Shipbuilding

Volume of green ships sailing up by 12%

The number of eco-friendly vessels on operation or order reaches 8,542 in total as of early August 2024, up by 12% year-on-year. DNV has recently reports that scrubber-fitted vessels (5,396 units) make up the majority of the growing ..

News > Shipbuilding > 2024-09-09 09:22:06

NB investment remains viable despite high ship prices

Despite the rising costs of shipbuilding, many leading shipping companies and ship owners remain optimistic about new investments. At the recent TradeWinds Shipowners Forum in Hamburg, Germany, Rolf Habben Jansen, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd,..

News > Shipbuilding > 2024-09-09 09:20:42

DNV okays Avikus' autonomous ship tech

Avikus, a leading innovator in autonomous navigation technology, and DNV, the world’s leading classification society, have officially announced their collaboration on the development and approval of autonomous vessel systems. The ..

News > Shipbuilding > 2024-09-09 09:18:08

Peninsula orders 2 LNGBVs from HD Hyundai Mipo

Peninsula, a bunker supply company, is reportedly linked to a new order for two large-sized LNG bunkering vessels (LNGBVs) recently placed at HD Hyundai Group’s shipyard in South Korea. On September 5, HD Korea Shipbuilding &am..

News > Shipbuilding > 2024-09-09 09:16:37

Chinese shipyards secure 14 newbuilds

Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding and Guangzhou Shipyard International Co., Ltd (GSI) won contracts for 14 newbuilds from three different international shipping owners. According to industry and foreign sources, boxships, heavy-lift vess..

News > Shipbuilding > 2024-09-09 09:14:12

Chengxi completes five rotor sails

Chinese shipbuilding industry has recently succeeded in manufacturing wind-assisted propulsion system 'rotor sail' for very large ore carrier (VLOC). Chengxi Shipyard, an affiliate of China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), rep..

News > Shipbuilding > 2024-09-09 09:10:41

LPG dual-fueled VLGC named at Japan

A naming ceremony was held on September 4 at the Sakaide Works (Kagawa Prefecture) of Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. for a very large gas carrier (VLGC) for Astomos Energy Corporation, the world's pre-eminent LPG company. This is As..

News > Shipbuilding > 2024-09-09 09:04:23

Korea's NB market share sluggish

In August, 106 newbuild vessels of a combined 3.87m cgt were reported ordered globally, up 27% year-on-year in cgt terms. By country, last month, China almost monopolized the new order sales market by securing as much as 90% shares (..

News > Shipbuilding > 2024-09-06 09:36:23

SHI certified for 'ISO 31000:2018'

Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has become the first company in the shipbuilding industry to pass the certification test for 'ISO 31000' risk management, and earned an assurance certificate from Lloyd's Register Quality Assur..

News > Shipbuilding > 2024-09-06 09:34:20

HD KSOE EcoPhin teams up with Amogy

At SMM Hamburg 2024, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering EP Division (HD KSOE EcoPhin), a total solution provider for sustainable and future eco-friendly propulsion system, and Amogy, a provider of mature, scalable, and eff..

News > Shipbuilding > 2024-09-06 09:32:19