Shipbuilding News & Maritime Intelligence

SAAM Towage has officially christened the SAAM Petrel tugboat in Arica, Chile, where it will support port operations. The ceremony brought together local authorities, port representatives and SAAM…

Chilean polar cruise operator Antarctica21 has announced that its newbuild vessel Magellan Discoverer is nearing completion at the ASENAV yard in Valdivia, Chile, with arrival in Punta Arenas planned…

Contships Logistics, a Greek feeder vessel operator led by Nikolas Pateras, has launched a shipbuilding programme in China that could eventually total 30 new vessels. Its wholly owned subsidiary CLC…

MSC World Atlantic floated out at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France, this past week, touching water for the first time. The 215,863-gross-ton vessel was moved from its…

TOP Ships Inc. has completed the acquisition of three special-purpose vehicles (SPVs) that together hold shipbuilding contracts for three high-specification, ECO, scrubber-fitted MR Product Tankers,…

The global newbuilding orderbook stands at 10,159 ships (585,782,258 DWT) on order, under option or LOI at the end of September 2026. 560 new orders were recorded and 71 vessels were delivered during…

Explora Journeys has signed a letter of intent with Dutch shipbuilder Den Breejen Shipyard for the construction of a fleet of river cruise ships, marking the luxury cruise brand's first entry into…

Samsung Heavy Industries announced on 30 Sep 2026 that it has secured an order for two very large gas carriers (VLGCs) from a Bermuda-based shipowner, valued at 307.4 billion won (approximately…

CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding, working with China Shipbuilding Trading Co. Ltd (CSTC), signed a contract on 29 Sep 2026 with Greece's Erasmus Shipinvest Group for two additional 1,900 TEU…

UK shipmanager Zodiac Maritime has been identified as the buyer of two 174,000-cbm LNG carriers at South Korea's Hanwha Ocean, marking its first move into conventional LNG shipping, according to…

Thailand's Regional Container Lines (RCL) has contracted CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding to build four new 3,100 TEU vessels in the

Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has delivered the RS Atlantico, a 5,500 ceu LNG dual-fuel Pure Car and Truck Carrier, to European logistics group Suardiaz, marking the first newbuilding chartered…