Shipbuilding

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


Monday, May 20, 2013
Kingfish Cancels 11 Tanker Order at OSX Brasil’s Açu Shipyard
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Kingfish Cancels 11 Tanker Order at OSX Brasil’s Açu Shipyard

11-tanker order cancelled as OSX scales back construction of its shipyard at the Açu port

May 20, 2013
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
Gas Carriers Seen Expanding Share of Shipbuilding – Clarkson
Shipbuilding

Gas Carriers Seen Expanding Share of Shipbuilding – Clarkson

Gas carriers accounted for the highest share of total shipping investment last year since 2005, according to Clarkson Plc, the world’s largest

May 16, 2013
Total Views: 43

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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines to Order Sayaendo-Class LNG Carrier from Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) announced today an agreement with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, to build a Sayaendo-series liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier.

May 16, 2013
Total Views: 94

d'amico
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d’Amico Exercises Option for Pair of Eco-Product Tankers from HMD

d’Amico International Shipping S.A. (Borsa Italiana: DIS), announced today that it has exercised its option to purchase two additional 50,000 DWT

May 16, 2013
Total Views: 40

Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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Zhejiang Delivers 2nd of 12 Ulstein PSVs to Seatankers [UPDATED]

Zhejiang shipyard has delivered the PSV Sea Flyer, the first of 12 Ulstein PX105 PSVs ordered by Seatankers

May 15, 2013
Total Views: 67

Tuesday, May 14, 2013
dsme shipyard pieter schelte
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Allseas’ Pieter Schelte Seen From Space

Allseas' monstrosity, the Pieter Schelte, is currently under construction at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) in Okpo,

May 14, 2013
Total Views: 70

Saturday, May 11, 2013
dsme crane barge engine
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Shipyard Photo of the Day: Anyone Need an Engine?

Former shipmate Christopher Dale took this photo the other day while working at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) in Okpo, Korea. The crane

May 11, 2013
Total Views: 221

Friday, May 10, 2013
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Chinese Shipyards Win Orders for Dozen Deltamarin-Designed Bulk Carriers

Naval architecture firm Deltamarin announced today a handful of orders for their B.Delta bulk carrier design, all to be built at Chinese shipyards.

May 10, 2013
Total Views: 105

Bollinger Delivers Crowley’s Newest Workhorse, the DP2 Ocean Sun
Shipbuilding

Bollinger Delivers Crowley’s Newest Workhorse, the DP2 Ocean Sun

Bollinger Shipyards on Friday said that it has delivered the Ocean Sun, the third of four Ocean Class tugs for Crowley Maritime Corporation and the first that

May 10, 2013
Total Views: 128

Hyundai Heavy Industries
Shipbuilding

HHI Ends China Slump with 18,400 TEU Containerships

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. failed for eight years to win ship orders from China. That ended when it pledged to build the world’s biggest container

May 10, 2013
Total Views: 87

Thursday, May 9, 2013
keppel
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An Inside-the-Shipyard Look at Keppel [IMAGES]

While in Singapore last month, I had the unique opportunity to tour Keppel FELS, one of the world’s most prolific and capable shipyards. Over the past

May 9, 2013
Total Views: 303

Wednesday, May 8, 2013
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Subsea 7 Signs Newbuild Order with HHI for Heavy Construction Vessel

Subsea 7 announced today that it has ordered a new DP3 heavy construction and flexible pipelay vessel from Hyundai Heavy Industries. Powered by six main

May 8, 2013
Total Views: 137

Tuesday, May 7, 2013
HHI Introduces Miniature Shipbuilding Robots
Shipbuilding

HHI Introduces Miniature Shipbuilding Robots

Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s largest shipbuilder (and also a leading industrial robot manufacturer), says it has developed miniature welding

May 7, 2013
Total Views: 143

U.S. Navy Internal Report Slams Contested LCS Program
Navy

U.S. Navy Internal Report Slams Contested LCS Program

U.S. Navy leaders were warned last year that a $37 billion program to build Littoral Combat Ships can’t meet its promised mission because the vessels

May 7, 2013
Total Views: 133

Monday, May 6, 2013
Hyundai to Build World’s Largest Container Ships for CSCL
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Hyundai to Build World’s Largest Container Ships for CSCL

CSCL orders five 18,400 teu containerships from

May 6, 2013
Total Views: 547

Technip’s New State-of-the-Art Pipelay Vessel, Deep Energy
Offshore

Technip’s New State-of-the-Art Pipelay Vessel, Deep Energy

Technip officially named its new state-of-the-art pipelay vessel during a ceremony on Friday at the Westcon Yard in Florø,

May 6, 2013
Total Views: 1370

Sunday, May 5, 2013
France Spurns Call To Take Over STX’s Saint-Nazaire Shipyard
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France Spurns Call To Take Over STX’s Saint-Nazaire Shipyard

France's government dismissed a call to nationalise the Saint-Nazaire

May 5, 2013
Total Views: 64

Friday, May 3, 2013
As Debt Problems Worsen, STX May Sell off Shipyards Worldwide
Finance

As Debt Problems Worsen, STX May Sell off Shipyards Worldwide

South Korea's STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co is considering the sale of shipyards in France, Finland and

May 3, 2013
Total Views: 61

Thursday, May 2, 2013
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SEACOR Orders Pair of VLGCs from Hyundai Heavy

After a $10.9 million loss in the first quarter this year, SEACOR Holdings’ (NYSE:CKH) Executive Chairman of the Board, Charles Fabrikant was justifiably

May 2, 2013
Total Views: 39

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1 Year-Old VLCC Bought for $74 Million, Heads Back to Yard for Conversion

In 2010, Teekay and their JV partner paid just under $100 million to order a newbuild VLCC, but since then quite a bit has changed in the crude tanker

May 2, 2013
Total Views: 287