China Merchants Energy Shipping has celebrated the successful naming of its first large-scale LNG carrier. The vessel is the first of its kind to be independently built and delivered by Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co., …
Belgian gas shipowner Exmar is expanding into the crude oil shipping sector with an order for four new suezmax tankers at Daehan Shipbuilding in South Korea. The Antwerp-based company, previously focused on LPG carriers …
**Royal T Shipyards Delivers MV SUEVE with Naming Ceremony** Royal T Shipyards celebrated the christening and delivery of the MV SUEVE, a 5,050 dwt vessel from the Salmo series, at a naming ceremony in the port of El Mus…
**Seatrium Divests US Shipyard to Karpowership** On 23 September 2025, Singapore's Seatrium finalized the sale of its AmFELS shipyard in Brownsville, Texas, to Karpower Valley, a Karpowership-related entity, for SGD 65 m…
The build contract for the Inselexpress 3 (IE3), a new high-speed ferry, has been officially signed. Following the successful launch of its sister ship, IE2, earlier this year, the project marks a continued partnership b…
Greek offshore contractor Asso.subsea has signed a contract with China Merchants Heavy Industry’s Shenzhen yard for the construction of a new trenching support vessel (TSV) named Avra. Scheduled for delivery at the end o…
Corsica Ferries has officially relaunched its long-awaited ro-pax newbuilding program, with tenders now underway for a series of advanced vessels. The project, initially announced in 2018 but postponed due to the pandemi…
The car carrier Grande Shanghai, the latest vessel built for Grimaldi Lines in 2025, made its inaugural call at the Port of Mombasa, Kenya, today. The state-of-the-art ship is set to enhance vehicle transportation operat…
**Rheinmetall Acquires NVL Shipyard in Strategic Move** Rheinmetall AG has announced its acquisition of Naval Vessels Lürssen B.V. & Co. KG (NVL Shipyard), based in Bremen, from the Lürssen Group. This acquisition will e…
On September 12, 2025, Hengli Heavy Industry (Hengli Shipbuilding, Dalian) announced a significant contract with Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) for the construction of four 6,000 TEU container vessels, valued between USD…