China delivered its first intelligent very large crude carrier (VLCC) in Dalian, northeast Liaoning Province, on Saturday. The VLCC, named New Journey, is also the worlds first smart VLCC with a loading capacity of 308,000 tons. Its more th

The global first intelligent No.82 VLCC (308,000 DWT), constructed for China Merchants Steamship (CMES) by DSIC delivered successfully on June 22, 2019 in Dalian. Captain Xie, the Chairman of DMES named the ship New Journey. During sea tria

Chinas first large-scale, domestically designed and independently built woodchip carrier has been successfully delivered to its client. The 64,000-ton vessel, called MATER, is manufactured by Chengxi Shipyard Co Ltd in Jiangyin city, East C

China launched a new deep-ocean scientific research ship, the Dongfanghong No. 3, from Shanghais Jiangnan Shipyard on Thursday. The 103-meter-long, 18-meter-wide research ship with a displacement of 5,800 tons has a maximum speed of 15 knot

Chinese shipyards seem to be dominating the current global ship repair industry, with eight ranking among the worlds top 10 ship repairers in business volume this year, according to the latest data from authoritative global research firm Cl

The China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), the nations largest shipbuilder, will build Chinas first luxury cruise ship, which is expected to begin operations as early as 2021, said a report in SCMP. Chinas first domestically built luxury cru

Chinas shipbuilding capacity utilization retreated in the first quarter of 2019 due to a sluggish global market, data from China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry (CANSI) showed. In the first three months, CCI, a monitoring

From refitting and import, to manufacturing and export, Chinas shipbuilding capacity has surged over the past few decades. The industry is rapidly closing the gap with other powers, providing the solid foundation for the navys leapfrog deve

China will acquire more smart shipbuilding technologies, particularly in areas such as the development of new generation liquefied natural gas carriers, internet-connected and high-efficiency manufacturing in its shipyards between 2019 and

A shipbuilding company in Yantai City of east Chinas Shandong Province has grown from a small tugboat maker for inland waters into a global industry giant providing high-quality offshore equipment including the worlds most advanced semi-sub

Chinese shipbuilders Chinese shipbuilders took the top spot worldwide in terms of new orders in the first quarter of the year 2019. A report in Yonhap quoted data compiled by industry tracker Clarkson Research Institute that said the local

Frances Total and Guanghui Energy, a China-based company, principally engaged in the natural gas and coal business, have signed a long-term sale and purchase agreement (SPA) for the supply of 0.7 million tonnes per year of liquefied natural

Chinese shipbuilder Jiangsu Wuxi Shipyard delivered the ship-assist tug Lima, a Robert Allan RAmparts 2400-W design to TRAMARSA, a maritime and port operations company in Peru. The new vessel is named after the Lima Civilization, which was

Guangdong Maritime Safety Administration signed a contract for Chinas first 10,000 ton-class maritime patrol vessel on Tuesday, which experts said could sail the high seas and provide assistance to Chinese and foreign ships in need. Under t

Rodolphe Saad, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, signed today two strategic agreements with Lei Fanpei, Chairman of the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), in the p