Sources indicated on 12 November 2026 that global newbuilding contracting activity remains elevated as owners continue to place orders across both wet and dry segments.
The item summarised a weekly market note from shipbroker Intermodal, which said that newbuilding orders have continued to pour into shipyards worldwide and that owners are seeking greater exposure to the wet and dry bulk markets. Intermodal’s brief included the observation that, "on the dry side, A.E. Nomikos placed an order for an 82k dwt bulker at Oshima Shipbuilding for delivery ...".
The report offers a concise snapshot of current contracting, stressing continued appetite among owners rather than detailing volumes or delivery schedules. It records a pattern of activity rather than setting out a comprehensive order tally.
Orders in both wet and dry sectors
reports and Intermodal both underline that the recent round of orders spans the wet and dry bulk sectors. The coverage emphasises owners are looking to increase exposure to those parts of the market, without supplying further transactional detail.
The note quoted by reports frames the contracting as sustained, and places the A.E. Nomikos order at Oshima Shipbuilding as an example cited by Intermodal. Beyond that single named instance the report does not itemise further owners, ship types or yard destinations.
Source and scope of the market note
Intermodal’s weekly report is presented in the reports item as the immediate source for the contracting comment. The published item on 12 November 2026 reproduces Intermodal’s line that orders have continued to pour into global shipyards and cites the Nomikos–Oshima example as part of that narrative.
The reports piece is short and selective in the details it presents, conveying a market impression rather than a granular breakdown of newbuilding volumes. Readers are given the headline trend, elevated contracting, together with the broker’s cited example.
Taken together, the two-sentence market observation in the weekly note and the report's summary point to a market in which owners are actively placing fresh tonnage on order. The available material focuses on the continuation of demand rather than on precise metrics or delivery timetables.
The report’s emphasis on both wet and dry exposure implies that orders are not confined to a single class of vessel, though the item does not enumerate specific tanker, bulker or other vessel types aside from the 82,000 dwt bulker mentioned by Intermodal. No further contracting dates, yard allocations or price information are provided in the supplied notes.
This brief coverage should be read as a market update reflecting the broker’s weekly commentary as published by reports. It signals a continuation of contracting activity and flags one named order as an example within that broader trend.