Shipbuilding News & Maritime Intelligence

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…

TSUNEISHI GROUP (ZHOUSHAN) SHIPBUILDING INC. (TZS) delivered its fourth methanol dual-fuelled 5,900 TEU container carrier on 25 Aug 2026, marking another milestone in the Japanese shipbuilder's…

ADNOC Logistics & Services has exercised two options for additional LNG carrier newbuildings at Jiangnan Shipyard in China, expanding its orderbook at the yard to six LNG carriers. The two vessels…

Höegh Autoliners has ordered six additional dual-fuel, zero-carbon-ready Aurora class vessels, extending its newbuilding programme to a total of 18 ships. The new vessels are scheduled for delivery…

Mawei Shipbuilding, a unit of Fujian Chuanzheng Heavy Industry Co., Ltd., has secured a contract to build two firm Construction Support Vessels (CSV) with options for two more, expanding the…

Penglai Zhongbai Jinglu Ship Industry Co., Ltd. held a naming and delivery ceremony on 18 Aug 2026 for the Champion Tern, the fourth MR-type chemical tanker built for Champion Tankers AS under a…

The 50,000-DWT oil tanker RHODES STAR was delivered on 22 Aug 2026, departing the shipyard berth to enter operational service. The vessel was built by New Yangzi Shipbuilding, a unit of Yangzijiang…