China state Shipbuilding Corporation and China Shipbuilding Industry Company formally reorganized at the end of last month. This morning, the reorganized China state Shipbuilding Corporation held its inaugural meeting and unveiling ceremony

Fujian Yonghang Shipping has placed an order at Fujian Lixin Shipyard for the construction of a 22,500 dwt handy bulker. The vessel is expected to be deployed for domestic shipping operations upon delivery in 2020. Lixin Shipyard mainly bui

After the launch of the worlds first LNG-powered VLCC design in 2015 and obtained AIP from the classification society, Dalian Shipbuilding Industry (DSIC) is expected to become the first shipyard in the world to build LNG powered VLCC, and

Chinese energy giant China Petroleum Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) is planning to build a fleet of 100 barges over the next three years as part of its mission to become a major regional supplier of the IMO 2020-compliant very low sulphur f

Norway-based dry bulk shipping company 2020 Bulkers has taken delivery of Bulk Shanghai, the fourth of eight 208,000 dwt Newcastlemax newbuilds. The 300-meter-long bulker, which commenced a 13-year bareboat charter with 2020 Bulkers, is own

Shipping company Terntank has placed orders for two LBG/LNG powered tankers at Chinas AVIC Dingheng Shipbuilding. The 15,000 dwt chemical/product/biofuels tankers will be capable to operate with liquefied biogas (LBG). They will be equipped

Taiwanese bulker owner Wisdom Marine has approved a plan to order two 82,300 dwt kamsarmax bulk carriers at Tsuneishi Zhoushan shipyard. The price for each ship is $33m, and other details of the deal were not disclosed. Wisdom Marine is cur

The construction of Chinas largest comprehensive maritime scientific research ship kicked off in Shanghai on Monday. The 6,000 ton ship was described as a new generation maritime comprehensive scientific research vessel by China Shipping Ne

Chinas cabinet has approved a merger of the countrys two largest shipbuilders, China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC) and China Shipbuilding Industry Co (CSIC), the countrys state asset regulator said on Friday. The companies products range f

A new very large gas carrier (VLGC) that Japanese shipping major NYK will charter under a long-term contract to compatriot Astomos Energy Corporation has been named. The naming ceremony for the 83,000 cbm Lily Promenade was held in Kumamoto

A 20-meter-long patrol boat became the first exhibit to enter the venue of the 2nd China International Import Expo, arriving at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) on October 22. Built by Italian shipbuilding company Fe

On October 18, 2019, the naming ceremony of the 82,000 DWT bulk carrier SEACON SHANGHAI, which was financed by CSSC Leasing, and operated by Seacon Shipping Group, contracted by CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard, was held in the Longxue factor

Classification society Lloyds Register has awarded Chinese shipbuilder Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co., Ltd with Approval in Principle (AiP) for its 91,000-cubic-meter very large gas carrier (VLGC). The design, named Panda 91T, includes an li

The first cruise liner to be built in the Chinese mainland entered the production phase on Friday, with the 135,500-metric-ton Vista-class vessel expected to showcase Chinas cutting-edge prowess in shipbuilding technologies, experts said. T

The completion volume of shipbuilding in China rose 6.7 percent year-on-year in the first nine months to 29.36 million deadweight tons (dwt), official data showed. The figure accounted for 37.8 percent of the global market share and China c