Shipbuilding News & Maritime Intelligence

181 newbuilding orders across 7 segments were recorded in the New-Ships orderbook in week 35/2026 (24 August–30 August 2026), totalling 7,707,200 DWT. Orders Recorded by Segment Segment Orders DWT…

China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited (CSSC) announced on 28 Aug 2026 that its subsidiary Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, together with China Shipbuilding Trading Co., Ltd. (CSTC), has signed a…

French shipping group CMA CGM has ordered six 3,100-TEU container ships from China Merchants Industry Weihai Shipyard, according to market sources. The vessels will measure 199.9 meters in length,…

Nikolas Martinos-led Thenamaris has ordered four 3,200-TEU container vessels at Chinese shipbuilder Hengli Heavy Industries, marking the Greek owner's return to container ship newbuilding. Deliveries…

OOCL has held the naming ceremony for OOCL Grace, the second of seven 24,000 TEU methanol dual-fuel container vessels being built for the company by Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd.…

Ardmore Shipping has exercised its final two options at China's Wuhu Shipyard, completing a six-vessel newbuilding programme for product and chemical tankers valued at approximately $269 million. The…

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (K Line) announced on 28 Aug 2026 that it has signed contracts with Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd. for the construction of three very large crude carriers (VLCCs). The vessels…

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings announced on 28 Aug 2026 an order for 12 22,000-TEU LNG dual-fuel container vessels and six 3,200-TEU new-generation wide-beam container ships, in a deal valued at…

Chowgule and Company - Shipbuilding Division launched the vessel C313 'Hansa Bornholm' on 28 Aug 2026 at 11:35 hrs at its Chowgule SBD facility in Mangaluru, India. The ship is being built for German…

Namura Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. is considering building a new large dry dock at its Imari shipyard in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, by 2035, according to reports citing Nippon. The facility…

Enesel Group, led by Andonis and Filippos Lemos, has placed an order at China's Hengli Heavy Industries for a single 210,000-dwt Newcastlemax bulk carrier, marking the Greek owner's entry into the…

CSSC Beihai Shipbuilding, together with China Shipbuilding Trading Co., Ltd. (CSTC), signed a cooperation agreement on 27 Aug 2026 with Shandong Shipping Corporation (SDSC) for a project covering 2+4…

Danish product tanker company TORM has agreed to acquire six new MR2 tankers from a Chinese shipyard, with options for two additional vessels. The order marks TORM's first direct newbuilding order…

Greek shipowners Enesel and Seanergy Maritime have each placed additional newbuilding orders at Hengli Heavy Industries, expanding their dry bulk fleets amid a broader recovery in large bulk carrier…

CSSC Chengxi Shipyard delivered the “Palanca Tokyo,” a 17,000 DWT asphalt carrier built for Kumiai Senpaku Co., Ltd., on 27 Aug 2026, completing a three-vessel series for the Japanese owner. The…

Sanmar Shipyards delivered the tugboat UT AMAZONAS to Ultratug at a ceremony held at its Altinova Shipyard on 11 Aug 2026. The vessel will operate in Colombia and is the sister ship to UT PATZCUARO,…

Hanwha Shipping, the U.S.-based shipping arm established in 2024, has named and delivered its first VLCC tanker, the Elandra K2, marking a key milestone as its full fleet of three VLCCs and four LNG…

Greek bulker owner Veritas Shipmanagement has placed a fresh order for two 64,000 dwt ultramax bulkers at COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry's Zhoushan yard, extending a newbuilding relationship with the…

A.P. Moller-Maersk has taken delivery of Tacoma Maersk, the fourth vessel in its planned series of six 9,000-TEU mid-sized methanol-capable containerships. The ship can run on methanol as well as…

Guangzhou Shipyard International Company Limited (GSI) delivered the third 74,500-DWT chemical and products tanker in a series built for Norway's Ocean Yield on 26 Aug 2026, with the vessel named…

CIMC Raffles has delivered the SKIPANES, a high-performance clean-energy Ro-Ro vessel with 3,300 lane-metres, to Faroese shipping company Smyril Line at its Longkou base on 25 Aug 2026. The ship is…

General Dynamics NASSCO delivered the USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. (ESB 8) to the U.S. Navy on Tuesday, marking the completion of the Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) program. The delivery ceremony…

Turkish shipowner Bayraktar Shipping has returned to the newbuilding market after several years of absence, contracting China Merchants Industry Group's Wuhan Qingshan Shipyard for two firm plus two…

Chowgule and Company's Shipbuilding Division has delivered MV Hansa Anholt, the second vessel in a series of 8,500 DWT ships being built for German shipowner Leonhardt & Blumberg, from its Mangaluru…

Hudong-Zhonghua delivered OOCL CHANCAY on 24 Aug 2026, the lead vessel of a 13,600-TEU large-size container ship series built for Seaspan Corporation of Canada, which is described as the world's…

A new offshore wind operation vessel built for Norwind Offshore has arrived at the Vard Søviknes shipyard in Norway, marking a key construction milestone for the vessel, designated NB 986. The ship…

Jiangnan Shipyard named PACIFIC MERAK, the second vessel (hull H2778) in a series of 100,000-cbm Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLEC), on 25 Aug 2026, with delivery scheduled for 26 Aug 2026. The vessel…