Shipbuilding News & Maritime Intelligence

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…

Hengli Heavy Industries has signed contracts for 11 very large ammonia carriers (VLACs) within one week, spanning capacities of 88,000, 90,000 and 93,000 cbm. The Chinese shipbuilder says the deals…

UAE-based NMDC Group has held an inauguration ceremony in Nantong, China, for its new cutter suction dredger (CSD), Abu Al Bakhoush, a heavy-duty, self-propelled rock-cutting vessel built by Jiangsu…

Singapore-based Seatrium has secured a contract from Turkish power ship owner and operator Karpowership to convert another liquefied natural gas carrier into a floating storage and regasification…

TOP Ships has agreed to acquire four project companies holding newbuilding contracts for 49,940-dwt Ice Class 1A MR tankers at Guangzhou Shipyard International, expanding its MR newbuilding programme…

The Damen Mangalia shipyard in Romania is reportedly set to be acquired by German defence group Rheinmetall for €138 million, following several unsuccessful auction attempts to sell the facility. The…

Golar LNG has acquired the 2013-built LNG carrier Grace Dahlia from Japan's NYK Line, securing the donor vessel for its fourth floating LNG conversion and completing a key element of its $2.45bn…

Seaspan Corporation is entering the Newcastlemax dry bulk market with an order for two 210,000-dwt tri-fuel ore carriers to be built at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, with delivery scheduled for 2030.…

Germany plans to purchase four additional Meko A-200 frigates from shipyard TKMS for about €5.6 billion ($6.3 billion), according to a finance ministry document seen by Reuters on Tuesday. Approval…

Milan-listed d'Amico International Shipping S.A. (DIS), through its operating subsidiary d'Amico Tankers d.a.c. (Ireland), has exercised its purchase option under the existing bareboat charter-in…

FAIRPLAY Towage Group has placed an order for six new tugs with Sanmar Shipyards as part of a fleet expansion program covering harbor, escort and offshore operations, with deliveries scheduled…

Thai shipowner Precious Shipping has ordered four 64,500 dwt ultramax bulk carriers at Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering in China for a combined $141.8m. Each vessel is priced at $35.45m, with…