Chinas shipbuilders received new vessel orders equivalent to nearly 14 million dead weight tons (dwt) over January-July, lower by 4.8% on year, according to the latest data released by China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry

It may be a bit of an oversimplification, but in the current situation of the global coronavirus pandemic the world of commodities is effectively split between China and the rest. Nowhere is this more clearly illustrated than in the results

On August 17, 2018, the naming ceremony of the sixth ship OKOLCHITSA, a 45000DWT bulk carrier built by Yangzijiang Shipbuilding for Bulgarian owner Navigation Maritime Bulgare (NAVIBULGAR) was held at New Yangzi Shipyard. The ship OKOLCHITS

Despite COVID-19 having severely impacted global orders for new ships in the first half, China State Shipbuilding Corp, the countrys largest shipbuilder by production volume, saw its new vessel orders surge 34.2 percent year-on-year in the

On July 24, the first 12690TEU container ship YM TRIUMPH built by Yangzijiang Shipbuilding for Greek shipowner COSTAMARE was successfully delivered. COSTAMARE has a total of 5 ships of this project series, which will be built in Yangzi Xinf

Chinas shipbuilding industry maintained its leading position globally in the first half of the year (H1) as it held sway in three key aspects, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has said. The completion volume of shipbuildi

Norwegian shipowner Ludwig Mowinckels Rederi placed an order for 4 Suez tankers with a total weight of 158,000 dwt at New Times Shipbuilding, with a total price of approximately US$208.4 million. New Times Shipbuilding currently holds a tot

On July 8, the assets of Zhejiang Shipbuilding were auctioned and sold for 409 million yuan. According to the auction website, the auction attracted 12,501 viewings, with two bidders bidding 50 times more than the initial bid of 360 million

In the first half of this year, China again took the lead in three major indicators of the global shipbuilding industry, maintaining its record as the worlds No. 1. China dominated the most new orders, accounting for 65.4% of global transac

Global new orders of ships fell to a historic low in the first half of the year amid the coronavirus pandemic, industry sources said Tuesday. In the January-June period, global new shipbuilding orders totaled 5.75 million compensated gross

Chinas government-backed shipbuilders are busy despite the hammering the global shipping market has taken from the novel coronavirus pandemic. By orders, China State Shipbuilding Corp., the countrys top shipbuilder, was the global leader in

On June 24, New Yangzi Shipbuilding of Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group delivered two new vessels on the same day, the fourth and fifth delivered by the group this month. The fifth 45000DWT bulk carrier built by Yangzijiang Shipbuilding for B

CSSCs Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry and Indonesias PT Alur Biru Maritim recently signed a contract to build three 13,000 dwt deck ships via online video Cloud. Three new 13,000 dwt deck ships will be the main ship type built by Wuchang Ship

South Korea was a distant second player after China in terms of new shipbuilding orders in the first five months of the year, data showed Tuesday. In the January-May period, Chinese shipbuilders won new orders totaling 2.88 million compensa

On June 8, 2020, the No. 2 dual-fuel ro-ro ship built by CIMC Raffles for the Swedish shipping giant WALLENIUS SOL AB started construction on schedule. The ship is the second dual-fuel ro-ro ship in the dual-fuel ro-ro ship 2+2 series proje