On Feb 1, first of four 85,000 DWT bulk carriers built by China Shipbuilding Trading and CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Company Limited for Seacon Shipping Group Holding Limited were named and delivered in Nansha, Guangzhou. The ship wa

China remained the worlds leading shipbuilder in 2022, grabbing the largest market share and making breakthroughs in high-end ship models. The country topped the globe in three major indicators contributing 47.3 percent of global output, re

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- Korea Shipbuilding Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) said Wednesday it has clinched a 2.53 trillion-won (US$2.05 billion) order to build 12 methanol-propelled very large container ships from a European shipper. KSOE

China remained the worlds leading shipbuilder in 2022, taking up nearly half of the international market share in terms of output, new and holding orders, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). The countrys

The Grimaldi Group announced it has exercised its option for the construction of five additional ammonia-ready 9,000 CEU car carriers from China Merchants Heavy Industries Jiangsu, part of China Merchant Industry Holdings (CMI). Grimaldi an

NYK is delighted to announce the order of its fifth liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) dual-fuel very large LPG / liquefied ammonia gas carrier (VLGC) from Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. (KHI). The ship will be built at the KHI Sakaide Works shi

Recently, Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, China Shipbuilding Trading and Grimaldi Euromed, a subsidiary of the Italian Grimaldi Group, signed a contract for the construction of five 9,000 CEU PCTCs. The ship type is designed by SDARI, wit

While global newbuild order volumes fell (20% y-o-y in CGT terms), 2022 was still an active year for the global shipbuilding industry with higher pricing (up 15% on average), more complex ships or- dered (e.g. a record 182 LNG orders of $39

China on Thursday delivered the worlds first seaborne drone carrier, theZhu Hai Yun, capable of operating on its own. The unmanned carrier can be controlled remotely and navigate autonomously in open water. It will undertake marine scientif

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) today announced that it has decided on a new series name and a new hull color design for its car carriers, which are primarily fueled by environment-friendly liquefied

On January 6 and 9, two 22,000 m3 liquified ethylene gas carriers built by Jiangnan Shipyard for Petredec were signed and delivered. So far, all four ships of this series have been delivered. The total length of this type of ship is 159.9 m

OnJanuary 6, 2023, CSSC Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Groupheld achristening and delivery ceremony for the24,000dwt crudecarrier CHANG JI ZHOU built forNanjing Tanker Corporation. CHANG JI ZHOU is the largest ship product ever built by Wuch

Image of A-FSRB (courtesy of NYK Line) ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for an ammonia floating storage and regasification barge (A-FSRB) jointly developed by NYK Line, Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd. (NSY), and IHI Corporation (I

Chinas first intelligent electric unmanned container ship developed independently by China Merchants Cruise Shipbuilding has been given Approval in Principle (AiP) byChina Classification Society (CCS). The ship with a total length of 79.9 m

On January 4, the 307,000DWT VLCCNEW SPLENDORbuilt byDalian Shipbuilding Industry forChina Merchants Energy Shipping waschristenedand delivered. NEW SPLENDORis the final work of the new generation of energy-saving andenvironment-friendly VL