Cape Shipping has contracted CSSC Beihai Shipbuilding for two VLCCs, featuring energy-saving designs and ammonia-ready capabilities, set for 2028 delivery.

In 2025, orders for alternative fuel vessels hit 275, showcasing strong interest in eco-friendly shipping despite global market challenges.

Containership orders reach a record 633 vessels in 2025, driven by Cosco and Hapag-Lloyd, with concerns over future supply-demand balance.

MPC Container Ships orders six 3,700-TEU vessels from Taizhou Sanfu, focusing on alternative fuels and emissions reduction technologies.

Trump enforces a blockade on Venezuelan oil tankers, citing national security and ties to terrorism, following the seizure of the M/T Skipper.

Hapag-Lloyd orders eight dual-fuel methanol containerships from CIMC Raffles, enhancing sustainability and efficiency in shipping.

China Cosco Shipping Group orders 87 vessels for $7 billion to modernize its fleet and enhance global supply chain stability.

Singapore-based Flex Box Shipping has confirmed an order for four 8,800-TEU containerships at South Korea's HD Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries, reported Singapore's Splash 247.

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GREEK shipowners signed contracts for 73 new vessels in the first half of 2025 - a sharp 58 per cent decrease from the 176 ships ordered during the same period last year, reports London's Riviera Maritime Media

SINGAPORE's X-Press Feeders has ordered six methanol-ready vessels at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS)as part of a fleet renewal strategy to deploy the right tonnage to its core trades

PANAMA's civil aviation authority has been ordered to apply 'retaliation measures' against Venezuela, though no further details were provided, reports Reuters

TAIWAN's Evergreen has confirmed some US$5 billion in 24 methanol dual-fuelled 16,000-TEUers from South Korean and Japanese yards, reports New York's Journal of Commerce

TAIWAN's Evergreen has confirmed some US$5 billion in 24 methanol dual-fuelled 16,000-TEUers from South Korean and Japanese yards, reports New York's Journal of Commerce

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TAMROTOR Marine Compressors (TMC) of Norway has received orders for 40 TMC SA 30 'Smart Air' compressors to be fitted on 20 Triple-E ships that are being built for Maersk Line by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.

DANISH shipping giant Maersk Line has signed a US

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TAIWAN's Evergreen has o 2,800-TEUers rdered ten 2,800-TEU class B-type ships from Japanese shipbuilder Imabari, after placing a similar order last month at CSBC back home.

Pakistan’s thermal coal importers will have to discharge all of their cargoes at Port Qasim from August, after the country’s Supreme Court banned the unloading of thermal coal at the nearby Karachi port, shipping sources said

MSC Cruises has ordered a fifth Meraviglia-class cruise ship, cut the steel for its fourth Meraviglia-class ship, laid the keel for MSC Grandiosa and floated out MSC Bellissima – all in one ceremony at the STX France shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France

Signalling a major commitment to tug fleet renewal, Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) has placed a 10-vessel order with Damen Shipyards Group, as part of the state-owned operator’s strategic shift from chartered in to owned tonnage.

Korean shipbuilders struggling to win new orders in the first quarter, but they remain confident of a turnaround as vessel prices rise. According to data from ClarksonResearch

Newbuilding orders have been on a high since the start of the New Year and with the Chinese New Year celebrations now upon us, many ship owners moved forward with plans to contract new orders in Chinese yards. As a result, the total ordering activity was up by 74% over the same week of last year, according to figures compiled by shipbroker Golden Destiny,

Cosco Group has signed shipbuilding contracts with China Shipbuilding Industry Co (CSIC) yesterday in Beijing for the construction of four VLCCs.

Vietsovpetro has signed a $200m contract with PetroVietnam Marine Shipyard to build drilling rig "Tam Dao 05” at

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding said it secured new shipbuilding orders of four 208,000 dot bulk carriers with options for two identical vessels. This is on top of the 13 option orders consisting five 82,000 dot bulk carriers, three 64,000 dot bulk carriers and five 10,000TEU containerships signed in Sep. Read more...

Amursky shipyard OJSC has good prospects with the growing backlog of orders, Viktor Ishaev,

CIMC Financial Leasing, the shipowning subsidiary of CIMC, entered into a shipbuilding contract with Jiangsu New

Cosco Shipping announced that the Hong Kong subsidiary of the company has ordered four 36,000dwt multipurpose vessels at Nantong-based

MASTERS of ships destined for US ports are required to immediately report any ill person aboard to the nearest quarantine station where the ship docks, according to a US Maritime Administration (MARAD) advisory.

Volstad Shipping AS has signed a contract with Tersan Shipyard in Turkey regarding building of a Subsea IMR and

Chinese shipbuilding companies have received 4.04m dwt new building orders during May, an increase of 73%, surpassing both South Korea and Japan for the

Iraq’s top shipping line is looking to expand and has been on a scouting mission to Korea. The vice minister of transport for Iraq visited Dae Sun Shipbuilding&Engineering of Korea this week

New orders at Chinese shipyards saw a 71-percent surge from a year ago during the first quarter, according to the China Association of the National

CHILEAN carrier Compania Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) has placed an order for seven vessels of 9,300 TEU to be built by Samsung Heavy Industries.

South Korea’s shipbuilding orders almost halved last year from a year before due to global weak demand, but

Hornbeck orders two more from EasternShipbuildingMarine LogIt exercised options to build two 302 ft x 64 ft x 26 ft HOSMAX310 Offshore Support Vessel at EasternShipbuildingGroup, Inc., Panama City, FL. Prior to the latest contract, HOS held a total of 24 options for HOSMAX 310 SVs. Eastern is now under...Hornbeck Signs with EasternShipbuildingfor Two OSV'sMarineLinkall 3 news articles »

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Containership orders are increasing at a dramatic rate, analysis from Braemar’s Seascope’s research division has revealed.

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Japan received orders for export ships totaling 274,970 gross tons in December, down 91.1 percent from the same month a year ago, according to figures released by the Japan Ship Exporters’ Association.

THERE is the risk of further delays to work to deepen the German port of Hamburg to allow it to accommodate larger container ships, after a German court ruled that plans to dredge the river Elbe in Hamburg must be improved before a stop order on the work is lifted.

DENMARK's shipping giant, Maersk Line, has confirmed earlier news that it has signed a contract for 10 of the world's biggest containerships - each 18,000 TEU - with an option to buy another 20 from Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering for delivery between 2013 to 2015.

Shipbuildingorders fall in H1China DailyBy Zheng Yangpeng ( chinadaily.com.cn). Comments() Print Mail Large Medium Small分享按钮 0. New orders received by China'sshipbuildersfell sharply in the first half of the year, according to data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.and more »

S.Koreanshipbuildingorders drops 58.6% through SeptemberGlobal TimesSouth Koreanshipbuildingorders dropped 58.6 percent for the first nine months of this year due to the persistent recession in the globalshipbuildingindustry, a government report showed Tuesday. New vessel orders won by the country's shipyards...and more »

FRENCH shipping giant CMA CGM has revealed it has ordered 10 new containerships, each with 15,000-TEU capacity, from China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC)

THE Port of Halifax says the Halterm Container Terminal is being fitted out with a super post-panamax ship-to-shore gantry crane along with associated lifting equipment and container yard gear from June 2020

KALMAR, part of Cargotec, has won a contract to supply 12 hybrid straddle carriers to DP World Southampton's container terminal in the UK

HAPAG-LLOYD and Evergreen Marine have put in separate requests to Asian yards for the construction of more than a dozen mega containerships worth a combined US$2

Montreal GazetteRoyal Caribbean orders third Quantum classshipUSA TODAYMake that three Quantum classshipsthat are on the way at Royal Caribbean. The line today announced it had signed a contract with Germany's Meyer Werft shipyard for a third vessel in the much-awaited new series that will begin debuting next year."We...Fire-shipcomebackNew York PostSisters credit crew for taking care of them during cruiseshipfireDayton Daily NewsAnother Quantum-classshipcoming up for Royal CaribbeanMiamiHerald.comBloomberg -Fairfaxtimes.comall 92 news articles »