Shipbuilding News & Maritime Intelligence

Capital Tankers, an oil tanker operator owned by Greek shipping magnate Evangelos Marinakis, has secured an option from its parent company, Capital Maritime & Trading, to acquire 13 newly built oil…

Dorian LPG has signed an agreement with South Korea's Hanwha Ocean to build three 90,000-cbm dual-fuel Panamax very large gas carriers (VLGCs) in a deal valued at approximately $345 million. The…

MacGregor has secured a contract to supply cargo-handling systems for six 1,700 TEU dual-fuel, LNG-powered containerships being built at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in India for CMA CGM. The…

HD Hyundai Chairman Chung Ki-sun personally attended the naming ceremony for the ammonia-propelled midsize gas carriers Adinkerke and Aalter at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' shipyard in Ulsan on 25…

Yangzijiang Maritime has placed orders for 12 newbuilding vessels at two shipyards in China, expanding its fleet as part of an ongoing renewal and growth programme. The order, reported by imarine…

Wallenius Wilhelmsen has taken delivery of Arctic Tern, the first vessel in its new Shaper Class series, marking a milestone in the carrier's fleet renewal programme. The dual-fuel pure car and truck…

SAL Heavy Lift and Wuhu Shipyard signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 3 September 2026 for five additional 14,600 DWT multipurpose heavy-lift vessels, extending a partnership that has already…

Swiss shipowner and manager Suisse-Atlantique Group S.A has confirmed an order for two 40,500 DWT open-hatch, box-shaped vessels at Jiangmen Nanyang Shipyard (JNS). No price or individual delivery…

Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding has secured an order for two firm cruise ships plus three options from Norway's Nor Cruises, the agreement announced at the SMM 2026 maritime trade fair. The deal…

Ray Car Carriers has signed a contract with Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) for ten newbuild vessels in a deal valued at approximately $1 billion, according to Splash. The order marks one of…

Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, working alongside CSSC Trading Co., Ltd., has signed a contract with German shipowner Peter Döhle for the construction of two 14,000 TEU container ships. The agreement…

Construction is underway on a 39-meter passenger ferry designed by Incat Crowther for Singapore's Majestic Fast Ferry, marking the third generation of the 39-meter platform the naval architecture…