4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (183+ words) French based shipowner Compagnie Maritime Nantaise, has announced their order for construction of a new hybrid-powered RoRo vessel combining conventional mechanical propulsion and wind-assisted propulsion, dedicated to the maritime transportation of cargoes for the space industry. The shipowner informs that…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (149+ words) Wuhu Shipyard announced in its social media that during the SMM 2026 exhibition in Hamburg has signed an MOU with German shipowner SAL Heavy Lift for 5 × 14,600 DWT multi-purpose heavy lift vessels. Three of the first batch of five vessels have been…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (224+ words) New York-listed owner of VLGCs Dorian LPG has entered into an agreement with Hanwha Ocean to build three 90,000 cbm dual-fuel panamax VLGCs for delivery in June, September, and December of 2030 for a total price of approximately $345m. The very large gas…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (106+ words) The call for greater collaboration came during the inaugural China-Europe Maritime Summit at SMM 2026, jointly organized by the China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry (CANSI), the German Shipowners’ Association (VDR) and DNV. The summit brought together leaders from two…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (249+ words) Taiwan’s Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation is continuing to pursue its strategic fleet optimization plan, reporting the order of six 13,000 TEU class LNG dual-fuel container vessels from Hanwha Ocean. The contract was signed by Dr. Chuck Tsai, chairman of Yang…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (295+ words) Evangelos Marinakis-controlled Capital Tankers has secured from Capital Maritime & Trading Corp. (Capital Maritime) a portfolio of 13 acquisition options at shipbuilding contract price (optional fleet), comprising 11 VLCCs under construction at Hengli Shipbuilding and two suezmax tankers under construction at HD Hyundai…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (134+ words) On August 27, Winning International Group and CSSC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding officially signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on shipbuilding and ship repair cooperation in Qingdao, China. The agreement builds on the early delivery of Winning Ambition and Winning Brave, the…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago   (283+ words) Four shipowners from Sweden, Norway, and Canada have ordered four new VINGA product tankers in China, expanding the Furetank-developed vessel series to 26 ships. Two of the vessels will be owned by FureBear, a joint venture between Canadian Algoma Central Corporation…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (181+ words) The Varna based IHB Shipping has announced that a Steel Cutting Ceremony was held yesterday at New Dayang Shipbuilding in China for the first of three new Ultramax bulk carriers forming part of their fleet renewal initiative. During the ceremony…...

3+ week, 11+ hour ago   (255+ words) Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison Holdings Limited commenced international arbitration proceedings against Panama, escalating a dispute between the parties after Panama’s takeover of the Panama Ports Company (PPC) port terminals in Panama. CK Hutchison accuses Panama over breaches of an investment…...