AET has delivery of the Eagle Petrolina, the first of four suezmax Dynamic Positioning (DP2) Shuttle Tankers purposed built for long-term charter to Petrobras, the Brazilian petroleum corporation.

Yang Ming Marine Transport’s 2,800 teu newbuild container vessels are to receive Smart Ship notations from international classification societies, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), DNV GL, Bureau Veritas (BV) and Classification Society (CR).

China Development Bank Leasing has entered into three newbuilding contracts at a total cost of $417.6m for the construction of eight bulk carriers with three Chinese shipyards.

China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has clinched a deal for twelve 120,000-dwt dual-fuel tankers with Bank of Communications Financial Leasing at a total cost of RMB4.6bn ($657m).

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has secured new orders for seven vessels with a total contract value of $360m during the first quarter of 2020, as the shipbuilding starts catching up on lost production time due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has inked 31 newbuilding orders with a total contract value of RMB9.4bn ($1.3bn) during the first quarter.

HMM has named the world’s largest containership – the 24,000 teu HMM Algeciras – in a ceremony attended by South Korea President Moon Jae-In

China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) and Qatar Petroleum officially signed a RMB20bn($2.86bn) contract for the construction of LNG carriers at CSSC Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding.

China Development Bank Financial Leasing entered into vessel building contract with New Ocean Shipbuilding in Jiangsu for eight 63,000 dwt bulk carriers at a total cost of $188.92m.

China Merchants Energy Shipping subsidiary Hong Kong Ming Wah Shipping has ordered four 62,000 dwt vessels at Jinling Shipyard.