Shipbuilding News & Maritime Intelligence

China's COSCO Shipping Bulk has signed up for another 16 multipurpose grain carriers at Fujian Shipbuilding, extending its newbuilding spree in the dry bulk sector. The 87,000 dwt vessels are backed…

Union Vega Offshore, a new joint venture between UK shipowner Union Maritime and Norway's Vega Maritime, has placed its debut newbuilding order, covering two firm platform supply vessels (PSVs) with…

CMA CGM has officially named CMA CGM Lorenzaccio, its latest 15,000 TEU methanol dual-fuel container ship, expanding the French carrier's fleet of vessels capable of running on alternative marine…

Nanjing Tanker, a Shanghai-listed shipowner controlled by China Merchants, has selected Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (DSIC) as the winning bidder to build four additional LR2 product and…

Global Car Carriers (GCC), controlled by MSC, has ordered two more LNG dual-fuel pure car and truck carriers at Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard in China, expanding its newbuilding programme…

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…