New Times Shipbuilding Co. Ltd has appointed TMC Compressors to supply the marine compressed air systems for eight large containerships being built for A.P. Moller – Maersk, sources indicated on 17 September 2026.
The agreement, as reported, covers a series of eight vessels each listed at a capacity of 18,600 TEU and under construction at the Chinese yard New Times Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. The order names TMC Compressors, referred to in the report as TMC, as the supplier of the relevant compressed air equipment for each unit.
Under the contract detailed in the report, every one of the eight 18,600 TEU containerships will be fitted with a complete marine compressed air system supplied by TMC. The item in reports describes the contract in those terms and identifies the three principal parties by name: New Times Shipbuilding Co. Ltd, TMC Compressors and A.P. Moller – Maersk.
No further technical specifications, delivery dates or installation schedules were included in the supplied summary, and the report simply records the supplier selection and the principal scope: a full compressed air outfit for each vessel. The short account confines itself to the contract award and the vessel sizes named in the announcement.
The transaction, as presented, is strictly a supply contract for onboard compressed air plant across the eight newbuilds destined for Maersk, and the report gives the publication date of the item as 17 September 2026. Beyond that précis, the supplied notes do not provide additional operational, commercial or timing detail for the installation or commissioning of the systems.
Contract scope
According to the report, the contract encompasses a complete marine compressed air system for each of the eight ships, with the system supplier identified as TMC Compressors. Each ship is cited with an 18,600 TEU capacity figure and the contract applies to all eight units being built at New Times Shipbuilding Co. Ltd for A.P. Moller – Maersk.
Parties named
The account names three organisations: New Times Shipbuilding Co. Ltd as the Chinese shipyard constructing the vessels, TMC Compressors as the nominated supplier of the compressed air equipment, and A.P. Moller – Maersk as the owner for whom the ships are being built. The report does not expand on prior relationships between the parties nor on any wider industrial or logistical context.
Key facts from the report:
- Supplier: TMC Compressors (TMC).
- Yard: New Times Shipbuilding Co. Ltd (China).
- Client: A.P. Moller – Maersk.
- Vessels: eight containerships, each 18,600 TEU.
- Reported by: reports, 17 September 2026.
The published note is concise and limited to the award of the supply contract and the vessels' stated capacity; no ancillary claims, statements from the parties or confirmation of delivery timetables appear in the supplied summary. The Maritime Gazette will monitor for further announcements or expanded technical and contractual detail should the parties or the yard release them publicly.