Shipbuilding News & Maritime Intelligence

Yangzijiang Maritime has signed a contract with Watts Energy & Engineering (WE) for the construction of four 82,000 DWT Kamsarmax bulk carriers, with an option for two additional vessels. Contract…

181 newbuilding orders across 9 segments were recorded in the New-Ships orderbook in week 41/2026 (05 October–11 October 2026), totalling 6,052,760 DWT. Orders Recorded by Segment Segment Orders DWT…

Croatia's Iskra Shipyard and South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have signed a cooperation agreement covering defense and commercial shipbuilding. The partnership aims to exchange…

Hengli Heavy Industries has signed contracts for 11 very large ammonia carriers (VLACs) within one week, spanning capacities of 88,000, 90,000 and 93,000 cbm. The Chinese shipbuilder says the deals…

UAE-based NMDC Group has held an inauguration ceremony in Nantong, China, for its new cutter suction dredger (CSD), Abu Al Bakhoush, a heavy-duty, self-propelled rock-cutting vessel built by Jiangsu…

Singapore-based Seatrium has secured a contract from Turkish power ship owner and operator Karpowership to convert another liquefied natural gas carrier into a floating storage and regasification…

TOP Ships has agreed to acquire four project companies holding newbuilding contracts for 49,940-dwt Ice Class 1A MR tankers at Guangzhou Shipyard International, expanding its MR newbuilding programme…

The Damen Mangalia shipyard in Romania is reportedly set to be acquired by German defence group Rheinmetall for €138 million, following several unsuccessful auction attempts to sell the facility. The…

Golar LNG has acquired the 2013-built LNG carrier Grace Dahlia from Japan's NYK Line, securing the donor vessel for its fourth floating LNG conversion and completing a key element of its $2.45bn…

Seaspan Corporation is entering the Newcastlemax dry bulk market with an order for two 210,000-dwt tri-fuel ore carriers to be built at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, with delivery scheduled for 2030.…

Germany plans to purchase four additional Meko A-200 frigates from shipyard TKMS for about €5.6 billion ($6.3 billion), according to a finance ministry document seen by Reuters on Tuesday. Approval…

Milan-listed d'Amico International Shipping S.A. (DIS), through its operating subsidiary d'Amico Tankers d.a.c. (Ireland), has exercised its purchase option under the existing bareboat charter-in…