Latest News for: Shipyards

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Fujian Highton orders up to seven large MPP newbuildings as it targets 100-ship fleet

Tradewinds 12 Jan 2026
Chinese company is paying less than $43m each for the 62,000-dwt heavy-lift newbuilding ....
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Seacon steps into newcastlemax newbuilds with Qingdao Beihai deal

Splash24/7 12 Jan 2026
Seacon Shipping Group has moved deeper into the large bulker space, signing contracts for two 210,000 dwt newcastlemax newbuildings at Chinese state-run Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding ... Each ship will measure 300 m in length with a 50 m beam ... .
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Agricore taps Soho Chuangke for ultramax newbuilds

Splash24/7 12 Jan 2026
Fleet data from VesselsValue shows Agricore has sold over 10 vessels and acquired nearly 20 in recent years ... The shipyard operates under the Soho Chuangke name following its rebranding from Sainty Shipbuilding ... .
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Purus adds Samsung LNG newbuilds to expanding gas fleet

Splash24/7 12 Jan 2026
Purus has returned to South Korea for a fresh LNG carrier newbuilding deal, pressing ahead with the expansion of its gas fleet ... The owner has now been confirmed as Purus ... The ships will be fitted with the Mark III Flex membrane containment system ... .
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Eastern Pacific Shipping dives in with first LNG carrier orders

Tradewinds 12 Jan 2026
Company adds Chinese-built duo to 63-vessel gas shipping portfolio ....
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Alternative-fuelled vessel orders plummet by half in 2025 amid lower newbuilding numbers

Tradewinds 12 Jan 2026
Class society says the past year was shaped by ‘regulatory uncertainty and market recalibration’ ....
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China’s shipyards still lead the world, but US threats took a toll in 2025

South China Morning Post 09 Jan 2026
Chinese shipyards secured 35.4 million compensated gross tonnage (CGT) of new vessel orders last ...
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York County group hopes to expand new shuttle for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard workers

Journal Tribune 09 Jan 2026
Kimberly Engel, assistant transportation director of operations for York County Community Action Corporation, stands with the Shipyard Sprinter ...
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Bollinger Shipyards is building 4 polar icebreakers in Louisiana. Here’s how they do it.

Stars and Stripes 09 Jan 2026
(Tribune News Service) — Bollinger Shipyards has finalized a $2.1 billion contract with the U.S ... Coast Guard history,” Ben Bordelon, president and CEO of Bollinger Shipyards, said in a Dec ... From shipyard to sea trial.
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Splash Wrap: US incursion into Venezuela dominates coverage

Splash24/7 09 Jan 2026
The Trump administration on Wednesday announced it is withdrawing from 66 organisations, a mixture of NGOs and United Nations’ bodies ...Today, economics trumps everything else, and war is the default option, not diplomacy.” ... .
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RM1.8bil shipyard to be built in Melaka

The Star 09 Jan 2026
A RM1.8bil modern shipyard to be developed here in ...
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Melaka’s new RM1.8bil shipyard to be named after navigator Panglima Awang

The Star 08 Jan 2026
A RM1.8bil modern shipyard to be developed here will ...
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Melaka Forges Strategic Ties With Turkiye For RM1.8 Bln Shipyard Project

Malaysian National News Agency 08 Jan 2026
Melaka Forges Strategic Ties With Turkiye For RM1.8 Bln Shipyard Project ... of Malacca Shipyard’, a modern RM1.8 billion facility to be developed in the Melaka Waterfront Economic Zone.
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