In Dry; Frontline and STX Dalian have signed a contract for 4+4 x 181,000 DWT Capesize vessels for delivery every 3 months from July 2014. The total price reported for the four firm vessels is understood to be USD 187 Mill pricing each vessel at USD 46.75 Mill. Norwegian owner Jebsen meanwhile is reported to have placed an order for three firm 81,000 DWT Kamsarmax vessels at the newly formed Japan Marine United (JMU) with pricing just above USD 30 Mill.

At the smaller end of the market, Nantong Hongqiang received an order for five 15,000 DWT units for delivery in 2014 to an yet unknown buyer. Tanker newbuilding activity this week has been focussed on the coated sector with IMT placing an order for two firm and two option 7,000 DWT product carriers at Weihai Samjin, with the firm vessels due to be delivered in 2014. Scorpio have announced to the market they have further extended their investment in MRs and ordered two firm 50,000 DWT chemical/product tankers at Hyundai Mipo. Pricing for these units has been announced at USD 32.5 Mill per vessels and delivery in May & June 2014. The deal includes a further four options for 37,000 DWT vessels, again for delivery in 2014.

In Containers, Seaspan declared four further options for 10,000 TEU vessels at Jiangsu New Yanzijiang, taking the total to 11 vessels in the series of orders. Pricing is in the region of USD 90 Mill with delivery planned for 2014. Reports also indicate that Pacific International Lines has taken up four further options for wide beam 3,900 TEU vessels, making a total order of eight at Dalian Shipbuidling. This deal is understood to have actually been concluded in 2012 with details only now coming to light. The vessels are reported to be priced at circa USD 41 Mill with delivery in 2014.

Finally and in addition to last week’s ordering activity in the gas carrier market, Wuhan Nanhua has received an order for one plus one 4,600 cbm LPG vessels for delivery in 2014 to an unknown Domestic buyer.

 

 

  “OCEAN PLANET” (76,812 dwt, Built Sasebo 2005) = Greek interests, US$ 14.7 mill.

 “ARCHON” (75,121 dwt, Built Hitachi 2001) = Chios Navig (GR), US$ 12.4 mill.

 “TORM SALTHOM” (83,700 dwt, Built Sanoyas 2008) = Safety Mngmnt (GR), US$ 19.6 mill.

“VANDA COLOSSUS” and “ARANDA COLOSSUS” (55,900 dwt, Built Kawasaki 2006) = Undisclosed interests, US$ 16.5 mill each.

 “GLOBAL GLORY” (45,800 dwt, Built Tsuneishi 1998) = Greek interests, US$ 7.5 mill.

“CS SAVANNAH” (28,700 dwt, Built Imabari 2000) = Undisclosed interests, US$ 9.5 mill.

 “SCAN BULKER” (27,300 dwt, Built Mitsubishi 1995) = Middle East interests, US$ 5.75 mill.

 

 

“URSULA” (16,927 dwt, Built Yinxing SB 2008) = Undisclosed interests, US$ 6.5 mill.

 “VALOR” (12,300 dwt, Built Ficantieri 1994) = Unknown interests, Undisclosed price.

 “EMRE-T” (4,804 dwt, Built Turkter 2004) = Middle Eastern interests, US$ 4.5 mill.

 

 

The following sale has been reported this week:

Tanker ‘Anna Knutsen’’ – built 1987 Finland, 129,154 dwt, 21,663 ldt – sold basis delivery Pakistan region USD 430.00 per ldt.

Tanker ‘Nadezhda’ – built 1993 Spain, 147,067 dwt, 24,512 ldt – sold basis delivery ‘asis’ Colombo region USD 442.00 per ldt including about 200 tons bunkers ROB at the time of delivery for eventual resale into Pakistan.

Tanker ‘Bicas’ – built 1985 Brazil, 91,671 dwt, 16,722 ldt – sold basis delivery ‘asis’ Rio region USD 375.00 per ldt.

Bulk ‘Kunisaki Maru’ – built 1988 Japan, 227,960 dwt, 28,800 ldt – sold basis delivery China region USD 402.00 per ldt including about 450 tons bunkers ROB at the time of delivery.

Roro/PCC ‘Hoegh Traveller’ – built 1983 Japan, 15,370 dwt, 12,164 ldt – sold basis delivery China to a ‘Green approved yard’ region USD 380.00 per ldt.

Container ‘Feliz L.’ – built 1993 Germany, 23,465 dwt, 7,030 ldt – sold basis delivery India region USD 462.00 per ldt.

Bulk ‘Hua Fa’ – built 1992 Taiwan, 149,477 dwt, 18,486 ldt – sold basis delivery Bangladesh.

Bulk ‘Rui Ming’ – built 1984 Japan, 39,697 dwt, 8,790 ldt – sold basis delivery India region USD 420.00 per ldt.

Bulk ‘Albus’ – built 1984 Brazil, 26,616 dwt, 6,715 ldt – sold basis delivery India region USD 435.00 per ldt.

 

 

(Just for your reference and without guarantee. Thank you.)