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Dry Bulk Freight Index2,545▼ -4.6%Dirty Tanker Index7,727▼ -0.0%Capesize3,322▼ -8.5%Clean Tanker Index2,522▲ +0.0%Panamax2,356▼ -2.2%Supramax1,856▲ +0.6%Handysize1,007▲ +0.4%Dry Bulk Freight Index2,545▼ -4.6%Dirty Tanker Index7,727▼ -0.0%Capesize3,322▼ -8.5%Clean Tanker Index2,522▲ +0.0%Panamax2,356▼ -2.2%Supramax1,856▲ +0.6%Handysize1,007▲ +0.4%Dry Bulk Freight Index2,545▼ -4.6%Dirty Tanker Index7,727▼ -0.0%Capesize3,322▼ -8.5%Clean Tanker Index2,522▲ +0.0%Panamax2,356▼ -2.2%Supramax1,856▲ +0.6%Handysize1,007▲ +0.4%Dry Bulk Freight Index2,545▼ -4.6%Dirty Tanker Index7,727▼ -0.0%Capesize3,322▼ -8.5%Clean Tanker Index2,522▲ +0.0%Panamax2,356▼ -2.2%Supramax1,856▲ +0.6%Handysize1,007▲ +0.4%Dry Bulk Freight Index2,545▼ -4.6%Dirty Tanker Index7,727▼ -0.0%Capesize3,322▼ -8.5%Clean Tanker Index2,522▲ +0.0%Panamax2,356▼ -2.2%Supramax1,856▲ +0.6%Handysize1,007▲ +0.4%Dry Bulk Freight Index2,545▼ -4.6%Dirty Tanker Index7,727▼ -0.0%Capesize3,322▼ -8.5%Clean Tanker Index2,522▲ +0.0%Panamax2,356▼ -2.2%Supramax1,856▲ +0.6%Handysize1,007▲ +0.4%
Market · Newbuilding

Newbuilding Orders

Monitor new vessel orders, shipyard activity, and delivery schedules across global markets.

1,556
vessels on order

Tankers and bulkers hold 1,426 of the 1,556 vessels on order and 98% of disclosed deadweight; tankers alone account for 903 hulls and 116M dwt. Of the ordered tonnage with a scheduled year, 43% is due to hit the water by 2027, cresting at 78M dwt that year.

Book composition

Share of hulls on order by segment; the strip carries the absolute vessels, orders and deadweight behind each slice. Container capacity is measured in TEU, not deadweight.

Tankers
90358%
297 orders · 116.4M dwt
Bulkers
52334%
166 orders · 66.5M dwt
Other
715%
17 orders · 2.7M dwt
Gas carriers
393%
14 orders · 1.7M dwt
Container ships
201%
6 orders · TEU, not dwt

Order book

Every tracked newbuilding order, newest first - type, size, yard, owner, contract price where disclosed, and scheduled delivery.

Showing 26 to 50 of 10,058 orders on record

Newbuilding orders, newest first
TypeDelivery
Bulk Carrier
DWT40,300Qty1YardImabari Shipbuilding, JapanCountry🇯🇵JapanOwnerGSD ShippingOrderedSep 11, 2026StatusOn Order
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Bulk Carrier
DWT210,000Qty4YardNew Times Shipbuilding, ChinaCountry🇨🇳ChinaOwnerWooyangOrderedSep 11, 2026StatusOn Order
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Ro-Ro
DWT8,200Qty10YardGSI, ChinaCountry🇨🇳ChinaOwnerUK based (Ray Car Carriers)Price$100.0MOrderedSep 4, 2026StatusOn Order
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Container Ship
DWT1,800Qty2YardCMHI Wuhan Qingshan, ChinaCountry🇨🇳ChinaOwnerTurkish (Bayraktar)Price$32.0MOrderedSep 4, 2026StatusOn Order
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Container Ship
DWT13,650Qty6YardHanwha Ocean, S. KoreaCountry🇰🇷South KoreaOwnerTaiwanese (Yang Ming Marine)Price$188.9MOrderedSep 4, 2026StatusOn Order
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Tanker
DWT49,500Qty2YardGSI, ChinaCountry🇨🇳ChinaOwnerGerman (Leonhardt & Blumberg)OrderedSep 4, 2026StatusOn Order
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Tanker
DWT50,000Qty4YardChengxi Shipyard, ChinaCountry🇨🇳ChinaOwnerCyprus based (Schoeller Holdings)Price$45.0MOrderedSep 4, 2026StatusOn Order
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Tanker
DWT49,800Qty2YardQidong Qianyao HI, ChinaCountry🇨🇳ChinaOwnerChinese (YZJ Maritime)OrderedSep 4, 2026StatusOn Order
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Tanker
DWT115,000Qty6YardSK Oceanplant, S. KoreaCountry🇰🇷South KoreaOwnerGreek (Sea Pioneer)Price$71.6MOrderedSep 4, 2026StatusOn Order
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Bulk Carrier
DWT64,500Qty6YardJingjiang Nanyang, ChinaCountry🇨🇳ChinaOwnerChinese (YZJ Maritime)Price$36.0MOrderedSep 4, 2026StatusOn Order
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Bulk Carrier
DWT80,000Qty10YardChengxi Shipyard, ChinaCountry🇨🇳ChinaOwnerChinese (CSSC HK Shipping)Price$48.1MOrderedSep 4, 2026StatusOn Order
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Bulk Carrier
DWT210,000Qty2YardNew Times Shipbuilding, ChinaCountry🇨🇳ChinaOwnerS. Korean (H-Line)Price$94.0MOrderedSep 4, 2026StatusOn Order
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Container Ship
Qty12YardShanghai Waigaoqiao ShipbuildingCountry🇨🇳ChinaOwnerCosco Shipping HoldingsPrice$3.0MOrderedAug 31, 2026StatusOn Order
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Container Ship
Qty6YardCSSC Huangpu Wenchong ShipbuildingCountry🇨🇳ChinaOwnerCosco Shipping HoldingsOrderedAug 31, 2026StatusOn Order
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Tanker
DWT73,500Qty4YardYangzijiang ShipbuildingCountry🇨🇳ChinaOwnerGreek (Evalend)Price$55.0MOrderedAug 25, 2026StatusOn Order
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Tanker
DWT28,000Qty4YardZhoushan NingshingCountry🇨🇳ChinaOwnerChinese (JV YZJ Maritime/Taihua Shipmanagement)Price$45.0MOrderedAug 25, 2026StatusOn Order
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Container Ship
Qty2YardHengli ShipbuildingCountry🇨🇳ChinaOwnerGreek (Centrofin)OrderedAug 25, 2026StatusOn Order
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Container Ship
Qty2YardCSSC Huangpu WenchongCountry🇨🇳ChinaOwnerChinese (Asean Seas Line)OrderedAug 25, 2026StatusOn Order
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Container Ship
Qty4YardWuchang SB GroupCountry🇨🇳ChinaOwnerChinese (Ningbo Ocean)Price$30.0MOrderedAug 25, 2026StatusOn Order
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Container Ship
Qty4YardCSSC Huangpu WenchongCountry🇨🇳ChinaOwnerThai (RCL)Price$32.0MOrderedAug 25, 2026StatusOn Order
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Gas Carrier
Qty1YardNantong CIMC SOECountry🇨🇳ChinaOwnerChinese (Zhejiang Jiahua Energy)Price$112.0MOrderedAug 25, 2026StatusOn Order
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Gas Carrier
Qty1YardNantong CIMC SOECountry🇨🇳ChinaOwnerFrench (Sogestran)OrderedAug 25, 2026StatusOn Order
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Tanker
DWT73,500Qty4YardYangzijiang ShipbuildingCountry🇨🇳ChinaOwnerEvalendPrice$55.0MOrderedAug 25, 2026StatusOn Order
2029~2y
Tanker
DWT28,000Qty4YardZhoushan NingshingCountry🇨🇳ChinaOwnerYZJ Maritime/Taihua ShipmanagementPrice$45.0MOrderedAug 25, 2026StatusOn Order
2028~1y
Container Ship
Qty2YardHengli ShipbuildingCountry🇨🇳ChinaOwnerCentrofinOrderedAug 25, 2026StatusOn Order
2028~1y

The ledger keeps every order ever reported, including delivered and cancelled ones; the headline counts only the live book. Some orders carry a year-only delivery date; those are shown as the announced year.