Shipbuilding News & Maritime Intelligence

Hooghly Cochin Shipyard Limited (HCSL) has launched MV Major Dhyanchand, the sixth and final vessel in a series of 50-passenger hybrid-electric catamarans being built for the Inland Waterways…

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will restart a dormant shipbuilding line at a facility in western Japan during fiscal 2027 to construct a new replenishment vessel for Japan's Defense Ministry, the…

BYD has placed an order for ten pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) across three Chinese shipyards, in a deal valued at over $1 billion. Each vessel is priced above $100 million, with deliveries…

French carrier CMA CGM has officially named its newest methanol dual-fuel containership, CMA CGM Lorenzaccio, a 15,000TEU vessel built to serve the company's standalone Red Sea service. The ship was…

66 newbuilding orders across 7 segments were recorded in the New-Ships orderbook in week 42/2026 (12 October–18 October 2026), totalling 1,586,000 DWT. Orders Recorded by Segment Segment Orders DWT…

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…