日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Sep 07, 2026 (Mon)

Newbuilding orders for PCTCs this year appear to have reached around 80 vessels

Orders from emerging Chinese shipping companies also increased

　Newbuilding orders for PCTCs that transport automobiles, construction machinery, and other cargo ar ・・・ 続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80Newbuilding+orders+for+PCTCs+that+transport+automobiles%2C+construction+machinery%2C+and+other+cargo+are+increasing+rapidly.+The+number+of+vessels+ordered+this+year+is+estimated+at+about+80%2C+apparently+exceeding+the+annual+level+of+around+70+vessels+seen+from+2022+to+2024.+Fewer+than+10+vessels+were+ordered+last+year.+As+supply+and+demand+for+PCTCs+tighten+again%2C+orders+from+major+shipowners+whose+business+is+chartering+vessels+to+operators%2C+as+well+as+from+emerging+Chinese+shipping+companies%2C+are+notable.+%3Cbr%3E+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80China+Shipbuilding+Trading%2C+a+member+of+China+State+Shipbuilding+Corporation+%28CSSC%29%2C+announced+on+September+3+that+its+subsidiary+Guangzhou+Shipyard+International+had+received+an+order+for+10+LNG+%28liquefied+natural+gas%29+dual-fuel+PCTCs+with+a+capacity+of+8%2C200+vehicles.+The+total+contract+value+exceeds+%241+billion+%28about+156+billion+yen%29%2C+and+the+vessels+will+be+delivered+between+2029+and+2031.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80China+Shipbuilding+Trading+has+not+disclosed+the+name+of+the+contracting+party%2C+describing+it+only+as+a+major+shipowner.+Chinese+newspapers+and+other+sources+reported+that+the+order+is+believed+to+have+been+placed+by+Israeli+shipowner+Ray+Car+Carriers.+The+contract+also+appears+to+include+options+for+four+additional+vessels.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Ray+is+the+largest+tonnage+provider%2C+with+a+fleet+of+around+60+PCTCs.+It+does+business+with+major+operators.+This+spring%2C+it+ordered+two+7%2C300-vehicle+carriers+from+South+Korea%E2%80%99s+HD+Hyundai+Group+for+delivery+in+2028.+It+is+believed+to+be+the+first+time+that+the+company+has+ordered+PCTCs+from+a+Chinese+shipyard.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Ahead+of+Ray%E2%80%99s+order%2C+Norwegian+shipping+company+H%C3%B6egh+Autoliners+ordered+six+9%2C100-vehicle+carriers+in+August.+It+also+emerged+that%2C+in+the+same+month%2C+SFL+Corporation+ordered+four+7%2C000-vehicle+carriers+and+Sallaum+Lines+ordered+one+8%2C600-vehicle+carrier.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Including+a+major+order+for+12+vessels+by+Global+Car+Carriers+%28GCC%29%2C+part+of+Switzerland%E2%80%99s+MSC+Group%2C+the+number+of+PCTCs+with+capacities+of+1%2C000+vehicles+or+more+ordered+this+year+reached+about+80.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Recently%2C+orders+by+emerging+Chinese+shipping+companies+have+also+become+prominent.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80According+to+overseas+media+reports%2C+Zhongnan+Shipping+ordered+four+5%2C700-vehicle+carriers+from+Jiangsu+Runyang+Shipyard%2C+Hainan+Yanggang+Hechuang+Shipping+ordered+two+5%2C700-vehicle+carriers+from+Yangzhou+Guoyu+Shipbuilding%2C+and+Hainan+Chunlong+International+Shipping+ordered+two+5%2C000-vehicle+carriers+from+Jiangsu+Yizheng+Kangping+Ship+Repair+Yard.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Chinese+shipping+companies+appear+to+be+struggling+to+cope+with+rising+transport+demand+that+exceeds+their+domestic+shippers%E2%80%99+expectations.+Ningbo+Ocean+Shipping%2C+a+Chinese+shipping+company%2C+has+chartered+a+7%2C000-vehicle+newbuild+from+a+European+shipowner%2C+signaling+its+entry+into+the+PCTC+sector.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80More+than+70+newbuilding+PCTCs+were+ordered+annually+over+the+three+years+from+2022+to+2024.+Orders+swelled+due+to+a+sharp+increase+in+demand+for+transport+from+China+after+the+coronavirus+pandemic%2C+as+well+as+a+rebound+from+the+lack+of+replacement+orders+during+the+market+downturn+of+the+2010s.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+a+sharp+reversal%2C+newbuilding+orders+stalled+in+2025.+This+is+believed+to+be+due+to+a+growing+order+backlog+and+the+easing+of+vessel+supply-demand+conditions.+Since+the+start+of+this+year%2C+vessel+supply-demand+conditions+have+tightened+again.+Charter+rates+also+reversed+course+and+rose.+This+may+be+encouraging+shipowners+to+place+orders.+%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EDisclaimer%3A+The+English+translations+provided+through+this+service+are+the+result+of+translations+made+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+or+automatically+and+mechanically+translated+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+using+an+automated+translation+system+provided+by+a+third+party+after+certain+processing+of+the+Japanese+content+licensed+by+the+third+party.+In+terms+of+the+English+translation%2C+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+and+MarineNet+Co.%2C+Ltd.+make+no+warranty+or+burden+of+any+kind%2C+express+or+implied%2C+including+its+accuracy%2C+reliability%2C+validity+or+fitness+for+a+particular+purpose.+MarineNet+Users+should+fully+understand+that+this+service+uses+an+automated+translation+system+that+automatically+and+mechanically+recognizes+and+analyzes+information+and+produces+results.+The+users+should+understand+the+above+conditions+before+using+this+service.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%E5%85%8D%E8%B2%AC%E4%BA%8B%E9%A0%85%EF%BC%9A%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%82%B9%E3%82%92%E4%BB%8B%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%E3%81%95%E3%82%8C%E3%82%8B%E8%8B%B1%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%81%8C%E4%BD%9C%E6%88%90%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E3%81%8B%E3%80%81%E5%8F%88%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E8%80%85%E3%81%8B%E3%82%8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