Shipbuilding News
KSOE wins order for VLCC pairThe orderbook of South Korean shipbuilding giant Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) continues to grow with two additional very large crude carriers (VLCCs).13 January 2021 Wednesday 14:11
Evergreen in talks for mega boxship sale and leaseback dealTaiwanese liner Evergreen is currently in negotiations with an unnamed third party for the sale and leaseback of two 24,000 teu mega boxships.05 January 2021 Tuesday 11:00
Scorpio Bulkers set to change names as it seals dry bulk exitMonaco's Scorpio Bulkers will be announcing its proposed new name within the next two weeks as it nears the completion of its transition from dry bulk to offshore wind.21 December 2020 Monday 13:00
Korea Shipbuilding to build platform off MyanmarKorea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering has scored a $450 million deal from Posco International to build a gas compression platform offshore Myanmar.12 December 2020 Saturday 15:00
MOL secures transport deal for wind-powered coal carrierJapanese shipowner Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has reached a coal transport deal with Tohoku Electric Power Co., using a coal carrier equipped with a hard sail wind power propulsion system, also known as the Wind Challenger.10 December 2020 Thursday 16:10
New eco-friendly bulker joins K LineJapanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has taken delivery of Cape Ace, a 100,000 dwt bulker newbuilding.07 December 2020 Monday 12:00
ADNOC orders VLCC trio at DSMEDaewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has won a KRW282bn ($257m) order to build three VLCCs for Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC).04 December 2020 Friday 11:00
Chinese shipyard newbuilding orderbook shrinks 10%China’s three major shipbuilding indexes of have continued to drop during the first ten months of 2020.20 November 2020 Friday 12:10
Zodiac Maritime orders six 15,000 teu ships at DSMEEyal Ofer-led Zodiac Maritime is widely tipped as the European owner behind a series of boxship orders at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in South Korea.18 November 2020 Wednesday 14:30
MOL orders LNG carrier trio for Arctic LNG 2 charterJapanese shipping major Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has placed an order at South Korean yard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for the construction of three icebreaking LNG carriers.03 November 2020 Tuesday 11:45
Fincantieri Partners with India’s Leading ShipbuilderItalian shipbuilding group Fincantieri has landed a cooperation agreement with the leading shipbuilder in India to help modernize the country’s defense fleet.30 October 2020 Friday 09:56
NYK to introduce new data-led shipbuilding contractNYK Line has unveiled plans with Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) to introduce a new shipbuilding contract that guarantees propulsion performance in what it calls ‘actual sea conditions’.29 September 2020 Tuesday 12:01
Pentagon's Naval Shipbuilding Plan Endorses Unmanned VesselsWith a new Pentagon-authored shipbuilding plan, U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper is going all-in on unmanned vessel technology to increase the size and capability of the U.S. Navy's fleet.17 September 2020 Thursday 10:00
European Support to Retrain Spain's Unemployed From Shipbuilding JobsThe European Commission is proposing to provide significant aid to assist in Spain in the transition of employees in shipbuilding related businesses who lost their jobs due to global shifts in shipbuilding.16 September 2020 Wednesday 13:0
Svitzer boosts Middle East tugboat fleetSvitzer has bolstered its fleet of ship-handling tugs in the Middle East in readiness for arrival of ultra-large container ships09 September 2020 Wednesday 12:0
Small tankers prominent on promising orderbook“Small builders are playing a role in the recovery of shipbuilding,” noted BRL Shipping Consultants in its BRL Weekly Newbuilding Contracts report09 September 2020 Wednesday 11:0
Croatian Government Backs Uljanik Shipbuilding and Scenic CruisesIn a bid to support its shipbuilding industry, the Croatian government is reportedly going to issue state guarantees for loans for future ship construction orders.05 September 2020 Saturday 12:00
Global Ship Orders May Take Decade to Mend as Crisis BuildsThere’s hardly anyone buying new ships, with orders plunging to a 20-year low due to a potent combination of uncertainty over environmental regulations, the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and a lack of financing.03 September 2020 Thursday 17:00
Funding backs low-emissions hydrofoil ferryThe US Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will provide US$373,000 to back the design of a high-speed, hydrofoil passenger ferry powered by battery-electric, low-emissions technology01 September 2020 Tuesday 13:00
Two more Yamal LNG gas carriers near deliveryJapanese shipowner Mitsui OSK Lines, Ltd (MOL) held a naming ceremony for LNG Phecda, the third in a series of four 174,000-m3 LNG carriers for Russia's Yamal LNG project01 September 2020 Tuesday 12:00
