Shipbuilding

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


Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Maersk Signs $1.8B Deal With DSME
Ship Design

Maersk Signs $1.8B Deal With DSME

Maersk Line, a unit in shipping and oil group A.P. Moller-Maersk, said on Tuesday it had ordered 11 ultra-large container vessels from South Korea's Daewoo

June 3, 2015
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Singapore’s Historic Sembawang Shipyard [Photos]
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Singapore’s Historic Sembawang Shipyard [Photos]

Last year I had the unique opportunity to tour Sembawang Shipyard on the northern coast of Singapore. The last time I had been there was in 2001 and it

June 3, 2015
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Tuesday, May 19, 2015
News

Indian Prime Minister Signs MOU At Hyundai Heavy Industries

During Narendra Modi’s three-day visit to South Korea this week, the Indian Prime Minister was focused on seeking increased industrial partnership

May 19, 2015
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News

VARD Delivers 280 Tons Of Bollard Pull To NorSkan

DOF AS reports today the 280 ton bollard pull anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTS) Skandi Angra was delivered yesterday from Vard Niterói shipyard to its

May 19, 2015
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Friday, May 15, 2015
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Sentinel Marine Places Newbuild Order with COSCO Guangdong

Following the award of a 5-year charter contract from Statoil this past March, Aberdeen-based Sentinel Marine has awarded the newbuild contract for a 65-meter

May 15, 2015
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Thursday, April 30, 2015
cma cgm shipbuilding containership
News

CMA CGM Explains How to Build an Ultra-Large Containership [VIDEO]

With a length of 1,305 ft. (398m), a width of 177 ft. (54m) and the capacity to carry 17,722 twenty-foot containers, the CMA CGM KERGUELEN is CMA CGM Group’s

April 30, 2015
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COSCO Zhoushan
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COSCO Corp Uncertain on Offshore Market Recovery, Profit Falls

Shipbuilder COSCO Corporation Singapore Ltd on Thursday posted a 94 percent slide in first-quarter profit, and said weak oil prices makes a recovery in the

April 30, 2015
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015
royal ihc dredger
News

DEME Orders LNG-Powered Dredgers from Royal IHC

Dutch shipbuilder Royal IHC announced today the receipt of a contract for the design, construction and delivery of two unique LNG-powered dredging vessels to

April 29, 2015
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UASC Barzan containership
Engineering News

UASC Names First LNG-Ready Super Containership

The first of United Arab Shipping Company’s (UASC) 18,800 TEU containerships under construction at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) was named M/V

April 29, 2015
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Tuesday, April 28, 2015
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De Beers Confirms Order for Deepwater Mining Ship

De Beers Marine Namibia, part of diamond mining and exploration firm De Beers Group, has confirm its contract today with Norwegian ship builder Kleven on the

April 28, 2015
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Monday, April 27, 2015
twin axe fcs 2610 damen
Multimedia

SPOTD: Damen Twin Axe’s Under Construction in Singapore

Sorry folks, but all the photos that I took earlier had to be taken down… except for this one. The 26 meter, all aluminum, catamaran version of the Fast

April 27, 2015
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pacific class 400 jack-up
Engineering News

Sembcorp Marine Sees Challenging Year Ahead, Posts Q1 Profit Drop

Singapore-based rig builder Sembcorp Marine posted its lowest quarterly net profit in at least five years and forecast a challenging year ahead, as new rig

April 27, 2015
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Monday, April 13, 2015
HOS warland
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Watch: HOS Warland Launched at Eastern Shipbuilding

Last month, Hornbeck Offshore’s multi-purpose supply vessel HOS Warland was launched from Eastern Shipbuilding’s Allanton shipyard near Panama

April 13, 2015
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Friday, April 10, 2015
vlgc bw prince
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BW LPG Orders New Gas Carriers

BW LPG Limited announced today new shipbuilding contracts have been signed with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) for four Very Large Gas

April 10, 2015
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Monday, April 6, 2015
SUDA 335-L3 liftboat
News

Triyards to Build AK Suda-Designed Liftboat and High Speed Aluminum Vessel

Singapore-based ship and rig building group Triyards Holdings Ltd announced today new orders worth approximately US$100 million comprising of a liftboat and

April 6, 2015
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Saturday, April 4, 2015
welding safety
News

Building Ships and Offshore Rigs in The Netherlands [GALLERY]

Amidst a crazy windstorm this week that briefly grounded a Maersk containership and delayed flights all along the coast of the North Sea, I had the

April 4, 2015
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015
rongsheng heavy industries shipyard shipbuilding
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China Rongsheng Reports Negative Revenue as Newbuild Orders Canceled

China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Ltd., the shipyard that has become symbolic of a credit glut gone wrong, said a spate of canceled orders led to

March 31, 2015
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Thursday, March 26, 2015
maersk line containership
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Maersk Line Orders Seven New Ships

Maersk Line announced today an order for seven new 3,600 TEU containerships from COSCO Shipyard in Zhoushan China as part of a 5 year, USD $15 billion newbuild

March 26, 2015
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Monday, March 23, 2015
Video: Irish Bulk Carrier Sideways Launched at Ferus Smit
Shipbuilding

Video: Irish Bulk Carrier Sideways Launched at Ferus Smit

The Ferus Smit yard in Westerbroek, Netherlands has marked the launch of the sixth and final general cargo/bulk carrier for Arklow Shipping of Arklow, Ireland.

March 23, 2015
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Thursday, March 12, 2015
star trek IV voyage home
Engineering News

DNV GL: Transparent Aluminum Isn’t Science Fiction

In the 1986 movie Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home, Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott went back in time, along with the rest of the Enterprise crew to capture a

March 12, 2015
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