Minerva Dry Inc has placed an order for four 6,000 TEU container ships with Hengli Heavy Industries (Dalian) Co. Ltd. The vessels will be powered by conventional fuel and are scheduled for delivery between 1 April and 31…
JP Morgan Global Maritime has placed an order for new conventional fuel tankers with Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd. at their Okpo Shipyard. The contract, signed on 14 Jul 2026, covers tankers with a deadweight tonnage (DWT) of 3…
Neu Seeschiffahrt GmbH has reportedly cancelled its order for six 342,000-dwt very large ore carriers (VLOCs) at China Merchants Shipbuilding Industry's (CMI) Qingdao yard following disagreements between the two parties.…
Andriaki Shipping Co Ltd has placed an order for new tankers with Jiangsu New Era Shipbuilding Co. The contract covers vessels with a deadweight tonnage of 73,500 DWT, designed to operate on conventional fuel and equippe…
Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. has secured an order from ALBERTA SHIPMANAGEMENT LTD for the construction of 115,000 DWT tankers. The vessels will be conventional fuel-powered and fitted with scrubbers to comply with envi…
China Merchants Energy Shipping Co Ltd has announced plans to build six new very large ore carriers (VLOCs) with a deadweight tonnage of 343,000 each. The vessels will be constructed by China Merchants Heavy Industry (Ji…
NANJING TANKER CORP has approved the construction of four 50,000 DWT MR tankers at Guangzhou Shipyard International Co., Ltd. (GSI). The vessels will be built for the company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Nanjing Tanker (Si…
Lauritzen Bulkers has taken delivery of the MV Hanna Bulker at Hakodate, Japan. The vessel joins the fleet on a long-term time charter from Japanese owner Hisafuku Kisen, marking a decade of partnership between the two c…
The 740 TEU pure-electric intelligent container ship "Ning Yuan Dian Kun" has officially entered commercial service. This milestone was achieved through a collaboration between NBOS, Jiangxi Jiangxin Shipbuilding, SDARI,…
Hong Kong-based KC Maritime has signed a contract to build two 63,500-dwt Ultramax bulk carriers at Jiangsu SOHO Innovation & Technology Shipbuilding. The agreement was finalized on 13 July 2026, with senior representati…
Bow Frontier, a 25,000 dwt chemical tanker, has been named and launched as part of a fleet expansion that includes 22 new vessels in 2026. The ship, built at the Fukuoka shipyard in Japan, features 24 stainless steel tan…
On 16 Jul 2026, China Shipbuilding Trading Co., Ltd. under CSSC and CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. signed a 2+2 newbuilding contract with Erasmus Shipinvest Group in Dalian for four 1,900 TEU container ship…