China’s Yangzijiang Shipbuilding could be set for a repeat performance in terms of its newbuilding order haul in 2021, a top regional analyst has forecast.

The Singapore-listed company recently finished the year on a high with a spate of new orders worth more than $500m during the dying days of December including deals for two 24,000-teu containerships.

“Yangzijiang has outperformed our expectations with $1.8bn-worth