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 237 shipbuilders in 25 countries, 650 beneficial owners with vessels on order, 5101 orders of merchant vessels, 307 conversions, 8821 vessel designs (for existing and newbuilding vessels), 128 design houses and 5880 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.

22-Jul-2014, Seatrade Orders Two Containership Orders at Yangfan

Dutch shipowner, Seatrade Group announces the company has signed shipbuilding contracts with Chinese shipbuilder, Yangfan Group, for the construction and delivery of two units of 2,200teu containershi...

21-Jul-2014, Sinochem Signs Chemical Tanker Quartet at Jiangsu Hantong

Sinochem Shipping, a subsidiary under the Hong Kong-registered Sinochem Group, is understood to have place an order of four units of 36,000dwt Chemical Tankers at domestic shipbuilder, Jiangsu Hantong...

14-Jul-2014, Norwegian Cruise Line Orders Two New Cruise Ships at Meyer Werft

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) announces thhat the company has contracted Germany shipbuilder, Meyer Werft for the construction and delivery of two new Breakaway-Plus class cruise ships for a reported to...

11-Jul-2014, China COSCO Signs Eight at Chengxi and Two at Shanhaiguan

China COSCO Holdings announces the company has signed shipbuilding contracts with two domestic shipbuilders for a total of ten nights of bulk carriers. The first batch of orders were placed at Chengxi...

10-Jul-2014, Guangzhou Shipyard to Build Semi-submersible vessel for COSCOL

COSCO Shipping Co. Ltd. (COSCOL) announces the company has contracted to build a 90,000dwt semi-submersible heavy lift cargo ship at Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) for delivery in the fourth q...

08-Jul-2014, DSME Scores Newbuilding Contracts for Nine LNG Carriers

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. (DSME) is reported to have won shipbuilding contracts for nine units of ice-class Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Carriers that worth approximately USD2.8...

05-Jul-2014, Polish Steamship Signs Handysize Quartet at Yangfan Group

Polish Steamship is reported to have contracted four units of 38,500dwt handysize bulkers at Chinese shipbuilder, Yangfan Group. The vessels will be built at Yangfan's facility at Zhoushan, classed by...

01-Jul-2014, Korea Line Signs Ultramax Bulkers at Yangfan Group

Korea Line is reported to have contracted two units of 64,000dwt Ultramax Bulkers at Chinese shipbuilder, Yangfan Group. It is understood the contract includes options to build further two units of sa...

01-Jul-2014, Oldendorff Adds Two Capesizes at Jiangsu Hantong

Oldendorff Carriers is reported to have declared the options for two additional units of 208,000dwt capesize bulkers that the company holds at Jiangsu Hantong recently. The two newly declared options,...

30-Jun-2014, STX Dalian's woes mount as affiliates file for bankruptcy

Six affiliate companies of STX Dalian Group, the largest wholly foreign-funded shipbuilding company in China, have sought bankruptcy reorganization proceedings, a court in Dalian city of northeast Chi...

30-Jun-2014, Hudong-Zhonghua Secures LNG Quartet From BG Group

Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding is reported to have signed a shipbuilding contract with British company, BG Group, for the construction of four units of 174,000cbm LNG carriers. It is understood the par...

30-Jun-2014, Hyundai Mipo Bags Product/ Chemical Tankers from Alterna Capital Partners

Korean shipbuilder, Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, has announced the signing of shipbuilding contracts for six units of 25,000dwt Product/ Chemical Tankers. The contract value for the vessels is approximately...

30-Jun-2014, Fukuoka Signs Chemical Tanker Pair with Greathorse Shipping

Fukuoka Shipbuilding is reported to have received shipbuilding contracts for two units of 25,000dwt Chemical Tankers from Shanghai-based Greathorse Shipping. The two vessels are scheduled for delivery...

27-Jun-2014, Sungdong Wins Capesize Bulker from Teh-Hu

Korean shipbuilder announces the company has received a shipbuilding contract from a Hong Kong-based shipowner on 27 June for the construction and delivery of one unit of 180,000dwt capesize bulker an...

26-Jun-2014, GTT receives notification from SHI for two LNG carriers

Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) announced to have received the notification of two LNG carriers which will be built by the Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for GasLog, a Monaco-based s...

23-Jun-2014, MAN propulsion system for new Gefo tanker

MAN Diesel & Turbo has supplied a complete propulsion system comprising a 7L32/44CR engine, Renk gears and an Alpha adjustable CP propeller for an ultra-modern chemical tanker operated by Gefo Gesells...

23-Jun-2014, Doosan Engines delivers first dual-fuel low-speed ME-GI engine to NASSCO

On 3 June, Doosan Engine successfully completed the trial run for the first dual-fuel low-speed engine for the two 3,100-TEU containerships ordered by TOTE, the American marine transportation company....

19-Jun-2014, Capital Ship Management looking at LNG-fuelled Ultra-Large Container Ships (ULCS)

Capital Ship Management Corporation has started working with the Lloyd’s Register (LR) and DSME on developing LNG-fuelled Ultra-Large Container Ships (ULCS). Capital Ship Management Corporation and p...

19-Jun-2014, Jiangnan Shipyard Inks Panamax Bulkers with China Cosco

Jiangnan Shipyard announces the company has entered into shipbuilding contract with Cosco Bulk on 13 June for the construction and delivery of two units of 78,000dwt Panamax Bulkers for delivery in Se...

18-Jun-2014, Yangzijiang Wins Newbuilding Contracts for Four VLOCs from Fortescue Metal Group

Singapore Stock Exhange (SGX) listed Yangzijiang Shipbuilding announces the company has shipbuilding contracts from an Australian ship owner for the construction of four units of 260,000DWT very large...