Shipbuilding News & Maritime Intelligence

Greek owner Liquimar Tankers has ordered three suezmax newbuildings at China's Jiangsu New Hantong Ship Heavy Industry, marking its first newbuilding deal in roughly two decades, according to…

Zhonggu Shipping Group has ordered two 14,000 teu containerships from Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, marking a significant step up in vessel size as the Shanghai-based operator expands its newbuilding…

Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) has delivered a new 10,800-vehicle LNG dual-fuel Pure Car Truck Carrier (PCTC), named Glovis Legend, to South Korea's HMM. The vessel was handed over on Monday,…

BGN has signed a contract with HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) for the construction of four new LPG dual-fuel Very Large Gas Carriers, each with a cargo capacity of 93,000 cbm. The agreement was…

Dubai-based Emarat Maritime has ordered six additional 74,000 dwt LR1 product tankers in China, further expanding a newbuilding programme that is reshaping the company's fleet. The vessels are being…

Greek shipowner Tsakos Group has placed an order for two 3,200 TEU containerships with China's Hengli Heavy Industries, marking its return to the containership newbuilding market after a four-year…

Samsung Heavy Industries has won a contract worth approximately $226m to build two Very Large Gas Carriers, according to a LinkedIn post by Alexei Bykov. The order, valued at KRW 307.4bn, was placed…

CSSC Chengxi Shipyard, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), delivered the 82,000 DWT bulk carrier ASL MARS on 10 Oct 2026, completing the vessel 51 days ahead of its…

Vietnamese shipowner Hoa Phat Shipping Joint Stock Company has signed a contract with local shipbuilder Nam Trieu Shipbuilding Company for the construction of a new 65,000-dwt cargo vessel. The deal…

Yangzijiang Maritime has signed a contract with Watts Energy & Engineering (WE) for the construction of four 82,000 DWT Kamsarmax bulk carriers, with an option for two additional vessels. Contract…

181 newbuilding orders across 9 segments were recorded in the New-Ships orderbook in week 41/2026 (05 October–11 October 2026), totalling 6,052,760 DWT. Orders Recorded by Segment Segment Orders DWT…

Croatia's Iskra Shipyard and South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have signed a cooperation agreement covering defense and commercial shipbuilding. The partnership aims to exchange…