Prices of new shipbuilding have reached highest level since 2008 and also the order book of the shipyards set new highs for the main categories of vessels, with the exception of container ships which in the In recent months, there has been a reduction in new orders. The highlights Niels Rasmussen, chief shipping analyst at Bimco, explaining that from the beginning of 2024, the prices of new ships are increased by +3%, an increase compared to the most recent low at the end of 2020 it was +53%. In addition, in the same period Shipyards' order book rose by +72% reaching its highest level since the beginning of 2012, while early 2024 grew by +2%.

Rasmussen points out that the order backlog currently amounts to to 133 million gross tonnage compensated, an increase of 56 million GRT compared to the most recent low at the end of 2020. Orders for liquefied natural gas vessels and container ships accounted for 35% and 30% of this account, respectively. increase, with the remaining portion consisting of orders for bulk carriers, tankers and vessels for liquefied petroleum gas. With regard to the orderbook of container holders, Rasmussen specifies that the peak was reached in the first quarter last year and has shown a decrease since then. Since the beginning of 2024, the container ship's order book has been decreased by -16% deviating, together with that of the bulk carriers (-3%), with a general growth trend.