Shipbuilding News & Maritime Intelligence

Chantier Davie Canada has been awarded a C$11Bn (US$8Bn) contract to build six Polar Class 3 icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard, marking the largest shipbuilding contract in Québec's history.…

Thailand-based carrier Regional Container Lines (RCL) has placed a newbuilding order for four container feeder vessels with China's CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding, extending a long-standing…

Smyril Line has taken delivery of its new Ro-Ro freight vessel Skipanes from the CIMC Raffles shipyard in Yantai, China. The vessel will strengthen the company's freight services in the North…

The bidirectional transhipment vessel WONTANARA (Hull No. CX9403) was delivered to its owner on 21 Jul 2026 at ChengXi Shipyard in Jiangsu Province, China. The delivery followed a joint effort by…

Chinese shipbuilder Anhui Zhongrun Heavy Industry has disclosed an order from an unnamed Greek shipowner for two firm plus three optional 41,000-dwt MR1 product/chemical tankers, with shipbroking and…

Maran Tankers Management (MTM), a unit of Greek shipping company Angelicoussis Group, has taken delivery of the fourth of eight LNG dual-fuel oil tankers being built by China's New Times…

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering has signed a contract worth ₩515.4 billion (approximately $373.5 million) with an Oceania-based shipping company for four LPG carriers, priced at roughly…

82 newbuilding orders across 6 segments were recorded in the New-Ships orderbook in week 34/2026 (17 August–23 August 2026), totalling 4,763,300 DWT. Orders Recorded by Segment Segment Orders DWT…

CSSC Huangpu Wenchong has signed a contract with Hong Kong-based ASL Shipping for two firm plus two optional 5,300 TEU SWAN Series containerships, extending a long-standing partnership between the…

Iino Lines has taken delivery of the Lumi Aurora, a new very large gas carrier (VLGC) equipped with LPG dual-fuel propulsion technology. The vessel is designed to run on liquefied petroleum gas…

CSSC Dalian Shipbuilding, operating as Dalian Shipbuilding Tianjin, delivered the 115,000 DWT LR2 product tanker Elandra Hawk to Vitol Shipping Group on 21 Aug 2026, some 40 days ahead of the…

Navigation Maritime Bulgare has taken delivery of a new 32,000 DWT bulk carrier named m/v Stara Planina, with the ship's flag raised on 20 Aug 2026 at the Chinese shipyard Jiangsu Yangzi Xinfu…

Wilson Sons launched WS Ariel on 20 Aug 2026 at Pier Mauá in Rio de Janeiro, the third high-powered tugboat in the port and shipping logistics operator's new shipbuilding series. The vessel was built…

Fincantieri and Viking have signed contracts for two new cruise ships, extending a shipbuilding relationship that now totals 28 vessels. The agreement stems from options Viking announced in April…

78 newbuilding orders across 4 segments were recorded in the New-Ships orderbook in week 33/2026 (10 August–16 August 2026), totalling 2,994,940 DWT. Orders Recorded by Segment Segment Orders DWT…

QatarEnergy took delivery of its newest LNG carrier, Al Sabsab, on 17 Aug 2026. The vessel is the latest in a series of LNG carriers that China's Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has been constructing…

Transpetro has signed a US$427 million contract for the construction of four new vessels at the Rio Grande Shipyard (Estaleiro Rio Grande) in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The agreement forms part of…

Gulf LNG Services has taken delivery of the Laguna Gulf, the first vessel in a planned 13-tug series intended for ship-assist and terminal-support operations. The tractor tug was designed by Robert…

Golar LNG Ltd. has executed an engineering, procurement, and construction contract with Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Ltd. for its fourth floating LNG vessel, the second unit built to Golar's MKII…

Wuhu Shipyard has delivered the Western Carnation, an 18,500 DWT IMO Class II chemical tanker, marking a notable improvement in construction quality and efficiency compared to the two previous…

Ray Car Carriers is finalising an order for a series of 8,600-ceu pure car/truck carriers at Guangzhou Shipyard International, a deal worth more than $1bn, marking a departure from the Israeli-owned…

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) and Peru's state-owned shipyard SIMA Perú launched the BAP Chimbote, the second landing support ship (BALOG) for the Peruvian Navy, on 18 Aug 2026, about a week…

Singapore-listed Yangzijiang Maritime Development has placed a fresh order for six product tankers at Jiangsu Haifeng Shipbuilding, in a deal shipbuilding sources value at more than $320m. The Ren…

Jinrun Shunyu has placed an order with Jiangsu Runyang Shipbuilding for two firm plus two optional 3,300-TEU feeder container ships, with deliveries scheduled for 2028. The order was disclosed by…

Jiangsu Yangzi Xinfu Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a unit of Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group Co., Ltd., has delivered the 175,000-cubic-metre LNG carrier YANGZE LNG 01, the first large-scale LNG…

Ningbo Ocean Shipping (NBOSCO) has firmed up a four-ship feeder newbuilding programme at CSSC's Wuchang Shipbuilding, committing RMB832m ($123m) to the quartet. Four wholly owned subsidiaries of the…

Davie's Helsinki Shipyard has won a contract to build Finland's newest icebreaker, adding another vessel to a rapidly expanding order book for the Canadian shipbuilder's Finnish operations. The…