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  "markdown": "https://agentnews.gr/economy/greek-shipowners-1000-ships-on-order.md",
  "title": "1,000 ships on paper: where Greek shipowners are placing their bets",
  "dek": "One in six cargo ships under construction worldwide is Greek-owned. Tankers dominate, and container ships have quietly overtaken bulk carriers.",
  "description": "Greek owners have 1,005 ships on order, 16.7% of the world's orderbook. What 463 new tankers and a quiet shift to container ships say about Greek shipping.",
  "language": "en",
  "section": "economy",
  "format": "analysis",
  "published": "2026-10-07T06:00:00.000Z",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-07T06:00:00.000Z",
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  "glance": [
    "1,005 ships on order at the end of September: 16.7% of the global orderbook in the four main cargo segments.",
    "463 of them are tankers, 28% of all tankers on order worldwide.",
    "Container ships on order (233) now outnumber bulk carriers (210)."
  ],
  "checks": [],
  "unknowns": [
    "<b>The total value of the orders.</b> We found no recent figure confirmed by two sources.",
    "<b>Where the ships are being built.</b> The latest breakdown by country we found is from February 2025, too old to use.",
    "<b>Orders by individual owner.</b> The available figures come from different dates and sources, so they can't be compared."
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