August saw overall decreases in newbuilding prices, as well.
China Water Transport reported that newbuilding prices of VLCC, suezmax, aframax and product carrier, as of August of 2012, stood at $95m, $58m, $49m and $34m each, declined by 0.47%, 0.67%, 0.79% and 1.09% month-on-month.
Also, capesize, panamax, supramax and handysize bulkers' average newbuilding prices in August fell by 0%, 1.83%, 1.74% and 1.94% m-o-m each to $46.5m, $26.8m, $24.9m and $21.7m.
82,000-cbm LPG carrier and 160,000-cbm LNG carrier were traded in $70.5m and $201m, declined by 0.53% and 0% from previous month, respectively.
As for containership, newbuilding prices of 4,800-teu and 1,700-teu dropped by 3.2% and 3.07% m-o-m to $45.4m and $25.2m.
Meanwhile, in August, a total of 133 vessels (option included) - 33 bulkers, two FPSOs, nine LNG-FSRUs, six VLGCs, six offshore-related vessels, 13 chemical carriers and 16 drilling rigs - were contracted in the world, similar to those placed for orders in July.
China, Korea, Japan and Singapore contracted 54 newbuildings, 31, 19 and eight, respectively.