Höegh Autoliners and China Merchants Group formally signed a contract on 22 Sep 2026 for six additional Aurora Class vessels, expanding the total Aurora Class programme to 18 ships. The new vessels will be built by China…
Eastern Pacific Shipping has taken delivery of the Lilac Cove, a 93,000 m³ Very Large Ammonia Carrier, from Jiangnan Shipyard in China. The vessel was delivered on 23 Sep 2026 and is the second of six VLACs ordered by th…
Stena Line has ordered two new hybrid E-Flexer ferries, scheduled to enter service in 2030 on the Gothenburg–Frederikshavn route. The vessels will be built at China Merchants Industry Weihai Shipyard in China, which has …
Synergy Marine Group and Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly pursue shipbuilding, repair and conversion projects in India. The agreement was signed by Ajay Chaudhry, Co-CEO …
The new £26m Royal Daffodil ferry set out on its maiden voyage on 22 Sep 2026 following a naming ceremony celebrating the 800-year history of the Mersey Ferries. Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram was joined by M…
South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction (HJSC) disclosed on 22 Sep 2026 a contract worth around US$491M for the construction of four container ships, naming an unnamed Oceania-based shipowner as the counterparty. Sh…
Guohang Ocean Shipping has unveiled a newbuilding investment plan worth RMB 2.49 billion, covering six vessels and marking its formal entry into tanker shipping. Under the plan, the company will build three 62,000-dwt mu…
Clients of Sea Pioneer Shipping Corporation have signed contracts for the construction of six 115,000 DWT crude oil tankers at South Korea's SK Oceanplant Shipyard. The order was announced by Sea Pioneer Shipping Corpora…
UK shipping company Union Maritime (UML) has ordered nine newbuildings spanning Newcastlemax and handysize bulk carriers as well as chemical and petroleum product tankers. The company has not disclosed how the nine vesse…
Marseille-based liner Marfret has signed for two 480 teu feeder containerships at China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding, adding another overseas order to the book of the recently commissioned Yangtze River yard…
Rome-based Brullo Shipping Group has ordered three oil and chemical tankers of 40,800 dwt each from Anhui Shipyard, part of Anhui Port & Shipping Sealand Equipment Co. Ltd. in China, as part of a fleet renewal programme …
Jan De Nul has ordered a new trenching support vessel that will be an exact copy of the Isambard Kingdom Brunel, announced in March. The order brings to five the number of vessels currently under construction for Jan De …