Shipbuilding News & Maritime Intelligence

Matson, Inc. has christened Makua, the first of three new Aloha Class containerships being built at Hanwha Philly Shipyard. The vessel is scheduled to enter service in 2027, with two sister ships to…

CMB.TECH's Mineral Europa, described as the world's first ammonia-powered dry bulk carrier, has entered service following its maiden voyage, with Anglo-Eastern detailing its role in the vessel's…

HD Hyundai has delivered a 13,000 TEU methanol dual-fuel container ship to France's CMA CGM, marking the world's first container vessel built with a lashing-free cargo securing system, a design…

MISC has signed contracts for five additional 174,000-cbm LNG carriers at China's Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard, bringing the Malaysian shipowner's total orders for large LNG carriers at the yard this…

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…