Yangzijiang Shipbuilding announced on Monday that it has signed 21 newbuilding contracts for container ships, MR tankers and bulkers.

The total value for these contracts is $2.63bn, lifting the number of vessels it has contracted this year to 119 with an aggregate value of $14.27bn.

Container ships make up the bulk of the 21 orders, with six LNG dual-fuel 17,000-teu vessels, six methanol dual-fuel 13,000-teu vessels and two 4,300-teu vessels.