75m, $29.00m, $27.00m, $ 22.73m, $73.00m, $202.00m, $59.88m and $31.45m, falling by 0.30%, 0.65% ,0.40%, 0%, 2.26%, 0.43%, 0.92%, 1.52%, 0%, 0%, 0.21%, 0.16% respectively.
Through this month, totally 168 new vessels are ordered globally, 47.37% up month-on-month, of which offshore orders accounting for about 40%. Shipyards in China, S.Korea, Japan, USA and Singapore respectively win 47, 33, 16, 18 and 12 of the total.


