Shipbuilding

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

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

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.

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

Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin paid a visit to Baltic Shipyard (Baltiysky Zavod) today to witness the progress being made on two nuclear

China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Ltd., once the country’s largest private shipyard, said it will not proceed with a proposed warrant sale

The high spec offshore construction vessel Viking Neptun was delivered last month to Norwegian shipowner Eidesvik from Kleven Verft in Ulsteinvik, Norway. The

Tokyo-based Astomos Energy Corp has placed an order today with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) for a very large liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier.  This

On February 21, 2015, the multi-purpose cargo carrier Nordana Sky was launched from Ferus Smit Shipyard in Leer, Germany.  The Nordana Sky is the first

Seventeen months after steel was first cut at Nordic Yards, the naming ceremony for two identical ice-breaking rescue and salvage vessels has taken place

South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world's largest shipbuilder, has reported operating loss of KRW 3.25 trillion in 2014, or about USD $2.96

Sembcorp Marine said it is in talks with Sete Brasil over delayed payments worth millions of dollars on orders that the Brazilian company has placed with the

British shipyard Cammell Laird announced today the award of a multi-million pound new-build ferry contract from the Northern Ireland Executive. The Birkenhead

13 months after placing an order for twenty Capesize bulk carriers, Scorpio Bulkers is modifying their order and instead swapping out three of their Capes for

Technip’s deepwater pipelay and heavy lift vessel Global 1200 entered the drydock at Damen Ship Repair Rotterdam (DSR) last month for a major upgrade,

Royal Caribbean has announced that the first steel has been cut for the fourth Oasis-class ship, marking the official start of construction for the next

Unlike the United States, Russia is making an focused effort to ensure their natural resources are being shipped aboard Russian-flagged and Russian-crewed

UAE rig builder Lamprell says they have completed construction on the LeTourneau Super 116E (Enhanced) Class-design jack-up rig Jindal Pioneer.  The shipyard

Japanese shipyard Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and their joint venture partner Imabari Shipbuilding received an order today from Mitsui & Co.,

Japan Marine United Corp., Japan’s No. 2 shipbuilder, said demand for offshore supply and support vessels has stalled after crude oil plunged to a six-year