A total of 9 deals have been made in the newbuilding market within this week. The highlight was that NSCSA ordered five 82,000-DWT Kamsarmax from Oshima. The ships will adopt the design of low fuel consumption, and it is learned that the price of a single vessel is US$ 31.5 million, US$ 3.5 million higher than the same type of ship orders taken by Chinese ship yards. The delivery of new vessels is scheduled in the middle of 2014.
Activity rating of Newbuilding Market this week: oil carrier-low, dry bulk cargo carriers-low, other ships-low.
Newly Signed Construction Contracts this Week
|
Type |
Number |
Size (DWT) |
Shipyards |
Ship Owner |
Delivery |
Price per ship (US$ 10,000) |
Notes |
|
bulk cargo carrier |
5 |
82000 |
Changshi |
NSCSA |
2014 |
3150 |
|
|
bulk cargo carrier |
3 |
57300 |
STX Dalian |
Helikon |
2014 |
|
|
|
oil carrier |
1 |
106000 |
HHI |
Densa |
2013 |
|
|
Prices in Newbuilding Market this week (Average prices in the Far-east: US$ 10,000)
|
Type |
Tonnage (DWT) |
Price this week |
Price last week |
Lowest price this year |
Highest price this year |
|
VLCC |
30 |
9400 |
9400 |
9400 |
9700 |
|
Suezmax |
15 |
6000 |
6000 |
6000 |
6200 |
|
Aframax |
11 |
5000 |
5000 |
5000 |
5200 |
|
Product |
4.7 |
3450 |
3450 |
3450 |
3600 |
|
Capesize bulk carrier |
18 |
5000 |
5000 |
5000 |
5000 |
|
Panamax bulk carrier |
7.6 |
2900 |
2900 |
2900 |
3000 |
|
Handymax bulk carrier |
5.6 |
2750 |
2750 |
2750 |
2800 |