Chinese shipyards secured an extraordinary 84.9% of global new vessel orders in the first quarter of 2026, receiving 59.53 million deadweight tonnes and more than doubling year-over-year orders, fueled by surging demand for oil tankers amid geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
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