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 147 shipbuilders in 28 countries, 242 beneficial owners with vessels on order, 2281 orders of merchant vessels, 226 conversions, 9442 vessel designs (for existing and newbuilding vessels), 132 design houses and 8061 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.

21-Jan-2020, 2020 Bulkers adds "Bulk Sydney" with 3-year charter

2020 Bulkers it took delivery of the sixth of the eight 208,000 dwt Newcastlemax newbuildings. The 224,100 cbm Capesize bulker was handed over to the company by China's New Times Shipbuilding. The ves...

16-Jan-2020, MISC, Samsung, LR and MAN join forces to develop ammonia-fuelled tanker project

The MISC, Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), Lloyd's Register (LR) and MAN Energy Solutions is working on a joint development project (JDP) for an ammonia-fueled tanker to support shipping's drive toward...

15-Jan-2020, Damen to develop shipbuilding facility in Bangladesh

Damen and Gentium Solutions have signed an agreement with Bangladesh's Ministry of Industries to develop shipbuilding and ship repair industry in Bangladesh. The facility is expected to have the capac...

15-Jan-2020, Grimaldi fleet welcomes third PCTC newbuild

Grande Houston, the third of seven Yangfan-built ships, has been delivered to Italian Grimaldi Group this January 15, 2020. This 65,255 GT pure car & truck carrier vessel (PCTC) will be a part of the ...

14-Jan-2020, Sinanju Tankers welcomes Marine Vicky, Singapore's 1st LNG-fueled bunker tanker

The 8,000 dwt newbuild Marine Vicky is Singapore's first LNG-powered bunker tanker and was delivered to its proprietor, Sinanju Tankers Holdings. Named last September 2019 and built at Keppel Nantong ...

13-Jan-2020, Marine Vicky delivered to Sinanju Tankers Holdings

On 13 January, Marine Vicky, Singapore's first LNG-fueled bunker tanker has been delivered to Sinanju Tankers Holdings. The 8,000 dwt newbuild was built at Keppel Nantong Shipyard in China. Featuring ...

13-Jan-2020, Tomini expands fleet with 3 New Ultramax Carriers

Dubai-based ship owner and operator Tomini Shipping adds to its fleet three new ultramax vessels Tomini Entity (63,500 DWT), Tomini Felicity (63,300 DWT) and Tomini Tenacity (63,601 DWT), which were a...

12-Jan-2020, Odfjell SE adds new fleet member Bow Odyssey

Odfjell SE takes delivery of the newbuild Bow Odyssey as its newest fleet addition. This is the third ship of four in the 49,000-dwt chemical tanker Hudong-class vessels series, known as "Hudong serie...

10-Jan-2020, Giant LNG bunker newbuild passes sea trials

Said to be the world's largest LNG bunker vessel, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines' 18,600 cbm newbuild completes its sea trials in China. The 135.5-meter-long ship will be operated by Total and will be named as G...

09-Jan-2020, CSMC receives newbuild tanker 'Aitolos'

Greece's oceangoing vessel operator Capital Ship Management Corp. (CSMC) welcomes the delivery of the eco-type crude oil tanker newbuild 'Aitolos', which is constructed by Daehan Shipbuilding Co., Ltd...

09-Jan-2020, New LNG Carrier joins Yamal LNG Project

LNG Merak, the second of four newbuilding carriers announced on June 2017, has held its naming ceremony this January 8 at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding yard courtesy of Japanese shipping company Mitsui...

06-Jan-2020, 2020 Bulkers welcomes fifth newbuild Bulk Shenzhen

Bulk Shenzhen has been received by Norwegian shipowner and operator 2020 Bulkers. China New Times Shipbuilding has taken the 223,000 cbm newbuild to the said owner as the fifth one out of eight 208,00...

27-Dec-2019, Matson Receives first Kanaloa Class ConRo from NASSCO

General Dynamics NASSCO has delivered its first Kanaloa Class container/roll-on, roll-off (con-ro) to U.S. based carrier Matson. Lurline, the ship delivered, is said to be the largest con-ro ship ev...

17-Dec-2019, AiP Granted to NS United Kaiun Kaisha & Imabari for LNG-Fueled Capesize joint project

Classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) gives a "go" to Japanese shipbuilders NS United Kaiun Kaisha & Imabari Shipbuilding Co.'s joint project by granting them an Approval in Principle (...

13-Dec-2019, Newly christened vista-class ship joins carnival cruise line fleet

Carnival Cruise Line has named the newest member of its fleet, Carnival Panorama. The naming ceremony was held on a ceremony on board the cruise ship and was done via Wheel of Fortune's Vanna White. B...

13-Dec-2019, Delivery of third LNG carrier for Cameron LNG project taken by Mitsui O.S.K

The155,000 cbm LNG carrier Marvel Pelican has been received by Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) from shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI). The 128,917 GT ship was named at KHI's Sakaide Shipya...

13-Dec-2019, Four VLCCs to be Built: China Shipbuilding Group and China Merchants Signs Contract

China Shipbuilding Group and China Merchants inks a contract for the construction of four VLCCs on December 3, 2019 as part of the signing ceremony of the China Shipping Group Co., Ltd. shipbuilding p...

10-Dec-2019, Fourth LNG-powered ship delivered to Containerships

Containerships Arctic has been delivered to Intra-European carrier and CMA CGM Group-subsidiary, Containerships. The 1,380-TEU ship is the fourth LNG-powered vessel delivered to the said company. The ...

09-Dec-2019, ABS allows AIP to Deltamarin and GTT for Dual-Fuel Newcastlemax

Classification society ABS has granted Approval in Principle (AIP) to Deltamarin and GTT for a dual-fuel Newcastlemax bulk carrier design. Deltamarin, GTT and ABS have been cooperating on the developm...

05-Dec-2019, AIP Awarded for the potentially largest containership: A 25,000 TEU LNG-fuelled design

DNV GL has awarded Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding an Approval in Principle (AIP) for the said Chinese shipbuilder's newest design, a 25,000 TEU LNG-fueled containership. This would be the world's larges...