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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 51 to 75 of 10,063 orders on record

Newbuilding orders, newest first
TypeDelivery
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
Container Ship
Qty2YardCSSC Huangpu WenchongCountry🇨🇳ChinaOwnerAsean Seas LineOrderedAug 25, 2026StatusOn Order
2029~2y
Container Ship
Qty4YardWuchang SB GroupCountry🇨🇳ChinaOwnerNingbo OceanPrice$30.0MOrderedAug 25, 2026StatusOn Order
2028~1y
Container Ship
Qty4YardCSSC Huangpu WenchongCountry🇨🇳ChinaOwnerRCLPrice$32.0MOrderedAug 25, 2026StatusOn Order
2029~2y
Gas Carrier
Qty1YardNantong CIMC SOECountry🇨🇳ChinaOwnerZhejiang Jiahua EnergyPrice$112.0MOrderedAug 25, 2026StatusOn Order
2029~2y
Gas Carrier
Qty1YardNantong CIMC SOECountry🇨🇳ChinaOwnerSogestranOrderedAug 25, 2026StatusOn Order
2029~2y
Bulk Carrier
DWT64,000Qty2YardCOSCO HI (Zhoushan)Country🇨🇳ChinaOwnerVeritasOrderedAug 21, 2026StatusOn Order
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Container Ship
Qty2YardHengli Heavy IndustriesCountry🇨🇳ChinaOwnerCentrofin ManagementOrderedAug 21, 2026StatusOn Order
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VLCC
DWT306,000Qty4YardHengli HeavyCountry🇨🇳ChinaOwnerDynacomOrderedAug 14, 2026Statusconfirmed
2029~2y
Aframax
DWT114,000Qty6YardTitan Wind EnergyOwnerCentrofinPrice$71.0MOrderedAug 14, 2026Statusreported
2028~1y
Container Ship
Qty2YardGuangji XinNengCountry🇨🇳ChinaOwnerSonga BoxOrderedAug 3, 2026StatusOn Order
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Bulk Carrier
DWT212,000Qty1YardZhoushan ChanghongCountry🇨🇳ChinaOwnerNew Yangtze NavigationPrice$79.0MOrderedAug 3, 2026StatusOn Order
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Tanker
DWT114,000Qty3YardHengli HICountry🇨🇳ChinaOwnerArcadia ShipmanagementOrderedAug 3, 2026StatusOn Order
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Tanker
DWT50,000Qty8YardZhoushan ChanghongCountry🇨🇳ChinaOwnerTormPrice$46.0MOrderedAug 3, 2026StatusOn Order
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Tanker
DWT50,000Qty4YardGSI NanshaCountry🇨🇳ChinaOwnerCMG Nanjing TankerOrderedAug 3, 2026StatusOn Order
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Container Ship
Qty2YardHuangpu Wenchong ShipbuildingCountry🇨🇳ChinaOwnerCK LineOrderedAug 3, 2026StatusOn Order
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Container Ship
Qty6YardHengli HICountry🇨🇳ChinaOwnerZhenghe MainlinePrice$72.0MOrderedAug 3, 2026StatusOn Order
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Ro-Ro
Qty1YardCMJL NanjingCountry🇨🇳ChinaOwnerSallaum LinesOrderedAug 3, 2026StatusOn Order
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Tanker
DWT158,000Qty2YardSamsung HICountry🇰🇷South KoreaOwnerDitasPrice$93.0MOrderedAug 3, 2026StatusOn Order
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Tanker
DWT50,000Qty2YardHD HyundaiCountry🇰🇷South KoreaOwnerStealth MaritimePrice$53.0MOrderedAug 3, 2026StatusOn Order
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Container Ship
Qty2YardGuangji New Energy, ChinaCountry🇨🇳ChinaOwnerSonga BoxPrice$28.0MOrderedJul 31, 2026StatusOn Order
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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.