Shipbuilding

Stay updated on global shipbuilding news, including new ship orders, shipyard construction projects, and technological advancements in the shipbuilding industry.


Monday, April 19, 2021
Bollinger Acquires Gulf Island Fabrication’s Houma Shipyard
Shipbuilding

Bollinger Acquires Gulf Island Fabrication’s Houma Shipyard

Bollinger Shipyards announced today it has acquired the shipyard facilities of Gulf Island Fabrication (NASDAQ:GIFI). Lockport, Lousianna-based Bollinger

April 19, 2021
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crowley fully electric tug illustration
Shipbuilding

Crowley Unveils Fully-Electric Tug for U.S. Market

Crowley Engineering Services has released the design details for the first fully-electric tugboat with autonomous capability for the U.S. market. Crowley is

April 19, 2021
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Friday, April 9, 2021
VARD to Design and Build Three SOVs for Dogger Bank Wind Farm
Shipbuilding

VARD to Design and Build Three SOVs for Dogger Bank Wind Farm

Norwegian shipbuilder VARD has secured a contract for the design and construction of three Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) to operate at the Dogger Bank Wind

April 9, 2021
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Monday, April 5, 2021
cssc Guangzhou Shipyard
Shipbuilding

China State Shipbuilding Discloses $1.5 Billion Newbuild Order for 13 Big Containerships

China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) says it has landed its single-largest containership order valued at over $1.5 billion. CSSC did not disclose the

April 5, 2021
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Wednesday, March 31, 2021
nyk cruise ship illustration
Cruise Ships

Meyer Werft Wins Cruise Industry’s First Newbuild Order Since COVID-19

German cruise ship builder Meyer Werft has signed a contract for the construction of a new cruise ship marking the first newbuilding order in the sector since

March 31, 2021
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Tuesday, March 30, 2021
containership underway
Shipbuilding

Seaspan Adds Six 15,500 TEU Containerships to Newbuild Orderbook

Seaspan Corporation, a leading owner and operator of containerships, is adding to its newbuild order book with an order for six 15,500 TEU containerships. The

March 30, 2021
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Friday, March 26, 2021
samsung heavy industries
Shipbuilding

Ever Given’s Operator Orders 20 New Ultra-Large Ships at Samsung Heavy Industries

Taiwanese container shipping company Evergreen Marine Corporation has confirmed an order for 20 more ultra-large containerships at Samsung Heavy Industries as

March 26, 2021
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Thursday, March 25, 2021
Maersk Megaship Shipyard Build
Shipbuilding

Orders for Mega Containerships Rise Despite Suez Crisis

How big is too big? By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) A huge container ship blocking one of the world’s busiest waterways has done little to deter shipping

March 25, 2021
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Tuesday, March 23, 2021
evergeen glory
Shipbuilding

Evergreen to Order Twenty 15,000 TEU Containerships

Taiwanese shipping company Evergreen Marine Corporation (EMC) has announced plans to build twenty containerships of 15,000 TEU capacity each. The order was

March 23, 2021
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rolls-royce-bergen-engine
Defense

Norway Blocks Bergen Engines Sale to Russians

By Terje Solsvik OSLO, March 23 (Reuters) – Norway will block Rolls-Royce from selling a Norwegian maritime engine maker to a Russian company on national

March 23, 2021
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Monday, March 22, 2021
qatar lng ship
Shipbuilding

Qatar Launches Shipowner Tender for Massive Future LNG Carrier Fleet

Qatar Petroleum has invited ship owners to participate in a tender for the long-term time charter of up to 100 LNG carriers that the company will require for

March 22, 2021
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Thursday, March 18, 2021
dominion energy wind turbine installation vessel
Offshore

Kongsberg to Equip First U.S.-Built Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

Kongsberg Maritime has received $40 million contract to supply equipment for the first Wind Turbine Installation Vessel being built in the United States. The

March 18, 2021
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Thursday, March 11, 2021
tanker underway at sea from the bridge
Environment

Shell to Charter 10 New VLCCs Powered by Liquefied Natural Gas

Shell will charter ten new Very Large Crude Carriers powered by liquefied natural gas as the energy giant seeks to reduce carbon emissions from its crude oil

March 11, 2021
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Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Crowley’s Alaska-Bound 55,000-Barrel Petroleum Barge Launched at Greenbrier
Shipbuilding

Crowley’s Alaska-Bound 55,000-Barrel Petroleum Barge Launched at Greenbrier

Crowley’s new 55,000-barrel double-hulled petroleum barge has been launched at Greenbrier Marine in Portland, Oregon. The Jones Act-compliant barge,

March 9, 2021
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Monday, March 8, 2021
Has the Time Come to Rethink Shipping and Ship Design?
Shipbuilding

Has the Time Come to Rethink Shipping and Ship Design?

By Captain Laura Kovary – Almost every global supply chain has been affected during the Covid-19 pandemic with high demand for some products, delays

March 8, 2021
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Stena Bulk Unveils Innovative Modular Bulk Carrier Design
Environment

Stena Bulk Unveils Innovative Modular Bulk Carrier Design

Tanker shipping company Stena Bulk has become the latest to unveil a radical new ship design that the company says challenges conventional thinking around

March 8, 2021
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uss fitsgerald undocking
Shipbuilding

Huntington Ingalls Industries Selects Kari Wilkinson to Lead Ingalls Shipbuilding Division

The Board of Directors of Huntington Ingalls Industries, the nation’s leading military shipbuilder, has elected Kari Wilkinson to serve as executive vice

March 8, 2021
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Wednesday, March 3, 2021
SUISO-FRONTIER-hydrogen-tanker
Environment

Kawasaki Heavy Delays Departure of Suiso Frontier, The World’s First Dedicated Hydrogen Tanker

By Yuka Obayashi (Reuters) – Kawasaki Heavy Industries expects shipment of its first cargo of liquefied hydrogen from Australia to Japan could be

March 3, 2021
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Thursday, February 25, 2021
Leidos to Acquire Famed Naval Architecture Firm Gibbs & Cox for $380 Million
Shipbuilding

Leidos to Acquire Famed Naval Architecture Firm Gibbs & Cox for $380 Million

Defense contractor Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has announced a definitive agreement to acquire U.S.-based naval architecture firm Gibbs & Cox for $380 million in

February 25, 2021
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Tuesday, February 23, 2021
port of deluth
Shipbuilding

U.S. Shipping Companies to Spend $87 Million in Great Lakes Region this Year

American shipping companies operating the U.S.-flag Great Lakes fleet will invest nearly $87 million at shipyards and facilities across the region this year,

February 23, 2021
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