Shipbuilding News & Maritime Intelligence

Samsung Heavy Industries has won a contract worth approximately $226m to build two Very Large Gas Carriers, according to a LinkedIn post by Alexei Bykov. The order, valued at KRW 307.4bn, was placed…

CSSC Chengxi Shipyard, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), delivered the 82,000 DWT bulk carrier ASL MARS on 10 Oct 2026, completing the vessel 51 days ahead of its…

Vietnamese shipowner Hoa Phat Shipping Joint Stock Company has signed a contract with local shipbuilder Nam Trieu Shipbuilding Company for the construction of a new 65,000-dwt cargo vessel. The deal…

Yangzijiang Maritime has signed a contract with Watts Energy & Engineering (WE) for the construction of four 82,000 DWT Kamsarmax bulk carriers, with an option for two additional vessels. Contract…

181 newbuilding orders across 9 segments were recorded in the New-Ships orderbook in week 41/2026 (05 October–11 October 2026), totalling 6,052,760 DWT. Orders Recorded by Segment Segment Orders DWT…

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…