Shipbuilding

By Kyunghee Park Sept. 30 (Bloomberg) — Samsung Heavy Industries Co., the world’s third-largest shipbuilder, is planning to set up its first overseas

Brazilian iron ore miner Vale SA signed a strategic framework agreement with China Merchants Group, a company owned by the PRC, whereby 10 new Very Large Ore

German Shipyard Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) announced today it has been taken over by Norwegian firm Siem Industries, a company with extremely

The first of four new Crowley Maritime Corporation product tankers was celebrated today in a keel laying ceremony held at Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc.

Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG), located in Panama City, Florida is known for churning out a steady stream of workboats for the offshore oil and gas industry,

China COSCO’s fleet upgrade program continues today with an order for ten more bulk carriers including six of 81,600 dwt and four of 208,000 dwt. The

A shipyard in China's southeast has suspended operations after at least 500 farmers, who blame water pollution from the yard for killing their abalone harvest,

By Shubin Aleksey Andreyevich, On 21 September 2014, Nordic Yards launched two 7MW multipurpose salvage/icebreaker vessels, the Bering Strait and Murman from

China COSCO Holdings says it has entered into newbuilding contracts with CSSC's Changxing Shipbuilding for the construction of five 14,500 TEU containerships

Damen Shipyards continues to see success in their naval shipbuilding business as the Mexican Navy has elected to build a seventh Stan Patrol 4207 design at the

With a 5-year charter in-hand with Qatar Petroleum, Qatari drilling firm Gulf Drilling International has placed its fifth newbuild order with Keppel FELS for

Hyundai Heavy Industries Group (HHI Group) announced today that Kwon Oh-gab, the former CEO of Hyundai Oilbank – South Korea’s fourth largest

A new 24-meter midsection for the existing MSC Armonia cruise ship was inserted into place today at the Fincantieri shipyard in Palermo, Sicily after the ship

Construction of HMS Prince of Wales, the second of two new aircraft carriers for the UK Royal Navy, has moved forward at BAE Systems’ shipyard in Rosyth,

Today's ship photos come from Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in Geoje, South Korea, the world's second largest shipbuilder, where a number of interesting

The U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday commissioned the fourth of six Fast Response Cutters to be homeported in Key West, Florida.

China has released its first "white list" of 51 shipyards that it deems worthy of favourable policy support, as the world's largest shipbuilder strives to

France will not deliver the first of two helicopter carriers to Russia for now because of Moscow's actions in eastern Ukraine, the French president's office

LPG shipper StealthGas INC. (Nasdaq:GASS) announced today it has exercised newbuild options for two 22,000 cubic meter semi-refrigerated LPG carriers from an

This past weekend, New Zealanders Robyn and Graeme Hart were in Ulsteinvik, Norway to witness the launch of their 107 meter-long yacht at Kleven Verft