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Tanker Orders Leading Newbuilding Activity With Prices Expected to Remain High Throughout 2027
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Tanker ordering activity has been leading the latest increase in contracting, despite high prices, Banchero Costa said in a new research report focused on newbuilding. More specifically, the shipbroker noted that “the shipbuilding market has moved from an ordering boom into a delivery wave.”
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Shipbroker Banchero Costa reported in a new research note that tanker ordering has been driving the latest increase in shipbuilding contracts, doing so even as newbuilding prices remain elevated. The firm characterized the shipbuilding market as having transitioned from an ordering boom into a…
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