Shipbuilding

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


Monday, June 9, 2014
RAstar 3000 tugboat robert allan
News

Bogazici Delivers CAT-Powered Amapola 1 Tug [IMAGES]

Turkish shipbuilder BOGAZICI A.S. recently delivered Amapola 1, the first Robert Allan Ltd. designed RAstar 3000 tug, to International Offshore Engineering and

June 9, 2014
Total Views: 388

Saturday, June 7, 2014
fcs 2610 damen
News

Damen Shipyards Expands Footprint in Offshore Crew Transfer Market

On 4 July, UK-based Rix Sea Shuttle will take delivery of their first ever Damen vessel – a Fast Crew Supplier 2610 – to support their growing involvement

June 7, 2014
Total Views: 56

Thursday, June 5, 2014
Vigor Delivers First Olympic-Class Ferry to Washington State
Shipbuilding

Vigor Delivers First Olympic-Class Ferry to Washington State

Vigor Fab has delivered the first of three planned Olympic-class, 144-car ferries to Washington State

June 5, 2014
Total Views: 88

Monday, June 2, 2014
Nordic American Offshore Initiates $100m IPO, Order for New PSVs
News

Nordic American Offshore Initiates $100m IPO, Order for New PSVs

Nordic American Offshore has announced plans to raise more than $100 million through its IPO that will help fund the purchase of at least two new platform

June 2, 2014
Total Views: 126

Talleres Navales del Golfo shipyard
News

Talleres Navales del Golfo Begins Construction of 22-Vessel Fleet for PEMEX

On 26 May, Talleres Navales del Golfo (TNG) shipyard laid the keel of a 31.5 meter, 50 ton bollard pull azimuth stern drive tugboat. This event marked the

June 2, 2014
Total Views: 30

Sunday, June 1, 2014
gravifloat lng terminal
News

Sembcorp Invests in Gravity-Based LNG Terminal Concept

Singapore-based shipbuilder Sembcorp Marine announced today a $4 million investment to acquire a 12 percent stake in GraviFloat AS, a Bergen-based firm that

June 1, 2014
Total Views: 155

Thursday, May 29, 2014
robert allan art 100-37 rotortug
News

ASL Shipyard to Support Prelude FLNG with New Tugs

Singapore-based ASL Shipyard Pte announced today the receipt of new shipbuilding contracts worth approximately S$91 million for the construction of three ART

May 29, 2014
Total Views: 213

Tuesday, May 27, 2014
greatdrill chaaya super 116 E jack up
News

Shelf Drilling Wins Long-Term Contracts Offshore Thailand

Shelf Drilling announced today their global fleet of 37 jack-up rigs will grow by two in conjunction with the recent award of a pair of 5-year offshore

May 27, 2014
Total Views: 73

Friday, May 23, 2014
PHOTOS: 3D Seismic Vessel Gets “Twin Fin” Propulsion Upgrade
Engineering News

PHOTOS: 3D Seismic Vessel Gets “Twin Fin” Propulsion Upgrade

In February 2014, the 3D Seismic Vessel ‘Polarcus Naila’ was at Damen Shipyard Group’s ship repair and conversion yard Shipdock Amsterdam for a 6-week

May 23, 2014
Total Views: 334

Thursday, May 22, 2014
MSC Cruises Places 1.4 Billion Euro Order at Fincantieri
Engineering News

MSC Cruises Places 1.4 Billion Euro Order at Fincantieri

  MSC Cruises has placed a landmark order at Fincantieri today to build two new state-of-the-art cruise ships at a price of 700 million euro each, plus

May 22, 2014
Total Views: 68

Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Prince of Wales Aircraft Carrier
Defense

British Navy Secretly Building 2000 Foot-Long Aircraft Carrier

The following images leaked by the Royal Navy on their Facebook page show the bow section of the Prince of Wales aircraft carrier currently under construction.

May 21, 2014
Total Views: 312

Freide & Goldman JU2000E jackup
News

Hercules Wins Charter from Maersk, Orders New F&G Jack-Up

On the back of winning a new 5+2 year charter from Maersk Oil and Gas, Hercules Offshore has placed an order today with Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Jurong

May 21, 2014
Total Views: 144

Monday, May 19, 2014
Kleven Launches Latest Eidesvik Construction Vessel
News

Kleven Launches Latest Eidesvik Construction Vessel

Kleven Shipyard’s build number 365, a SALT 301 OCV-design, was launched on 11 May 2014. The ship was designed by Salt Ship Design and mostly built in

May 19, 2014
Total Views: 38

Saturday, May 17, 2014
acu shipbuilding
Finance

Batista Shipbuilder OSX Offers To Pay Debt In 25 Years

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 16 (Reuters) – Brazil’s OSX Brasil SA , the bankrupt shipbuilder controlled by former billionaire Eike Batista, presented a

May 17, 2014
Total Views: 46

Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Petronas Considers FLNG Offtake With Latest Ship Order
Engines

Petronas Considers FLNG Offtake With Latest Ship Order

Malaysia’s Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has placed a newbuild order recently for a pair of ABS-classed ‘Moss-type’ LNG carriers from Hyundai

May 14, 2014
Total Views: 153

Friday, May 9, 2014
q-max lng carrier shipbuilding
News

GasLog Orders More LNG Carriers from Samsung

In an exchange filing today, Samsung Heavy Industries announced the winning of a KRW 419.5 billion ($410 million) order for two new LNG carriers. The other

May 9, 2014
Total Views: 71

stx oasis class cruise ship construction shipbuilding
Engineering News

Royal Caribbean Orders Fourth Oasis-Class Cruise Ship, World’s Biggest

OSLO, May 9 (Reuters) – Royal Caribbean, the world’s second-largest cruise operator, has ordered its fourth Oasis-class vessel, the world’s

May 9, 2014
Total Views: 63

Thursday, May 8, 2014
sanmar
News

Sanmar to Nearly Triple in Size with Start Up of New Turkish Shipyard

Sanmar, the Turkish tugboat builder/operator announced today an investment in new real estate across the sound in Altinova where they are currently building a

May 8, 2014
Total Views: 55

Finnish Government and Meyer Werft Considering Buying Turku Shipyard from STX
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Finnish Government and Meyer Werft Considering Buying Turku Shipyard from STX

The Finnish government said it had teamed up with German shipbuilder Meyer Werft to consider buying a troubled local shipyard from South Korea's STX Offshore &

May 8, 2014
Total Views: 70

evergas lng carrier wartsila
News

Sinopacific Wins Three More as Ocean Yield Enters the Gas Shipping Market

It’s been a solid week for Sinopacific Shipbuilding.  The Shanghai-based firm has gained five newbuild orders for new gas carriers, two from Danish

May 8, 2014
Total Views: 101