While VLCC secondhand pricesare rising amid firm market sentiment, shipbuilders are not seeing a benefit.
Based on Clarksons’ assessments, the resale price of a VLCC newbuilding for prompt delivery has risen to $100m, from $94m at the beginning of the year. Ordering a fresh newbuilding at a yard costs $92m, down from $92.5m.
In late October, Hartree Maritime Partners reportedly resold the scrubber-fitted, 300,000-dwt Ghillie, which is scheduled to be delivered in the first quarter of 2020, for $103m.
