Shipbuilding News & Maritime Intelligence

French shipbuilder Naval Group has signed a contract to supply four defence and intervention frigates (FDI) to the Royal Swedish Navy, marking a significant expansion of naval cooperation between…

Regional Container Lines (RCL) has ordered four energy-efficient Bangkokmax container ships, each with a capacity of 1,900 TEUs. The order marks the latest step in the Thai carrier's fleet renewal…

Tersan Shipyard has held the keel laying ceremony for the cable laying vessel InterOcean, designated Hull No. NB1139, marking the vessel's official transition into the construction phase. The ship is…

The global newbuilding orderbook stands at 7,802 ships (501,265,487 DWT) on order, under option or LOI at the end of August 2026. 258 new orders were recorded and 65 vessels were delivered during the…

Chinese shipyards secured 57.8% of global orders for liquefied natural gas carriers in the first half of 2026, according to industry data cited by iMarine, prompting concern among South Korean…

Construction is underway at Baku Shipyard on the first of three new 42-metre DP2 crew boats designed by Incat Crowther for an offshore energy services operator in Azerbaijan. The bespoke vessels are…

Swedish shipping company Furetank and its partners have placed an order for four new dual-fuel product tankers, according to an announcement on 31 Aug 2026. The 17,999-dwt vessels will be capable of…

Dubai-based Gulf Energy Maritime (GEM) has been named as the shipowner behind a $264m newbuilding contract placed at South Korea's K Shipbuilding. The deal covers a series of LR1 product tankers,…

Samsung Heavy Industries announced on 31 Aug 2026 a contract with an African shipowner to build two container ships. The order is valued at approximately 444.5 billion KRW, or about $320 million,…

Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (ZPMC) held a naming ceremony on 28 Aug 2026 at Zhenhua Offshore for the first two vessels in a new series of 38,000-ton multi-purpose heavy-lift ships…

German tonnage provider Peter Dohle Schiffahrts is reportedly returning to Hudong-Zhonghua for two additional 14,000 teu container ships, according to shipbuilding sources. The order would extend the…

CMB.TECH reported first-half 2026 earnings of $733 million, even as chief executive Alexander Saverys cautioned that a wave of newbuild deliveries could reshape the tanker market from 2027 onward.…

Everllence has signed a contract with a Turkish shipyard to supply 16 high-speed 175D gensets for four Rampage 6000-DE offshore terminal tugs designed by Robert Allan Ltd. The vessels will be…

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world's largest container carrier, has placed a fresh newbuilding order for 20 LNG-dual-fuel ultra-large container vessels at two Chinese shipyards, Hengli…

The naming ceremony for two 325,000-DWT WinningMax very-large ore carriers built for Winning International Group was held on 30 Aug 2026 at the shipyard quay of Hengli Heavy Industry. The vessels,…

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…