shipbuilding

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries says it has been awarded an order to build eight New-Panamax containerships for an undisclosed Asian owner.

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – There will be a 5.6% growth in container fleet capacity this year, according to scheduled newbuild deliveries of 1.49m

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has appointed a new chief executive officer after the resignation of the former CEO after forecasting another

By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — Samsung Heavy Industries Co. plunged the most on record in Seoul trading after forecasting surprise losses and announcing

By Nidhi Verma (Reuters) – Two of India’s state-owned oil refiners have issued tenders seeking to charter tankers for at least five years while giving

South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has announced that it has signed a $400 million contract to build an additional five Very Large Ore

More than 3,300 Canadians attended the unveiling of the first large vessel to built in Canada as part the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS) at Seaspan’s

French shipping company CMA CGM has signed shipbuilding contracts for its nine 22,000 TEU Ultra Large Container Vessels (ULCVs) with state-run China State

Global shipbuilder Vard has secured a contract for the design and construction of one expedition cruise ship from Australian cruise operator Coral Expeditions.

By Thomas Seal (Bloomberg) Britain will go ahead with the construction of a new generation of cut-price, multipurpose warships as it seeks to spur naval

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will buy five new frigates as part of a new shipbuilding strategy aimed at boosting the navy and exports following decades of

MUMBAI, Aug 11 (Reuters) – India’s Cochin Shipyard Ltd shares rose more than 20 percent on their trading debut on Friday after a $225 million

By Krystal Chia and Livia Yap (Bloomberg) — A recovery in demand for new bulk carriers has helped Singapore’s worst-performing stock in 2016 become its

SEOUL, July 30 (Reuters) – South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries Co has won a contract worth up to $600 million from Vitol, the world’s

By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI, July 25 (Reuters) – European shipbuilders’ dominance in the $117 billion passengership industry may come under threat as

By Jason Scott (Bloomberg) Australia wants more from its $68 billion investment in new ships and submarines than just a more capable navy.   With final

By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — The world’s two biggest shipbuilders reported profit and issued an improved outlook, indicating South

SINGAPORE, April 20 (Reuters) – Singapore’s Keppel Corp posted its first year-on-year rise in quarterly profits since early 2015, helped by

South Korea’s Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has singed a letter of intent (LOI) with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for the

Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) says it has reached basic agreements with other domestic shipbuilders on forming alliances in the