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Classification society DNV reports shipowners ordered 364 alternative-fuelled vessels in the first ten months of 2026, a 57% increase over the same period last year, with LNG dual-fuel newbuilds dominating activity.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen has signed an agreement with China’s Jinling Shipyard for four new LNG dual-fuel pure car and truck carriers, with options for eight more that could bring the deal to roughly $1.5 billion.
The World Shipping Council reports the global dual-fuel containership and vehicle carrier fleet has surpassed 500 vessels in service, with combined industry investment in delivered and ordered ships exceeding $200 billion.
Norwegian RoRo operator Höegh Autoliners has formally signed a contract with China Merchants Group for six additional dual-fuel Aurora Class car carriers, expanding its firm newbuilding programme to 18 vessels.
A new temperature spike aboard the fire-damaged Ro-Ro vessel Min Jiang Kou has forced salvage crews off Panama to resume emergency cooling operations more than a month after the original engine-room blaze disabled the ship.
