Höegh Autoliners has ordered six additional dual-fuel, zero-carbon-ready Aurora class vessels, extending its newbuilding programme to a total of 18 ships. The new vessels are scheduled for delivery between 2029 and 2031 …
Mawei Shipbuilding, a unit of Fujian Chuanzheng Heavy Industry Co., Ltd., has secured a contract to build two firm Construction Support Vessels (CSV) with options for two more, expanding the shipyard's presence in the hi…
Penglai Zhongbai Jinglu Ship Industry Co., Ltd. held a naming and delivery ceremony on 18 Aug 2026 for the Champion Tern, the fourth MR-type chemical tanker built for Champion Tankers AS under a series cooperation agreem…
The 50,000-DWT oil tanker RHODES STAR was delivered on 22 Aug 2026, departing the shipyard berth to enter operational service. The vessel was built by New Yangzi Shipbuilding, a unit of Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group, fo…
Chantier Davie Canada has been awarded a C$11Bn (US$8Bn) contract to build six Polar Class 3 icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard, marking the largest shipbuilding contract in Québec's history. All six vessels will b…
Thailand-based carrier Regional Container Lines (RCL) has placed a newbuilding order for four container feeder vessels with China's CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding, extending a long-standing partnership between the tw…
Smyril Line has taken delivery of its new Ro-Ro freight vessel Skipanes from the CIMC Raffles shipyard in Yantai, China. The vessel will strengthen the company's freight services in the North Atlantic. Jens Meinhard Rasm…
The bidirectional transhipment vessel WONTANARA (Hull No. CX9403) was delivered to its owner on 21 Jul 2026 at ChengXi Shipyard in Jiangsu Province, China. The delivery followed a joint effort by Chinese, Norwegian and G…
Chinese shipbuilder Anhui Zhongrun Heavy Industry has disclosed an order from an unnamed Greek shipowner for two firm plus three optional 41,000-dwt MR1 product/chemical tankers, with shipbroking and market sources linki…
Maran Tankers Management (MTM), a unit of Greek shipping company Angelicoussis Group, has taken delivery of the fourth of eight LNG dual-fuel oil tankers being built by China's New Times Shipbuilding. The 156,000-dwt ves…
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering has signed a contract worth ₩515.4 billion (approximately $373.5 million) with an Oceania-based shipping company for four LPG carriers, priced at roughly ₩128.8 billion (appro…
82 newbuilding orders across 6 segments were recorded in the New-Ships orderbook in week 34/2026 (17 August–23 August 2026), totalling 4,763,300 DWT. Orders Recorded by Segment Segment Orders DWT Shipyards Owners Tanker …