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Carlova Maritime has ordered two 114,000-dwt Aframax tankers from Japan’s Imabari Shipbuilding. The ships are due in the fourth quarter of 2029 and the first quarter of 2030, and the contract price has not been disclosed. Japanese sources said some construction work may be subcontracted to other Japanese yards.
Zodiac Maritime has been identified as the buyer of two 174,000-cbm LNG carriers at South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean, in its first move into conventional LNG shipping. The contract, signed on 23 Sep 2026, is worth KRW680bn for the two firm ships and includes options for two more of the same size.
RCL has ordered four more container ships from CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding, working with China Shipbuilding Trading Co. Ltd (CSTC). The contract was signed on 29 Sep 2026 and follows Huangpu Wenchong’s recent 1,900 TEU order from Erasmus Shipinvest.
HJ Shipbuilding & Construction disclosed a contract worth around US$491M for four container ships on 22 Sep 2026. Shipbroking and market sources say Angeliki Frangou-led Navios Maritime Partners is behind the order, which points to vessels of about 10,100 TEU.
Clients of Sea Pioneer Shipping Corporation have ordered six 115,000 DWT crude oil tankers at SK Oceanplant Shipyard in South Korea. The ships are due for delivery from the first quarter of 2029 through the second quarter of 2030, and TrustedDocks puts the deal at about USD 71.6 million per vessel.
Union Maritime has ordered nine newbuildings covering Newcastlemax and handysize bulk carriers, plus chemical and petroleum product tankers. The company did not disclose how the vessels are split across the four categories, or name the shipyards, prices, specifications or delivery dates.
J Ocean Heavy Industries signed letters of intent with an Oceania-based shipowner for six tankers, lifting its planned construction backlog to 10 vessels. The orders come as the company pursues the acquisition of Gunsan Shipyard in South Korea and works through follow-up procedures on an earlier asset transfer agreement with HD Hyundai Heavy Industries.
Exmar has marked steel cutting for its first Suezmax tanker at DaeHan Instrument Co., Ltd in South Korea. The project takes the Belgian group back into tanker construction more than 20 years after its last tanker delivery, the FLANDRE.
Steerprop will supply the complete main propulsion package for a new Swedish icebreaker being built by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, South Korea, for the Swedish Maritime Administration. The vessel will carry two 7,100 kW CRP azimuth propulsors and one 7,000 kW pulling azimuth propulsor, with delivery of the equipment due in the second quarter of 2028.
Advantage Tankers has ordered four 50,000 dwt MR product tankers from Guangzhou Shipyard International, according to shipbroking and market sources. Delivery is expected by 2029, and the contract price has not been disclosed. The order is the Swiss tanker owner and operator’s first move into the MR segment.
COSCO Shipping has launched the 88,000-cbm LPG dual-fuel very large gas carrier Chang Ping Yuan. The vessel can run on LPG or conventional marine fuel and carries a shaft generator designed to cut emissions. COSCO Shipping did not disclose the shipyard where it was built.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has named Fujian Sailor, the first LNG carrier fitted with Wind Challenger solid sails, ahead of delivery to Chevron under a long-term time charter by the end of September 2026. The 295-metre, 174,000-cubic-metre ship was named on 10 September at Hanwha Ocean’s Geoje yard in South Korea.