Royal Caribbean has begun construction on its fifth Icon-class cruise ship, marking the milestone with a keel-laying ceremony held Monday at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland. The vessel is scheduled to enter service i…
Samsung Heavy Industries has won orders for six large vessels worth a combined 1.65 trillion won ($1.2 billion), surpassing its total commercial ship orders for all of last year. The shipbuilder said on 14 Sep 2026 that …
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) announced that a naming ceremony for a newbuilding LNG carrier was held on 9 Sep 2026 at a Samsung Heavy Industries facility in South Korea, where the vessel was christened TOHO EMERALD. Th…
Chinese state-owned shipping company COSCO Shipping has launched an LPG dual-fuel very large gas carrier (VLGC) named Chang Ping Yuan. The 88,000-cbm vessel can operate on either LPG or conventional marine fuel and is fi…
Dutch shipping company Longship Group has taken delivery of Longpeace, a new shortsea dry cargo vessel built by local shipyards GS Projects and Ship and Steelbuilding (SAS). The vessel is the third in a series constructe…
HD Hyundai Samho has delivered Jane Maersk, its first Very Large Ammonia Carrier, to Maersk Tankers in a shipyard handover. The vessel left the yard without cargo aboard. The 93,000 cbm carrier expands the shipbuilder's …
191 newbuilding orders across 7 segments were recorded in the New-Ships orderbook in week 37/2026 (07 September–13 September 2026), totalling 5,417,800 DWT. Orders Recorded by Segment Segment Orders DWT Shipyards Owners …
China's Hubei province has signed batch construction agreements for 89 battery-swapping bulkers, marking a shift from individual demonstration vessels to series production of electric inland ships. The package, unveiled …
Greek shipowner and manager Centrofin Management has reportedly entered the container shipping sector with its first containership order, according to shipbrokers. The company placed an order in July 2026 for two 6,000 T…
Wan Hai Lines has finalized a contract with Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding for six 11,000 TEU containerships, at a cost of between USD 118 million and USD 124 million per vessel. The order, placed in collaboration with China Sh…
Svitzer has ordered six additional 29-metre TRAnsverse tugs from Cheoy Lee Shipyards, bringing the total number of TRAnsverse 2900 tugs ordered from the yard to 14. The agreement was announced on 12 September 2026, as th…
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has named the world's first LNG carrier fitted with Wind Challenger solid sails, the Fujian Sailor, ahead of its delivery to US major Chevron under a long-term time charter by the end of September 202…