Shipbuilding News & Maritime Intelligence

Chinese shipbuilder Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding signed a contract on 10 Sep 2026 with Wealth Holdings Shipping Pte Ltd for the construction of 25,000 DWT multi-purpose vessels. The order covers…

Swiss marine power company WinGD has secured a contract to supply four X72DF-M-1.0 engines for Polaris Shipping's future Newcastlemax fleet, giving the vessels the ability to run on either methanol…

AP Moller-Maersk is preparing to order up to 42 newbuildings, including what would be its largest-ever vessels, as part of an $8.9bn fleet expansion drive, according to TradeWinds. The Danish liner…

Chowgule and Company's Shipbuilding Division (Chowgule SBD) delivered its 50th export vessel on 8 September 2026, a milestone that also completes a 12-vessel series built for AtoB@C Shipping, a…

SC Shipping, a subsidiary of Inner Mongolia Junzheng Energy & Chemical Group, has exercised options with Wuchang Shipbuilding to confirm an order for five 25,900 DWT stainless steel chemical tankers,…

South Korean shipowner HMM has ordered 2+2 50,000 DWT MR product tankers from HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, according to shipping broker Bancosta. Each vessel is priced at $52 million, meaning the…

BYD has placed an order for ten additional 9,200 CEU pure car and truck carriers (PCTC), according to multiple industry chain sources cited on LinkedIn. The vessels will be built by China Merchants…

H-Line Shipping of South Korea has ordered two LNG dual-fuel newcastlemax bulk carriers at China's New Times Shipbuilding, marking its return to the dry bulk newbuild market. The 210,000 dwt vessels…

Compagnie Maritime Nantaise has ordered a hybrid roro vessel from Guangzhou Shipyard International to support the logistics needs of Europe's space industry, with delivery due by 2030. No price was…

India launched its first indigenously built Ocean Research Vessel, ORV Sagar Manthan, on 09 Sep 2026 at the Rishi Bankim Shipyard in Kolkata. The vessel was constructed by Garden Reach Shipbuilders…

ESL Shipping has taken delivery of the final vessel in its Green Coaster series, completing a newbuilding programme aimed at reducing the environmental footprint of its dry bulk fleet. The delivery,…

Meyer Turku has floated out Hero of the Seas on 4 Sep 2026, marking a key construction milestone for the fourth Icon Class cruise ship built at its Turku shipyard in Finland for Royal Caribbean. The…