Singapore-based Fast Offshore Supply (FOS) has placed a contract with Australian naval architecture firm Incat Crowther to design a fleet of ten fast crew vessels for operations supporting Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP). The vessels will each measure 55m in length and are designed to DP2 dynamic…

New Zealand has taken a new step towards replacing its ageing frontline warships, with the government formally narrowing its focus to two existing frigate designs as it seeks to modernise the New Zealand Navy while limiting cost and programme risk. Defence Minister Mr Chris Penk said the New Zealand…

US towage operator Bay Towing said it has signed a contract with Sterling Shipyard of the US to build a new high‑performance escort tug. The type Z‑Tech 30‑85 tug is based on a design by Canadian naval architect Robert Allan Ltd. Contract value and delivery date were not disclosed. The tug will have…

Malaysia’s Government has signed a final contract with Turkey’s Desan Shipyard to build a second multi-purpose mission/patrol ship for the Malaysian Coast Guard. Turkey’s Ministry of Home Affairs said the contract is valued at USD 83.75 million. The new vessel will be built to the same design as the…

South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean said it has won a contract worth just over USD 250 million to build one LNG carrier for an unnamed European shipowner. Hanwha Ocean said in a statement to the Korean stock market the vessel is scheduled for delivery by June 15th, 2029, but gave no more details…

Brokers say London-based shipping company Zodiac Maritime is believed to be behind an order placed with South Korean yard Hanwha Ocean to build three very large ammonia carriers (VLACs). The yard had announced the USD 344 million order but identified the customer only as an unnamed African shipowner…

South Korea’s HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering said its subsidiary HD Hyundai Samho has won an order valued at about USD 508 million for construction of two LNG carriers for an unnamed shipowner in North America. The contract was signed on May 12th, the yard said in a statement to the…

South Korean yard HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has won orders to build two large LPG carriers, as strong demand continues in the very large gas carrier market. The yard’s parent HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering said the two vessels were ordered by an Oceania-based shipping company under…

South Korean yard HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has won contracts to build six container ships for an Asian shipping company, in a deal valued at USD 1.221 billion as appetite for new boxship capacity persists despite uncertainty caused by the US/Iran war. The identity of the buyer was not disclosed,…

China’s Jianglong Shipbuilding said it has won a contract worth about USD 18.4 million to build two offshore maintenance vessels for customer Junan Shipping and Singapore General Marine, marking a further step into the international high-end offshore vessel market by the yard. The vessels, each…

Brokers say Japanese yard Saiki Heavy Industries has won an order to build three bulk carriers of about 40,000 dwt for Taiwan’s Wisdom Marine Group. The deal forms part of Wisdom Marine’s wider plan to build a series of six vessels of the same size, brokers said. The first of the newly ordered ships…

India’s Cochin Shipyard said its wholly owned subsidiary Udupi Cochin Shipyard has won an order from an Indian customer to build four harbour tugs, adding to a growing order book for smaller work vessels. The contract was won from Ocean Sparkle Ltd, a marine services company owned by India’s Adani…

Hong Kong-based shipbuilder Cheoy Lee Shipyards has won a contract for a new series of battery‑electric ship assist tugs based on a design by Canadian naval architect Robert Allan Ltd. Robert Allan Ltd said it has won a contract for the design of the AmpRA 2900‑CL class, a battery‑electric tug…

China’s Chishan Group’s Shandong Fuerdon shipyard, which has recently resumed operations following a restructuring and investment programme, has won an order for an undisclosed freighter type from a newly-established Chinese shipping company. The buyer was described as a Chinese start‑up shipping…

Chinese yard Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery (ZPMC) has won a final contract to build a self‑propelled subsea cable‑laying vessel for Chinese customer Pioneer Maritime Technology (Shanghai). Pioneer Maritime confirmed the order in an announcement of the result of a competitive tender to build the…

​Brokers say Greek owner Cape Shipping has placed orders for Newcastlemax bulk carriers at Chinese yard Panjin Dajin, part of Dajin Heavy Industry. The size of the vessels was described as Newcastlemax, typically among the largest class of bulk carriers, although no dimensions or capacity details in…

Chinese yard Dajin Heavy Industry said it has won a contract worth about USD 153 million to build two large bulk carriers for a Greek shipowner, marking the yard’s latest move into ocean‑going ship construction. The customer was unnamed, identified only as a subsidiary of a leading Greek shipping…

​Spanish yard Navantia has proposed building a new frigate for Thailand entirely in Thailand as part of a plan that includes a technology transfer programme aimed at boosting the Asian country’s shipbuilding capabilities. Navantia is one of eleven yards invited by Thailand to send proposals to build…