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𝐌𝐒𝐂 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝟏𝟎-𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐲 Gianluigi Aponte’s Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has continued its newbuilding spree with a maiden order at Hengli Heavy Industry. The Swiss-based liner giant has signed up for a series of 10 LNG dual-fuelled containerships of 21,000 teu with deliveries likely in 2027. No value has been placed behind the deal, which could, according to the latest shipbuilding trends, top $2.5bn and follows a strategic cooperation framework agreement on a wide range of areas, including newbuilds, engine manufacturing, ship repair, and vessel retrofitting the duo inked in August. MSC, led by Soren Toft, has a fleet in excess of 6m teu, commanding a 20% share of the global operated container fleet. The world’s largest containerline has inked multiple large orders across Chinese shipyards this summer, and before the latest deal, the company’s massive orderbook stood at about 130 ships, which according to Alphaliner figures was projected to boost the fleet by an additional 1.8m slots in the coming years. In related boxship newbuild news, brokers suggest German liner Hapag Lloyd is lining up a series of 9,000 teu and 17,000 teu LNG dual-fuel vessels at yards in China with a letter of intent on the cards in the fourth quarter, while an unnamed Greek owner is in talks for 16,000 teu newbuilds in South Korea for delivery in 2027. As for the fast-growing shipbuilder, formerly known as STX Dalian, for which the MSC deal marks its first containership order, the yard has also recently reserved four VLCC newbuild slots for Hengli Group — the second supertanker order from its parent company — with deliveries set for 2026 and 2027.

MSC strikes 10-ship newbuild deal at Hengli Heavy. Gianluigi Aponte’s Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has continued its newbuilding spree with a maiden order at Hengli Heavy Industry. The Swiss-based liner giant has signed up for a series of 10 LNG dual-fuelled containerships of 21,000 teu with deliveries likely in 2027. No value has been placed behind the deal, which could, according to the latest shipbuilding trends, top $2.5bn and follows a strategic cooperation framework agreement on a wide range of areas, including newbuilds, engine manufacturing, ship repair, and vessel retrofitting the duo inked in August. MSC, led by Soren Toft, has a fleet in excess of 6m teu, commanding a 20% share of the global operated container fleet. The world’s largest containerline has inked multiple large orders across Chinese shipyards this summer, and before the latest deal, the company’s massive orderbook stood at about 130 ships, which according to Alphaliner figures was projected to boost the fleet by an additional 1.8m slots in the coming years. In related boxship newbuild news, brokers suggest German liner Hapag Lloyd is lining up a series of 9,000 teu and 17,000 teu LNG dual-fuel vessels at yards in China with a letter of intent on the cards in the fourth quarter, while an unnamed Greek owner is in talks for 16,000 teu newbuilds in South Korea for delivery in 2027. As for the fast-growing shipbuilder, formerly known as STX Dalian, for which the MSC deal marks its first containership order, the yard has also recently reserved four VLCC newbuild slots for Hengli Group — the second supertanker order from its parent company — with deliveries set for 2026 and 2027.

Hapag-Lloyd contracts two Chinese yards for boxships worth up to $5.25bn. Hapag-Lloyd has selected two Chinese yards for its next fleet expansion, orders that total $5.25bn if all options are exercised, making it one of the largest containership orders in history. Broker Intermodal reports the German carrier has contracted Yangzijiang Shipbuilding to build 10 firm plus five options 17,000 teu LNG dual-fuelled ships, costing $210m each. The ships will have 1,600 reefer slots each. The Rolf Habben Jensen-led line has also contracted New Times Shipbuilding to build 10 firm plus five options 9,200 teu vessels – also LNG dual fuelled – in a deal that is costing the Hamburg company $140m a ship. The orders, adding up to 393,000 slots, will cement Hapag-Lloyd’s position as the fifth largest containerline in the world and come less than four months away from the moment the carrier ditches its Asian peers at THE Alliance to form the Gemini Cooperation with Maersk. Germany’s top carrier unveiled its medium-term business plans through to 2030 in April this year, which include an aggressive fleet growth with the line’s CEO, Habben Jensen, claiming the goals were the company’s “most ambitious strategy to date”.

Hapag-Lloyd contracts two Chinese yards for boxships worth up to $5.25bn Hapag-Lloyd has selected two Chinese yards for its next fleet expansion, orders that total $5.25bn if all options are exercised, making it one of the largest containership orders in history. Broker Intermodal reports the German carrier has contracted Yangzijiang Shipbuilding to build 10 firm plus five options 17,000 teu LNG dual-fuelled ships, costing $210m each. The ships will have 1,600 reefer slots each. The Rolf Habben Jensen-led line has also contracted New Times Shipbuilding to build 10 firm plus five options 9,200 teu vessels – also LNG dual fuelled – in a deal that is costing the Hamburg company $140m a ship.  The orders, adding up to 393,000 slots, will cement Hapag-Lloyd’s position as the fifth largest containerline in the world and come less than four months away from the moment the carrier ditches its Asian peers at THE Alliance to form the Gemini Cooperation with Maersk. Germany’s top carrier unveiled its medium-term business plans through to 2030 in April this year, which include an aggressive fleet growth with the line’s CEO, Rolf Habben Jensen claiming the goals were the company’s “most ambitious strategy to date”. 

Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has stepped up its containership ordering drive with up to 11 newbuilds booked at China’s New Times Shipbuilding. Brokers report the Idan Ofer-controlled shipowner, with one of the largest newbuilding programmes in the industry, has contracted four 18,000 teu vessels — likely options called following eight firm vessels booked earlier this year. The quartet, priced at more than $200m each, will be LNG dual-fuelled, with deliveries set for 2027 and 2028. Industry sources suggest the newbuilds are backed by charters with French liner CMA CGM. In addition to the 18,000 teu series, Splash has been told that EPS has lined up seven 8,400 teu newbuilds at the same yard. The order covers four firm ships at about $130m each and three optional newbuilds with similar delivery timeframes as their larger counterparts. Jiangsu-based New Times is also set to firm up orders from Danish carrier Maersk for 16,000 teu newbuilds costing about $220m, according to shipbuilding sources. The yard has taken on several boxship projects in recent months from owners including John Fredriksen’s SFL Corporation, Capital Maritime and Seaspan.

Hapag-Lloyd contracts two Chinese yards for boxships worth up to USD 5.25 billion Hapag-Lloyd has selected two Chinese yards for its next fleet expansion, orders that total USD 5.25 billion if all options are exercised, making it one of the largest containership orders in history. Broker Intermodal reports the German carrier has contracted Yangzijiang Shipbuilding to build 10 firm plus five options 17,000 teu LNG dual-fuelled ships, costing $210m each. The ships will have 1,600 reefer slots each. The orders, adding up to 393,000 slots, will cement Hapag-Lloyd’s position as the fifth largest containerline in the world and come less than four months away from the moment the carrier ditches its Asian peers at THE Alliance to form the Gemini Cooperation with Maersk. Germany’s top carrier unveiled its medium-term business plans through to 2030 in April this year, which include an aggressive fleet growth with the line’s CEO, Habben Jensen, claiming the goals were the company’s “most ambitious strategy to date”. https://lnkd.in/gnV8MA7Y 

𝐌𝐒𝐂 𝐬𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐀𝐋 𝟏𝟒,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐭𝐞𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐬 As liners and tonnage providers seek out free newbuild slots, Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has picked up two containerships under construction in China from BAL Container Line. BAL’s parent company, LC Logistics, said in a Hong Kong Stock Exchange filing that MSC had been novated contracts for a pair of 14,000 teu boxships at Jiangnan Shipyard in a deal worth more than $330m in total. Hong Kong-registered BAL ordered the duo in June 2022 with first instalments of $84.3m already paid. The company will get $133.3m from MSC, banking around $49m in the process, while the Swiss-based carrier will take over the remaining $196.7m in shipbuilding costs and also compensate BAL for $3.3m worth of equipment orders. BAL will continue to oversee the construction of the vessels, with expected delivery in 2025. The company, which recently resumed its service between China and Mexico, has up to four more optional 14,000 teu units at Jiangnan, according to shipbuilding sources. Meanwhile, Gianluigi Aponte-led MSC has been adding capacity to cement itself at to top of liner rankings. Analysts at Alphaliner forecast that MSC’s market share will be equal to Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd’s combined come the launch of the Gemini Cooperation early next year.

Hapag-Lloyd contracts two Chinese yards for boxships worth up to USD 5.25 billion Hapag-Lloyd has selected two Chinese yards for its next fleet expansion, orders that total USD 5.25 billion if all options are exercised, making it one of the largest containership orders in history. Broker Intermodal reports the German carrier has contracted Yangzijiang Shipbuilding to build 10 firm plus five options 17,000 teu LNG dual-fuelled ships, costing $210m each. The ships will have 1,600 reefer slots each. The orders, adding up to 393,000 slots, will cement Hapag-Lloyd’s position as the fifth largest containerline in the world and come less than four months away from the moment the carrier ditches its Asian peers at THE Alliance to form the Gemini Cooperation with Maersk. Germany’s top carrier unveiled its medium-term business plans through to 2030 in April this year, which include an aggressive fleet growth with the line’s CEO, Habben Jensen, claiming the goals were the company’s “most ambitious strategy to date”. https://lnkd.in/gnV8MA7Y 

Luxembourg – April 17th, 2024: DIS announces the signing of a shipbuilding contract with Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding Co., China, for the purchase of two (2) new Long Range (LR1 – 75,000 DWT) product tanker vessels at a contract price of US$ 55.4 million each. These new very efficient vessels are expected to be delivered to us in September and November 2027, respectively. P. d’Amico, Chairman and CEO of d’Amico International Shipping commented: “I am delighted to announce the agreement to build these two “Eco” product tanker vessels, which should be the most efficient and environmentally friendly LR1 vessels in our fleet. This deal is aligned with our strategic objective of controlling a very modern fleet. Additionally, thanks to this agreement, DIS will further strengthen its presence in the LR1 segment, reaching a total fleet of 8 modern vessels. I believe this segment of the market will continue to offer interesting returns in the next several years. In fact, on the one hand, the product tanker order book is still rather low, in particular for this size vessels, and on the other hand, the secular dislocation of world refining capacity away from some key consuming regions will continue expanding ton-mile demand, likely further benefiting LR1 vessels, which are currently already in high demand from our customers.” #DISIM #damicointernationalshipping #shipping #vessel #eco #investment #producttanker https://lnkd.in/di5nMnzH

According to Alphaliner, the global container fleet has achieved a milestone of 30 million TEUs, driven by significant deliveries from Asian shipyards. Braemar Shipbrokers noted robust demand with ongoing negotiations for new shipbuilding contracts extending into 2029 from major Chinese yards. BIMCO forecasts 478 container ships delivering 3.1 million TEUs in 2024, a 41% increase from 2023. Meanwhile, CMA CGM plans a $3.5 billion investment in 20 new ships from Hyundai Heavy Industries, including LNG-powered vessels totaling 256,000 TEU. Delivery is expected between 2027-2028, positioning CMA CGM to surpass Maersk as the world's second-largest liner with 5,034,564 TEU capacity.