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

South Korea was relegated to the second spot in global shipbuilding orders last month for the first time since April, industry data showed Thursday. In September, local shipyards won orders totaling 320,000 compensated gross tons (CGTs) to

Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has taken delivery of the very large crude oil carrier (VLCC) Tanzawa, the first new NYK-owned vessel to include an SOx scrubber. The vessel was handed over on October 3 during a naming an

Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Group) is proud to announce the delivery of Takaroa Sun, a methanol carrier equipped with two-stroke dual-fuel engine technology that enables the vessel to be powered by methanol. Built in South Korea at Hyundai MIP

South Koreas Samsung Heavy Industries has signed shipbuilding deals for Evergreens latest ultra-large containerships, valued at a total of USD 920 million. The order was placed for the construction of six of the worlds largest container shi

Shipping giant to expand fleet with more vessels from China, says firms top official. Oman Shipping Co, the shipping arm of Omani logistics firm Asyad Group, expects to generate at least 20 percent of its revenues from China in the next few

The vessels will be constructed at the Tategami Main Plant of MHIs Nagasaki Shipyard Machinery Works 6% improvement in energy efficiency; fuel efficiency and environmental performance, enhanced through adoption of scrubber to meet new SOx e

Astro Ocean has officially christened its first cruise ship following a stunning ceremony on Sept. 26 in Xiamen, China, as the Piano Land was named by Director of the Xiamen Municipal Committee and the Director of the Free Trade Commission

Two low-emission hybrid ferries will soon transport passengers across the English Channel from the English port of Dover to Calais in France, thanks to a new 230.6-million-pound ($285 million) contract between Chinese shipbuilding company G

Chinas first amphibious assault ship was launched in Shanghai on Wednesday, coming closer to the completion of its construction project. The Peoples Liberation Army Navy said in a statement that after a brief ceremony starting at 9:20 am at

The CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE, the first in a new fleet of nine French-flagged, 23,000-TEU, LNG-powered containerships An outstanding tribute to the CMA CGM Groups founder Packed with an extensive array of environmentally-friendly technologies

ABS built on its position as the class organization of choice for Chinese shipbuilder by granting Approval in Principle (AIP) for two next generation gas carrier designs from Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co. Ltd. (JNS). ABS granted AIP for a 9

China will build a Type 071E amphibious transport dock ship for export to Thailand, the largest naval ship the nation will have built for a foreign user. China State Shipbuilding Corp, a State-owned shipbuilding conglomerate and one of the