Wuhu Shipyard Strengthens Global Presence with 37,000 DWT Asphalt Carrier Launch

Wuhu Shipyard launched the world’s largest asphalt carrier, a 37,000 DWT vessel built for TEODOR SHIPPING of the UAE. The vessel features advanced cargo safety systems, green technologies, and intelligent design for efficient...

Nearly 96 Million Shares Issued as CMB.TECH Finalizes Golden Ocean Deal

CMB.TECH completed its $1 billion merger with Golden Ocean, issuing nearly 96 million new shares to Golden Ocean shareholders. Golden Ocean ceased trading on Nasdaq and Oslo Børs, with new CMB.TECH shares now...

CSL Launches Hybrid Vessel Flexvik to Support European Marine Construction

MV CSL Flexvik joins CSL’s fleet to strengthen marine construction and aggregate logistics across Europe. The 18,003 DWT hybrid vessel can transport a wide range of materials, from sand to heavy armour rock. ...

Record Containership Orders Spark Fears of Decade-Long Supply Overhang

The containership orderbook has reached a record high of 10.4 million TEU, which represents a 31.7% orderbook-to-fleet ratio, the highest since 2010. This surge in orders over the past 12 months is expected to...

Global Container Trade Resilient with Strong Intercontinental and Intra-regional Growth

Despite challenging trade conditions, global container volumes experienced steady growth in the first half of 2025. According to provisional data from Container Trades Statistics (CTS), worldwide full TEU volumes increased by 4.5% from January...

Drewry’s Equity Indices Reflect Mixed Fortunes Across Maritime Sectors

For the week ending August 15, 2025, the performance of Drewry's equity indices for the maritime industry was mixed. The port and LNG sectors saw minor gains, while the container, dry bulk, and tanker...

HD Hyundai Subsidiary Buys Vietnamese Firm to Bolster Green Ship Manufacturing

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE), a subsidiary of the Korean conglomerate HD Hyundai, has acquired Doosan Vina, a Vietnamese company owned by Doosan Enerbility, for 290 billion won ($207 million). The...

Seaspan’s Fleet Expansion Continues with New 9,000 TEU Vessels from China

Seaspan Corporation, a leading container ship lessor, has confirmed a new order for twelve 9,000 TEU container ships from China's Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, a unit of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). Valued at over $1.2...

Port of New Orleans Sees 2% Container Volume Increase, Driven by Import Growth

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has announced continued growth in cargo volumes and trade activity for the first half of 2025. This growth is driven by a rise in container imports and...

Deep-Sea ConRo Ships: Only Grimaldi Sticks with the Concept

Since 2023, only six new deep-sea Container-RoRo (ConRo) vessels have been delivered globally, and all of them were built for the Italian Grimaldi Group. This makes Grimaldi the sole major company to continue investing...