Stepping in the second quarter, orderings for medium-sized bulker and tanker seem to increase gradually.
In April, China's Taizhou Sanfu contracted four 51,000-dwt bulkers from a domestic owner and Japan's Oshima Shipbuilding and Tsuneishi Shipbuilding contracted five 82,000-dwt bulkers and three 45,000-dwt bulkers, respectively.
As for medium range tanker, South Korea's STX Offshore & Shipbuilding booked orders for six MR product carriers, with optional six vessels more, Hyundai Mipo Dockyard and Hyundai Heavy Industries contracted two MR PCs and two LR1 PCs each. China's Guangzhou Shipyard International contracted for 3+3 MR PCs, etc.
Furthermore, after some interval, order for car carrier has resumed. Hyundai Mipo inked one 6,500-ceu pure car and truck carrier, while Imabari Shipbuilding of Japan penned for two 6,500-ceu PCTCs.
Of global PCTC orderbook, those scheduled for delivery in 2012 are 40 vessels and only five or so are to be delivered after 2013.