Shipbuilding News & Maritime Intelligence

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…

Royal Caribbean has begun construction on its fifth Icon-class cruise ship, marking the milestone with a keel-laying ceremony held Monday at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland. The vessel is…

Samsung Heavy Industries has won orders for six large vessels worth a combined 1.65 trillion won ($1.2 billion), surpassing its total commercial ship orders for all of last year. The shipbuilder said…

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) announced that a naming ceremony for a newbuilding LNG carrier was held on 9 Sep 2026 at a Samsung Heavy Industries facility in South Korea, where the vessel was…

Chinese state-owned shipping company COSCO Shipping has launched an LPG dual-fuel very large gas carrier (VLGC) named Chang Ping Yuan. The 88,000-cbm vessel can operate on either LPG or conventional…

Dutch shipping company Longship Group has taken delivery of Longpeace, a new shortsea dry cargo vessel built by local shipyards GS Projects and Ship and Steelbuilding (SAS). The vessel is the third…

HD Hyundai Samho has delivered Jane Maersk, its first Very Large Ammonia Carrier, to Maersk Tankers in a shipyard handover. The vessel left the yard without cargo aboard. The 93,000 cbm carrier…