Banchero Costa added that “in the car carrier sector, Wallenius Wilhelmsen reportedly contracted 4x 9,900 ceu PCTCs at China Merchants Jinling. The LNG dual-fuel vessels form part of the company’s SHAPER-class fleet renewal programme and are scheduled for delivery during 2030. The agreement also includes options for a further eight vessels. Tanker ordering remained highly active across the crude, product and chemical segments. Nanjing Petroleum Transport reportedly contracted 4x 115,000 dwt LR2/product tankers at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry, with deliveries due in 2029. Venergy Maritime reportedly entered the VLCC sector with an order for 2x 306,000 dwt VLCCs at Hengli Heavy Industries, while Bahri reportedly placed 3x 320,000 dwt VLCCs at the newly commissioned IMI Shipyard in Saudi Arabia. In the chemical tanker segment, Transocean Maritime reportedly ordered 2x 50,000 dwt MR tankers at Guangzhou Shipyard International, while Veritas Tankers reportedly contracted 4x 13,000 dwt stainless steel chemical tankers at Nantong Rainbow Offshore”.
Meanwhile, in the S&P market, shipbroker Xclusiv noted that “on the Capesize sector, Chinese buyers acquired the “Ladycharm” – 170K/2008 Daehan for USD 27 mills. Moving down the sizes, the Kamsarmax “Xing Shan” – 79K/2012 Jinhai Heavy was sold for USD 19.74 mills through auction. On the Panamax sector, the “Amoy Sunny” – 77K/2006 Imabari changed hands for USD 13.9 mills to Chinese buyers, while the “Bao Neng 16” – 74K/2001 Daewoo was sold for USD 9.294 mills through auction. On the Ultramax sector, the “Diamond Queen” – 61K/2013 Shin Kasado found new owners for USD 24.8 mills. On the Supramax sector, the “Charade” – 58K/2013 Tsuneishi Cebu was sold for USD 22.6 mills, while clients of ADNOC acquired the “Bahamas L” – 56K/2012 Mitsui for USD 22.25 mills. On the same sector, the “Unity Melody” – 56K/2012 Hyundai Mipo, the “Spar Gemini” – 53K/2007 Chengxi and the “HV Alice” – 52K/2003 Tsuneishi Cebu changed hands for USD 18.5 mills, USD 12.4 mills and region USD 9 mills, respectively. Furthermore, the “Guo Dian 16” – 47K/1997 Oshima was sold for USD 5.2 mills. Finally, on the Handysize sector, the “Bao Shine” – 32K/2013 Nanyang was sold for USD 13 mills”.
It added that “on the Suezmax sector, the “Fleves” – 159K/2012 Hyundai was sold for USD 110 mills, while the “Advantage Spice” – 157K/2010 Rongsheng changed hands for USD 97.5 mills. Moving down the sizes, Greek buyers acquired the Panamax “Albaro” – 75K/2007 Brodosplit for USD 24.4 mills. On the MR2 sector, the “Great Epsilon” – 49K/2020 New Times found new owners for region USD 49 mills basis delivery January 2027. On the same sector, the “Leon Wisdom” – 50K/2008 Hyundai Mipo and the “LS Neptune” – 51K/2007 SPP changed hands for USD 26.5 mills and USD 20.2 mills, respectively, with the first vessel acquired by clients of Wisdom. Furthermore, the “Ocean Thalia” – 51K/2004 STX, the ice classed “CSC Auspicious” – 46K/2008 Jinling and the “Rose Makis” – 46K/2005 Shin Kurushima were sold for USD 15 mills, USD 22 mills and USD 19 mills, respectively, with the latter basis delivery in Singapore. Finally, on the smaller tanker sector, the “OM Borneo” – 29K/2007 GSI was sold for USD 12 mills, while Chinese buyers acquired the “FG Rotterdam” – 20K/2012 Usuki for USD 24 mills”, Xclusiv concluded Nikos Roussanoglou, Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide