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Shipbuilding news: newbuilding orders, shipyard deliveries, vessel designs and orderbook trends from yards worldwide.
Washington’s 60-day Jones Act waiver reopens debate over US cabotage law as the domestic oceangoing fleet shrinks to 93 ships, down from 434 in 1950.
Cadeler’s new Wind Ace and Deme’s Norse Wind and Norse Energi are entering service as owners race to secure vessels ahead of an expected offshore wind supply crunch.
ADNOC L&S and MISC have booked new LNG carriers at Jiangnan and Hudong-Zhonghua, extending a wave of gas-carrier ordering at China’s dominant LNG shipyards.
A goal-based IMO framework for autonomous ships took effect July 1, 2026, as remotely operated vessels move from trials into revenue-generating subsea work.
Greek owners ordered 102 new vessels worth $10.1 billion in Q1 2026, a 3.6-fold jump, led by a record tanker and gas-carrier newbuild wave.
Chinese shipbuilder Hengli Heavy Industries booked 207 vessel orders in the first half of 2026 alone — an all-time record for a single yard.
