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 164 shipbuilders in 28 countries, 366 beneficial owners with vessels on order, 2578 orders of merchant vessels, 249 conversions, 9440 vessel designs (for existing and newbuilding vessels), 132 design houses and 7885 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.

15-Oct-2018, Algoma cancels four newbuild contracts with Uljanik

Algoma Central Corporation has cancelled its remaining four new vessel construction contracts with the Croatian shipyard '3. Maj'. The cancellation notices have been sent to the shipyard as a result o...

15-Oct-2018, Uljanik cancels livestock carrier deal with Wellard

Construction of a new Wellard vessel has to stop after Croatian shipbuilder Uljanik cancelled its contract with the livestock exporter. The "Ocean Kelpie" was initially commissioned in March 2015, was...

28-Sep-2018, Hyundai Merchant Marine signs formal contracts for twenty mega containerships

Hyundai Merchant Marine signed the formal contracts for its twenty eco-friendly mega containerships with three shipyards - Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), Hyundai Heavy Industries (HH...

27-Sep-2018, Erik Thun takes delivery of third 18,000 Dwt LNG-fueled tanker

On 27 September, Erik Thun Group has taken delivery of "Thun Venern", a product/chemical tanker newbuilding. The 17,999 dwt ship was handed over to the company at AVIC Dingheng Shipbuilding. Featuring...

27-Sep-2018, Equinor inks deal for two newbuild shuttle tanker

Equinor has now entered into time charter contracts for two newbuilt shuttle tanker with the shipowner Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers AS. The shuttle tankers will be used to lift and carry the crude oil...

20-Sep-2018, Hyundai Mipo Dockyard wins ro-pax ship deal for local ferry firm

South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has won a new order for a cruise-type car ferry from domestic operator Seaworld Express Ferry for USD60.5 million. The new ship will be 170 meters in len...

18-Sep-2018, Imabari Shipbuilding held a naming ceremony for "YM Wellbeing"

Japan-based Imabari Shipbuilding held a naming ceremony for the new 14,000 TEU containership vessel YM Wellbeing on September 18, 2018. The containership giant is the 16th, 14,000 TEU vessel to join Y...

17-Sep-2018, Two newbuilds join COSCO Shipping Tanker

COSCO Shipping Tanker (Dalian) has taken delivery of two newbuilds this week. The 72,000 dwt "Lian Shan Hu" was delivered and christened at the terminal of Dalian Shipbuilding Industry. On the followi...

11-Sep-2018, New wood-chip carrier for Hokuetsu Corporation delivered

A new wood-chip carrier for Hokuetsu Corporation was delivered on September 11 at Oshima Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. in Saikai city, Nagasaki, Japan. NYK and Hokuetsu have a long-term contract for this vess...

11-Sep-2018, Ice-breaking LNG carrier for Yamal LNG Project named

A naming ceremony for an ice-breaking LNG carrier, jointly owned by Japan's MOL and China COSCO Shipping, was held on Tuesday at South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering. The name of t...

11-Sep-2018, Sovcomflot orders large-capacity tankers from Zvezda

Sovcomflot has signed a set of agreements with Rosneft, Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex and VEB Group, placing orders with Zvezda for a series of two next generation large-capacity aframax tankers. The ve...

04-Sep-2018, ESL Shipping takes delivery of second LNG-fueled bulker "Viikki"

ESL Shipping, an Aspo Group company, has taken delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueled bulkier "Viikki" from the Jinling shipyard in Nanjing, China. The 160-meter, LNG-fueled vessel of 25,600 d...

03-Sep-2018, Samsung Heavy Industries wins another shuttle tanker for AET

Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd won another 152,700 DWT suezmax-sized shuttle tanker from AET. The 152,700 DWT Suezmax vessel will be used for transporting oil from offshore fields to land-based ter...

30-Aug-2018, Rickmers, MarLink take feeder orders to 16 ships

MarLink Project Management has boosted its feeder ship order at Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding to 16 vessels, after booking 4 more 1,162 TEU ships. This arrangement began with orders for the first of the 1...

30-Aug-2018, Jiangnan Shipyard wins order for LNG carriers

Jiangnan Shipyard (Group), affiliated with the China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has won an order to build two LNG carriers. The contract is to build a contract to build two 79,800 cbm LNG carrier...

20-Aug-2018, ESL Shipping takes delivery of LNG-fueled bulk carrier "Haaga"

ESL Shipping has taken delivery of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueled bulk carrier named "Haaga" on 20 August. The 25,600 dwt bulk carrier is 160 meters long vessel generates less than 50% of the ca...

20-Aug-2018, GasLog Ltd places newbuilding orders at Samsung Heavy Industries

GasLog Ltd.is pleased to announce the signing of two new charter party agreements, each for a firm period of seven years, with a wholly owned subsidiary of Cheniere Energy, Inc. The agreement is for t...

17-Aug-2018, Celsius Shipping moves into LNG with orders at Samsung Heavy Indestries

Celsius Shipping has entered the liquefied natural gas sector, having ordered a pair of 180,000 cbm LNG carriers at Samsung Heavy Industries. The vessels will be equipped with a re-liquefaction system...

10-Aug-2018, Japan's Kawasaki Heavy delivers LNG carrier "Enshu Maru"

On 10 August, Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries delivered the liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier "Enshu Maru" to Trans Pacific Shipping. The 164,700-cbm liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier is designe...

07-Aug-2018, New LNG carrier for Japan's JERA named

A naming ceremony was held for JERA's new LNG carrier under construction at Sakaide Shipyard of Kawasaki Heavy Industries on August 7. The vessel was named "Enshu Maru" and will be owned by a joint ve...