Worldyards

	Worldyards.com is a powerful research tool placing unrivalled accuracy and functionality at the fingertips of the maritime community. Worldyards is a web-based information and analytical system contains commercial and technical information about active merchant shipbuilding universe. As of today, the on-line system covers 154 shipbuilders in 28 countries, 259 beneficial owners with vessels on order, 2469 orders of merchant vessels, 234 conversions, 9442 vessel designs (for existing and newbuilding vessels), 132 design houses and 7994 shipping/shipbuilding news entries. The Worldyards' team rigorously verifies and tracks changes of newbuilding orders and shipbuilder capacity directly through first hand contact with the yards and owners.
In a single login, the members can :
- Obtain accurate information on a shipbuilder's history, facilities, track record, corporate structure, standard designs, orderbook as well as practical information, such as layouts of and travel tips for getting to the shipyards in question.
- See technical and commercial details of vessels that are on order as well as view and track contract details, re-sales, delivery, sales and demolition.
- Access vital statistics, such as orderbook/existing fleet ratios, age profiles of the fleet, delivery schedules, rankings of shipbuilders/shipbuilding nations.
- Of particular interest are the statistics tracking changes to the orderbook / fleet, such as terminations, rescheduling, and slippage.
- Capture the annual capacity of individual shipbuilders in the world's first ever scientifically quantitative forecast of shipbuilding capacity.
Worldyards subscribers include the largest and most prominent ship-owners, oil companies, shipbuilders, class societies, shipbrokers, shipping banks, shipping funds, equipment makers and consulting firms. As an independent enterprise, Worldyards.com Pte Ltd regularly conducts research consultancy for clients in the areas of delivery projections, credit analysis, supply/demand, offshore fabrication and ship repair.

11-Aug-2019, Four Tanker Orders made to Daehan Shipbuilding Company (DHSC)

South Korea\'s Daehan Shipbuilding Company has signed a total of four shipbuilding contracts with two of Greece\'s top class buyers, Minerva Marine Inc. and Enesel S.A., on the 14th and 15th of May, r...

01-Aug-2019, Three Shipbuilders form Joint Venture and Commence Business Operations

Jiangsu Yangzi-Mitsui Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a shipbuilding joint venture has been established by the powers of three shipyards: Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., in partnership with Mitsui & Co., L...

26-Jul-2019, "Nikolay Urvantsev" as one of DSME's newest icebreaking LNG carriers for Yamal Project

Newly-built ship by DSME had its naming ceremony last July 18. Named as �Nikolay Urvantsev�, the said newbuilding is an icebreaking LNG carrier collaboratively ordered by Japanese and Chinese compani...

25-Jul-2019, Fourth suezmax "Monte Ulia" delivered to Ibaizabal Group

Ibaizabal Group received their fourth Suezmax tanker from compatriot shipbuilder Navantia in a christening and delivery ceremony last July 10. The "Monte Ulia", the name of the 156,000 dwt vessel, is ...

24-Jul-2019, Ocean Yield's 15-year charter also marks addition of a VLCC newbuild

Nissos Antiparos, a newly built 339,000-cbm VLCC vessel, has been delivered by Hyundai Heavy Industries to the Norwegian shipping company Ocean Yield. The said vessel is the last one out of four VLCCs...

17-Jul-2019, Keel Laid by NASSCO for Matson�s second new ConRo vessel

Matsonia, a Kanaloa-class combination container, roll-on/roll-off (ConRo) vessel of the shipping company Matson, had its keel laying ceremony for its Hull 602 in San Diego last July 17, 2019 commenced...

12-Jul-2019, Two plus two Aframax orders at Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry signed by Union Maritime

Union Maritime, a UK-based ship owner, signs a contract in Shanghai with Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry (Zhoushan), indicating an order placement of two plus two 113,000 dwt aframax oil tankers. The t...

11-Jul-2019, K Line announces delivery of 'Corona' Series Coal Carrier

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has taken delivery of "Corona Dynamic". The 91,000 dwt-type special coal handed over from Oshima Shipbuilding on July 11. The vessel is of the same type as K Line's spec...

04-Jul-2019, ONE takes delivery of seventh Magenta Ship

Ocean Network Express (ONE), a joint venture of Japanese shipping companies Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, has taken delivery of the 14,000 TEU containe...

04-Jul-2019, Samsung Heavy delivers "MSC Gulsun"

Samsung Heavy Industries delivered the world's largest containership to Swiss Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). Samsung Heavy Industries said that the unit is the first from a batch of six 23,000 ...

27-Jun-2019, CSIC and CSSC confirm merger plan

China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) and China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) have officially confirmed their intentions to merge. The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administratio...

24-Jun-2019, Meyer Werft delivers new cruise ship to Saga

Meyer Werft has delivered "Spirit of Discovery" Saga Cruises. With a tonnage measurement of 58,250GT, Spirit of Discovery features an eco-friendly and resource-conserving design. It is fitted with Sie...

19-Jun-2019, Frontline orders two LR2 newbuildings

Frontline Ltd. has ordered two LR2 newbuildings from Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding and expected to be delivered in January 2021 and March 2021. This is in addition to the Company's recent acquisiti...

13-Jun-2019, Hyundai Mipo seals feeder containership orders

An order for two feeder containerships has been made to Hyundai Mipo Dockyard. The contract signed is said to be worth KRW 82.7 billion (USD 71.2 million). Hyundai Mipo's stock exchange filing reports...

12-Jun-2019, Oshima Shipbuilding and DNV GL team up on low-emission bulker designs

Oshima Shipbuilding and classification society DNV GL have joined forces to develop new low-emission bulk carrier designs. They develop the "Oshima Ultramax 2030", a ship that would have the Energy Ef...

11-Jun-2019, Berge Bulk takes delivery of "Berge Mafadi"

Berge Bulk has taken delivery of the second 300,000DWT very large ore carrier (VLOC) in a series from Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI). The newbuild "Berge Mafadi" has an LOA of 327 metres, a be...

10-Jun-2019, Sovcomflot and Gazprom Neft agree to cooperate on LNG Fuel Bunkering

Sovcomflot Group and Gazprom Neft Marine Bunker have signed a cooperation agreement regarding the implementation of projects for bunkering ships with LNG fuel. The LNG bunkering correspond with the st...

05-Jun-2019, Samsung Heavy wins deal for two more LNG carriers

Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has received an order for the construction of two liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers. The ships was ordered by an undisclosed shipowner from Bermuda. the newbuilds are...

05-Jun-2019, LR approves innovative low-carbon VLCC design

Lloyd's Register has awarded approval in principle (AiP) to a Hyundai Heavy Industries "eco tanker" design for a VLCC capable of combining volatile organic compounds (VOC) recovered from the cargo tan...

24-May-2019, Owner of LNG carrier pair tipped to be Dynagas

The party behind the contract for two 180,000 cbm LNG carriers ordered at Hyundai Heavy Industries is tipped to be Dynagas Holdings. Last June 5 HHI said it received an order worth USD 390 million, wi...