Shipbuilding News & Maritime Intelligence

South Korean container line HMM has approved a US$1.6 billion investment in 12 containerships, comprising eight 13,000TEU newbuildings and four smaller vessels, adding a combined 114,100 TEUs of…

Seaspan Shipyards held a ceremonial keel laying on 14 Oct 2026 for CCGS Imnaryuaq, the Canadian Coast Guard's future flagship polar icebreaker, at its Vancouver Shipyards facility in North Vancouver.…

Qatar Gas Transport Company Limited (Nakilat) has taken delivery of a new liquefied petroleum gas and ammonia carrier named Energy North, adding to the company's fleet of specialized gas transport…

EuroDry Ltd. has signed an agreement with Hengli Shipbuilding (Dalian) to build a third 82,000 DWT Kamsarmax bulk carrier, at a total cost of roughly $37.0 million. The vessel will be constructed to…

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) has signed a contract with Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. (GRSE) for the construction of four Hybrid Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs),…

Rio Grande Shipyard held the keel-laying ceremony on 15 Oct 2026 for the first of four Handymax vessels ordered by Transpetro, marking a new phase in construction six months after steel processing…

Greek owner Liquimar Tankers has ordered three suezmax newbuildings at China's Jiangsu New Hantong Ship Heavy Industry, marking its first newbuilding deal in roughly two decades, according to…

Zhonggu Shipping Group has ordered two 14,000 teu containerships from Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, marking a significant step up in vessel size as the Shanghai-based operator expands its newbuilding…

Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) has delivered a new 10,800-vehicle LNG dual-fuel Pure Car Truck Carrier (PCTC), named Glovis Legend, to South Korea's HMM. The vessel was handed over on Monday,…

BGN has signed a contract with HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) for the construction of four new LPG dual-fuel Very Large Gas Carriers, each with a cargo capacity of 93,000 cbm. The agreement was…

Dubai-based Emarat Maritime has ordered six additional 74,000 dwt LR1 product tankers in China, further expanding a newbuilding programme that is reshaping the company's fleet. The vessels are being…

Greek shipowner Tsakos Group has placed an order for two 3,200 TEU containerships with China's Hengli Heavy Industries, marking its return to the containership newbuilding market after a four-year…