Zhi Tong Cai Jing·2026-01-13 13:05Core Viewpoint - COSCO Shipping Holdings (601919.SH) has announced the signing of multiple shipbuilding agreements, indicating a strategic move to enhance its fleet capacity and service quality in key shipping routes [1] Group 1: Shipbuilding Agreements - COSCO's wholly-owned subsidiary, COSCO Asset, has signed a total of twelve shipbuilding agreements with Jiangnan Shipyard and China Shipbuilding Trading for the construction of twelve 18,000 TEU LNG dual-fuel container ships, with a contract price of 1.399 billion yuan per ship, totaling 16.788 billion yuan for the entire deal [1] - The newly ordered 18,000 TEU vessels are planned to be deployed on major east-west trade routes to improve service quality [1] Group 2: Additional Ship Orders - COSCO Asset has also signed six shipbuilding agreements with Zhoushan Shipbuilding for the construction of six 3,000 TEU container ships, with a total price of 1.98 billion yuan [1] - The new 3,000 TEU wide-body vessels are intended for operation in international regional feeder services, providing stable capacity support for related shipping routes [1]