On October 30, the christening ceremony of the fourth 2700TEU container ship SITC LICHENG built by Yangzijiang Shipbuilding for SITC International Holdings was held at New Yangzi Shipbuilding. On October 31, the ship SITC LICHENG left the N

On the morning of October 25th, the 82,000-dwt bulk carrier OCEAN FAVOUR built by New Yangzi Shipbuilding under Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group for Hong Kong Yuanhang Group was christened and delivered. The ship left the factory in the early

On October 26, the second 210,000dwt bulk carrier Shandong Mightiness built by COSCO SHIPPING Shipyard (Yangzhou) for CDB Leasing and Shandong Shipping was delivered in Shanghai and started its maiden voyage on the same day. Shandong Mighti

Clarksons Research announced on Oct. 13 that global new shipbuilding orders added up to 3.28 million CGT (116 ships) last month and 60 percent, 28 percent and 8 percent of the new orders went to Chinese, South Korean and Japanese shipbuilde

Turkish shipowner Yasa Shipping ordered two 64000 DWT Ultramax bulk carriers at Dalian COSCO Khi Ship Engineering, with a total price of about US $66 million. According to the ship brokerage company, the two ships are planned to be delivere

On September 30, China Shipbuilding Trading together with CSSC Huangpu Wenchong, and Evergreen formally signed an order for a total of 24 feeder container ships in the form of a cloud contract, including 2 1800TEU container ships, 11 2300TE

On September 28, 2021, Dalian COSCO Khi Ship Engineering held a christening and delivery ceremony for SPDBs first operating chartered bulk carrier BBG BAISE DE102. DE102 is a 61,000dwt bulk carrier with a length of 199.90 meters, a width of

On September 28, the 15000TEU dual-fuel LNG-powered ultra-large container ship CMA CGM PATAGONIA built by China Shipbuilding Trading and Jiangnan Shipyard for CMA CGM was successfully christened and delivered, the ship will be put into the

On September 22, Jiangnan Shipyard, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, officially delivered FLANDERS PIONEER, the worlds largest dual-fuel VLGC (86,000m3), built for Belgiums EXMAR. The vessel is 230m in length, 36.6m in

On September 16, the christening ceremony of 174,000m3 LNG ship GUI YING built by Hudong Zhonghua for CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping Company Limited was successfully held. This is the second LNG ship christened within one month after MU LAN on A

ZHI FEI, Chinas first autonomous 300TEU container merchant ship, successfully carried out sea trials in Qingdao on Sept. 14. The construction of ZHI FEI has important reference significance for the development of Chinas smart shipping techn

Firms gear up to tap soaring demand as global shipping revives from COVID woes The unprecedented boom in global demand for ships in the first half may bode well for Chinese shipyards thirsty for new shipbuilding orders, but the builders are

Having worked in Chinas shipbuilding industry for nearly four decades, Hu Keyi has witnessed how the sector has evolved from a follower to a competitive leader on the world stage. The 59-year-old is today the chief expert of China State Shi

Hafnia, a product tanker company under BW Group, is expanding its fleet through two joint ventures. The company will receive two new medium-sized tankers and exercise the option contract for two LNG dual-fuel LR2 tankers. Vista Shipping, a

On August 20, the 1370-passenger/2800-meter-lane luxury ro-ro passenger ship No. 1 built by Guangzhou Shipyard International for COSCO SHIPPING Ferry was delivered in Guangzhou. This currently the most luxurious ro-ro passenger ship in Chin