This is a recorded newbuilding assessment for LNG Carrier 174,000 m3 Newbuilding Price, not a secondhand sale price, charter rate, freight rate, or individual shipyard offer.
What history is available?
The available history contains 330 observations from 2018-01-09 to 2026-10-13. These are recorded dates, not proof of the earliest available publication; missing intervals are not interpolated.
Is this a live executable quote?
No. 2026-10-13 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.
52-Week Range
Low 246 · High 249 USD mn/vessel; ending 2026-10-13.
Chinese yards took about 94% of the 62 firm orders tracked in the week to 18 October, headlined by MISC's five 174,000 m3 LNG carriers at Hudong-Zhonghua and up to 20 vessels at Fujian Shipbuilding.
Clarksons' cross-sector earnings barometer posted a fifth consecutive all-time high as VLCC rates topped $800,000 a day, while demolition volumes fell to their lowest sustained run in more than 50 years and owners kept ordering new tonnage from Chinese yards.
Contracting stayed heavy with roughly 83 fresh orders in the week to October 7 and 147 recorded in week 40, as owners booked VLCCs, LR2 product tankers, gas carriers and bulkers at firm prices with delivery out to 2029 and 2030.