Because of the tanker market continues to boom, to avoid cost increase, tanker owners eager to book ship before classification code update.

It is understood that the Japanese village shipbuilding has received a total of 10 fulla type o ship the order. Village shipbuilding did not disclose the specific information from the shipowner, however, it is understood that most of the new ship by European operators.

The 10 fulla type o ship is expected by the village shipbuilding and sasebo heavy industries build together, with the care at the end of last year was village gaiety and shipbuilding. The new ship will be delivered in succession in 2018 years ago.

Considering bulk carrier market downturn and bulk carrier ship new orders in recent months of falling, village shipbuilding has renewed focus on fulla type o tanker market, and launched 115000 deadweight tons of environment-friendly oil tanker design. Type o fulla tanker one-year period rent contract at present day rent of about $27000.

Fulla type o at present, the oil tanker cost about $53 million each, but the recent price started to fall. Even so, o type fulla tanker cost still more strong than bulk carrier, by contrast capesize bulk carrier cost has fallen 5%, shipbuilding and capesize bulk carrier is a village before the business center of gravity.

Market sources said, the international association of classification societies (IACS) coordinate joint structure specification (HSCR) will apply to order the ship after July 1 this year, so many owners are eager to book ship before this specification to take effect. Owner's worry, in order to meet the requirements of HCSR need additional ship construction steel consumption, this will lead to rising costs, will not only affect the ship's fuel efficiency.

Although the shipyard has been trying to persuade shipowner booking early to avoid the additional cost of HSCR, but these efforts to little effect.

Village shipbuilding fulla type o in early this year began selling its oil tanker. According to the international Shipping is understood, village shipbuilding is now from Greek shipowners Ionic Shipping for 1 o fulla type ship orders (delivery) is due to the middle of 2016, from Samos Shipping for 1 new ship orders (scheduled for delivery in 2017). In addition, TaiChang cheung group in the village also built fulla o ship shipbuilding order type oil tanker, is expected to be delivered in 2016.