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Reports by Intermodal and other brokers suggest that Greece’s Sun Enterprises and TMS Group and Germany’s Peter Dohle ordered LNG dual-fuel vessels.
Sun Enterprises placed an order for two 158,000-dwt LNG dual-fuel tankers at South Korea’s DH Shipbuilding.
This deal is said to be worth $90.5 million per ship, and the vessels are scheduled for delivery in 2027.
Moreover, Peter Dohle booked two 8,400-teu container vessels at China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI). This deal also includes two optional vessels.
Peter Dohle will reportedly pay $125 million per ship, and the vessels are scheduled for delivery in 2027-2028.
According to the reports, TMS ordered six container vessels with a capacity of 11,400 teu at China’s Zhoushan Changhong. The order also includes an option for four more ships.
This contract is said to be worth $140 million per vessel, and the ships are scheduled for delivery from 2027 to 2029.
DNV’s data shows that orders for LNG-powered vessels jumped 103 percent to 264 ships last year.
The orders for 264 LNG-powered ships compare to 130 LNG-powered vessels in 2023 and 222 LNG-powered vessels in 2022.
DNV said that the number of LNG-fueled ships in operation doubled between 2021 and 2024, with a record number of deliveries (169) in 2024.
By the end of 2024, 641 LNG-powered ships were in operation.
Last month, DNV added 12 LNG-powered containerships to its platform.