Indicative newbuilding assessment per vessel, in million USD
2024-04-15 to 2026-06-21 · 35 dated observations
Containership 13,000 TEU Newbuilding Price: 173 USD mn/vessel as of 2026-06-21. Region: Not specified.
0 USD mn/vessel (0%) compared with the previous observation on 2026-05-31.
| Date | Price (USD mn/vessel) | Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 173 | 0.00 | 0.00% | |
| 173 | +1.50 | +0.87% | |
| 171.5 | 0.00 | 0.00% | |
| 171.5 | 0.00 | 0.00% | |
| 171.5 | 0.00 | 0.00% | |
| 171.5 | -1.50 | -0.87% | |
| 173 | -0.50 | -0.29% | |
| 173.5 | -0.75 | -0.43% | |
| 174.25 | 0.00 | 0.00% | |
| 174.25 | -4.75 | -2.65% | |
| 179 | 0.00 | 0.00% | |
| 179 | -4.00 | -2.19% | |
| 183 | 0.00 | 0.00% | |
| 183 | 0.00 | 0.00% | |
| 183 | 0.00 | 0.00% | |
| 183 | +0.25 | +0.14% | |
| 182.75 | 0.00 | 0.00% | |
| 182.75 | 0.00 | 0.00% | |
| 182.75 | 0.00 | 0.00% | |
| 182.75 | +0.25 | +0.14% | |
| 182.5 | 0.00 | 0.00% | |
| 182.5 | 0.00 | 0.00% | |
| 182.5 | +0.50 | +0.27% | |
| 182 | 0.00 | 0.00% | |
| 182 | +1.00 | +0.55% | |
| 181 | 0.00 | 0.00% | |
| 181 | +1.00 | +0.56% | |
| 180 | +0.50 | +0.28% | |
| 179.5 | +0.50 | +0.28% | |
| 179 | +2.00 | +1.13% | |
| 177 | 0.00 | 0.00% | |
| 177 | +0.75 | +0.43% | |
| 176.25 | +1.50 | +0.86% | |
| 174.75 | +0.75 | +0.43% | |
| 174 | -- | -- |
Dated weekly report snapshots of the Current newbuilding price column. Missing reports remain gaps. Different capacities, past-year columns, secondhand prices and individual orders are excluded.
This is a recorded newbuilding assessment for Containership 13,000 TEU Newbuilding Price, not a secondhand sale price, charter rate, freight rate, or individual shipyard offer.
The available history contains 35 observations from 2024-04-15 to 2026-06-21. These are recorded dates, not proof of the earliest available publication; missing intervals are not interpolated.
No. 2026-06-21 is the latest recorded observation date, not a real-time update guarantee. Public-source prices may be delayed, incomplete or inaccurate and are for reference only.
Low 171.5 · High 179 USD mn/vessel; ending 2026-06-21.
Broker reports say A.P. Moller-Maersk has chosen Hudong-Zhonghua over Hengli Heavy Industry for 12 firm plus 12 option 24,000 TEU LNG dual-fuel containerships at about 240 million dollars each, which would be the largest ships the carrier has ever ordered.
Banchero Costa puts the combined bulker, tanker, LNG, LPG and container orderbook at 179.1 million CGT, the largest in 20 years, with VLCC newbuilds assessed at USD 131 million and yards full into 2029.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen signed for four 9,900 CEU LNG dual-fuel PCTCs at Jinling Shipyard on October 28 with options for up to eight additional vessels, lifting total capex to about USD 1.5 billion if fully exercised and extending the Shaper Class renewal program to 26 vessels with deliveries from mid-2030.
The US Trade Representative has published a Federal Register proposal to suspend Section 301 maritime fees on China-linked vessels and Chinese cranes for two more months, from November 10 through January 9, 2027, giving operators a window to finalize vessel deployment plans before comments close on October 30.
Hengli Heavy Industry says it has signed agreements with several international container lines for 52 ultra-large dual-fuel boxships - 20 x 19,000 TEU, 12 x 22,000 TEU and 20 x 24,000 TEU - a package estimated at more than $11 billion, with MSC and Maersk believed to anchor an orderbook that keeps the Chinese yard's container-ship backlog the world's largest.