TAIWAN's evergreen has released a tender for twenty-four 16,000 TEU methanol dual fuel ships, spending some of the billions it has earned over the past couple of years, according to Maersk Broker.
Shipyards have until May 17 to submit bids with the Danish broker suggesting each unit will likely cost US$180 million.
Huge containership orders show no signs of easing, despite the recent slide in earnings for global liners.
'Given the limited availability of slots within 2026, it is likely the order may be divided among several yards, with the top three Korean yards considered the frontrunners for the project,' Maersk Broker stated in its latest container market weekly report, adding that upon conclusion of the contracts, Evergreen plans to launch another tender for a large series of 3,000 TEU vessels, reports Singapore's Splash 247.
During the last 10 quarters, 8.61 million TEU worth of containerships have been contracted globally, matching the level contracted during the preceding 30 quarters, according to new data from shipping organization BIMCO.
The orderbook has now increased for 10 straight quarters, reaching a new record high in each of the last four quarters, and at 7.54 million TEU it now equals 28.9 per cent of the existing fleet, with BIMCO, having taken scrapping into account, predicting the global box fleet will shortly exceed 30 million TEU for the first time, up 16 per cent compared to today.
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Shipyards have until May 17 to submit bids with the Danish broker suggesting each unit will likely cost US$180 million.
Huge containership orders show no signs of easing, despite the recent slide in earnings for global liners.
'Given the limited availability of slots within 2026, it is likely the order may be divided among several yards, with the top three Korean yards considered the frontrunners for the project,' Maersk Broker stated in its latest container market weekly report, adding that upon conclusion of the contracts, Evergreen plans to launch another tender for a large series of 3,000 TEU vessels, reports Singapore's Splash 247.
During the last 10 quarters, 8.61 million TEU worth of containerships have been contracted globally, matching the level contracted during the preceding 30 quarters, according to new data from shipping organization BIMCO.
The orderbook has now increased for 10 straight quarters, reaching a new record high in each of the last four quarters, and at 7.54 million TEU it now equals 28.9 per cent of the existing fleet, with BIMCO, having taken scrapping into account, predicting the global box fleet will shortly exceed 30 million TEU for the first time, up 16 per cent compared to today.
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