Shipbuilding News & Maritime Intelligence

Shell is increasing its long-term medium-range (MR) tanker capacity by adding five new 49,900-dwt chemical/product tankers. These vessels are being built by Guangzhou Shipyard International and…

Work on the first Dreadnought-class nuclear-powered submarine is advancing at BAE SYSTEMS-GLASGOW-Govan, with delivery to the Royal Navy expected between 2030 and 2034. The programme includes four…

Greek owner Minerva Dry Inc has increased its container ship orderbook with an additional contract at Hengli Heavy Industries (Dalian) Co. Ltd. The newbuildings are conventional-fueled container…

China's Xinneng Shipbuilding has delivered four newly built 2,000-deadweight-ton (DWT) bulk carriers to Tanzania, marking the completion of its first overseas inland vessel project. The vessels, part…

Swan Defence and Heavy Industries Limited (SDHI), India's largest shipbuilding and heavy engineering company, has secured a contract from Denmark-based towage operator Svitzer A/S to construct four…

Danish tanker company Torm A/S has placed a $370 million order for up to eight conventional product tankers with Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard Co Ltd in China. This marks Torm's return to…

POLARIS SHIPPING CO LTD has placed an order for new bulk carriers with Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry - CSSC. The contract, confirmed on 04 Aug 2026, includes vessels with a deadweight…

Greek dry bulk owner W Marine has placed an order for three 64,500-dwt Ultramax bulk carriers with Jiangsu Dajin Heavy Industry. Each vessel is priced at approximately $33.5 million, with scheduled…

Hengli Heavy Industry has secured a contract to build three Aframax/LR2 oil tankers, each with a deadweight of 114,000 DWT. The order was placed by Greece-based Arcadia Shipmanagement, a company…

Hull 096, the world's largest battery-electric ship, is now safely positioned on the cargo deck of the heavy-lift vessel Black Marlin. The securing process for its journey to South America is…

WALLENIUS SOL has acquired the RoRo vessels BALTICBORG and BOTHNIABORG from Royal Wagenborg, along with a long-term Contract of Affreightment (CoA) with Smurfit Westrock's kraftliner mill in Piteå,…

On 30 Jul 2026, Monaco-based shipowner and operator Scorpio Tankers announced its Q2 2026 earnings report, revealing significant fleet expansion plans. The company signed letters of intent for two…

India and Germany are close to finalising a Rs 90,000 crore (over €8 billion) deal for six advanced Type-214 conventional submarines under the Project-75I programme. German Ambassador to India…

Scorpio Tankers is leveraging the current tanker market upcycle to reshape and expand its fleet. The NYSE-listed company has ordered two scrubber-fitted LR2 product tankers from Jiangsu Hantong, each…

COSCO SHIPPING Development has placed an order worth approximately US$1.17 billion for 15 Newcastlemax bulk carriers, each with a deadweight of 210,000 DWT. The contract, valued at RMB7.92 billion,…

Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI), in collaboration with China Shipbuilding Trading (CSTC), has secured an order from China Merchants Nanjing Tanker for four 50,000-dwt MR chemical/product…

South Korea's STX Engine has signed a contract with China's NTS shipyard to supply marine engines for Maersk's 19,000-TEU mega container ships. The agreement covers up to 14 vessels, including 8…

Damen Shipyards Group has launched the second commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) 9020 for Ta San Shang Marine Co., Ltd. (TSSM), a joint venture between Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.…

Sallaum Lines has signed a contract with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Nanjing) Co.,Ltd. for the construction of two 8,600 CEU Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs), scheduled for delivery in 2029.…

COSCO SHIPPING DEVELOPMENT has commissioned the construction of 15 Newcastlemax bulk carriers, each with a deadweight tonnage of 210,000, through its wholly owned subsidiary Hainan COSCO SHIPPING…

China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has taken delivery of SEA ENERGY, a 175,000-cbm LNG carrier built by CSSC Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co. (DSIC). The vessel was named and delivered in Dalian…

Three leading Greek shipowners have placed orders for eight Very Large Ammonia Carriers (VLACs) at Hengli Heavy Industry shipyard in Dalian, China. These vessels represent some of the largest ammonia…

Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA (KCC) is approaching the delivery of MV Baltazar, the third and final vessel in its CABU III series. This ship will become the 19th combination carrier in KCC's…

Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) has signed a contract with Global Marine Systems Limited of the UK to build an ultra-modern cable laying and repair vessel. The contract was signed in Colombo by Mr.…

EMS-Tech has delivered MV WONTANARA, the first of Rio Tinto SimFer's next-generation transhipment shuttle vessels, marking a significant advancement for the Simandou iron ore project. The vessel…

Sallaum Lines has placed a new order for one firm plus one optional 8,600-CEU LNG dual-fuel, ammonia-ready Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Nanjing. This order…

Sinotrans Container Lines has returned to China Merchants Shipbuilding Qingshan Shipyard to commission a second batch of four container vessels, each with a capacity of 1,800 TEU. This follows a…