Shipbuilding News & Maritime Intelligence

Cochin Shipyard Ltd has completed its acquisition of a 23% equity stake in Conoship International Holding B.V., a Netherlands-based ship design firm. The company signed the deed for transfer of…

Greek shipowner Meadway Bulkers has ordered six 64,500 DWT Ultramax bulk carriers from Nantong Xiangyu Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co., Ltd., according to market sources. The vessels are…

Chinese mining giant Zijin Mining has placed a new order with Shandong Xinneng Shipbuilding for two 3,000 DWT bulk carriers, expanding its dedicated mineral transport operation on Lake Tanganyika in…

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced the delivery of the LNG-fuelled VLCC Tsurugidake to Sequoia Navigation Inc. on 23 Oct 2026, marking the fourth such vessel delivered by the Kawasaki Group.…

Monaco-based Transocean Maritime Agencies has ordered two 50,000 dwt chemical and product tankers at China's Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI), expanding its newbuilding programme into a new…

Shipbuilder ASENAV S.A. has completed construction of the Magellan Discoverer, newbuild hull number NB 193, which departed the company's shipyard for the final time this week ahead of delivery to…

CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding, together with China Shipbuilding Trading Co., Ltd. (CSTC), signed a contract on 26 Oct 2026 in Guangzhou with South Korea's Korea Marine Transport Co., Ltd. (KMTC)…

China has signed a construction contract worth $413 million for a floating deep-sea research vessel designed to support long-term ocean research and operations in challenging marine conditions. The…

180 newbuilding orders across 9 segments were recorded in the New-Ships orderbook in week 43/2026 (19 October–25 October 2026), totalling 3,373,911 DWT. Orders Recorded by Segment Segment Orders DWT…

HD Hyundai has signed an agreement with Kiewit, the largest construction and engineering company in the United States, to form a shipbuilding joint venture named HD Kiewit Shipbuilding. The deal was…

International Maritime Industries (IMI) signed a contract with Bahri to build three very large crude carriers (VLCCs) worth approximately SAR1.692 billion, the companies announced on 25 Oct 2026. The…

CSSC Chengxi Shipyard, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has signed a contract with a leading European shipowner for the construction of four 3,700-TEU container ships. The…