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

Taiwanese shipping companyWan Hai Lines held ship naming ceremonies for three 3,013 TEU containerships built by Japan Marine United Corporation TSU Shipyard. The vessels were named WAN HAI 356, WAN HAI 358, and WAN HAI 359. Image credit Wan

OnDecember29 , the24,000TEU container ship EVER ACME built by the company for Evergreen Shipping Co., Ltd. wasofficially delivered at the Changxing Shipbuilding Base. On-site representative of Evergreen Group, Liu Xuedong, deputy general ma

Chinas shipbuilding sector topped the global market in 2022 in terms of orders and vessel completion, according to industry data released on Thursday. Experts said that Chinese shipbuilding companies have more advantages in productivity, pr

Maersk marked the beginning of construction of its new generation of containerships (Maersk) Fifteen months after ordering the first of its new 16,200 TEU containerships, which Maersk says will usher in a new era in ocean shipping, work beg

On December 23, COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Industry (Dalian) named and delivered the 62,000 dwt multi-purpose pulp carrier COSCO SHIPPING CHANG SHENG to COSCO SHIPPING Development. This is the 18th 62,000 dwt multi-purpose pulp carrier delivered

As partner of the Dutch-based Hudig Veder Group, Hartel Shipping Chartering, has awarded Holland Shipyards Group for the delivery of three newbuild MPP coasters of 3.800 DWT. The new vessels, designed by Conoship, measure 89,42 m by 13,20 m

The worlds first 3,200-ton self-elevating and self-propelled vessel designed for the installation of wind turbines was delivered and setsailing on Tuesday at a terminal in Qidong, East Chinas Jiangsu Province, China Media Group reported. Ac