Shipbuilding News & Maritime Intelligence

France-based Sogestran subsidiary Compagnie Maritime Nantaise has awarded China's Guangzhou Shipyard International a contract to build a new hybrid ro-ro vessel fitted with wind-assist propulsion…

Greek market sources have identified George Procopiou's Dynagas as the previously unnamed Oceania-based owner behind a four-vessel LNG carrier order at Samsung Heavy Industries, valued at…

Greek shipowner George Procopiou's Dynacom Tankers Management has committed close to $1 billion in fresh capital for newbuilding orders at China's Hengli Heavy Industry, expanding its long-term fleet…

China's first ammonia-dual-fuel LPG/liquid-ammonia carriers, André M and GAS CORAL, were named on 16 September in a ceremony marking a milestone for the country's gas-carrier sector. The 25,000-m3…

Bayraktar Shipping Group signed a contract on 2 September in Hamburg for a series of 1,800 TEU container feeder newbuilding vessels with China Merchants Shipbuilding Industry Group Wuhan Qingshan…

Finnish marine propulsion specialist Steerprop has been selected to supply the complete main propulsion package for a new icebreaker being built for the Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) by HD…

Saronic has selected the Port of Brownsville, Texas, as the site for Port Alpha, a new shipyard representing an investment of more than USD 3,200 million. The facility is designed for highly…

National Shipbuilding Industries Company (NSIC) has reported significant progress on the EMDAD 3 vessel at the International Maritime Industries (IMI) shipyard in Saudi Arabia. The company said the…

Ernst Russ AG has taken delivery of its first tanker, the MT Frankie Russ, marking a new step in the German shipping company's diversification strategy. The vessel has left the shipyard and is now on…

China CSSC Holdings, the listed arm of the country's largest shipbuilder, has secured its second major order in less than a week, a contract worth more than $1bn to build 10 dual-fuel pure car and…

Greek owner Aegean Shipping Management has exercised an option for a second very large crude carrier (VLCC) at Hengli Heavy Industry shipyard in China, lifting its total newbuilding orderbook there…

Swiss tanker owner and operator Advantage Tankers has entered the MR product tanker sector, placing an order for four 50,000 DWT MR product tankers with Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI), a…