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, 246 beneficial owners with vessels on order, 2268 orders of merchant vessels, 223 conversions, 9442 vessel designs (for existing and newbuilding vessels), 132 design houses and 8078 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-Mar-2020, NACKS delivers Ultramax Market Cooper to Iyo Nassen

Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd. (NACKS) hands over a 61,000 dwt bulk carrier newbuild, Market Cooper, to Japan-based company Iyo Nassen. The 77,546 cbm ship features a length of 199.9 met...

28-Feb-2020, Fukuoka Shipbuilding gets Junzheng Shipping's chemical tanker pair orders

Junzheng Shipping has ordered two chemical tankers from Japan's Fukuoka Shipbuilding. The said Chinese shipping company has been in constant transaction with Fukuoka Shipbuilding the past years, with ...

26-Feb-2020, Valles makes an Aframax Order at Daehan

Hong Kong's Valles Steamship, according to brokers, has made a newbuild purchase from South Korea's Daehan. The said order is a 115,000-dwt aframax with a price of USD 52 million and is expected to be...

25-Feb-2020, KSS Line makes its 5th Hyundai-constructed LPG Carrier order

KSS Line has placed yet another ship construction order at Hyundai Heavy Industries�an 84,000 cbm Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC), making it the fifth VLGC ordered at the said yard. This purchase is sai...

24-Feb-2020, MOU between Fincantieri and Marakeb signed at UMEX

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was inked by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and UAE-based autonomous technology provider Marakeb Technologies at the 2020 Unmanned Systems Exhibition and Conferenc...

11-Feb-2020, SCF Names latest Atlanticmax LNG Carrier to be in Charter with Total

SCF Group (Sovcomflot) held a naming ceremony for its newest LNG carrier, which took place at Hyundai Samho Heavy's shipyard. SCF La Perouse is a new-gen Atlanticmax LNG carrier featuring a cargo capa...

10-Feb-2020, "K" Line signs Long-Term Time Charter deal and construction of Two LNG Newbuilds

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd., aka "K" Line, inks a long-term time charter contract with PETRONAS LNG Ltd., having a 12 year span plus an extension option of 12 years, starting on 2022. "K" Line also cl...

10-Feb-2020, KNOT's order at DSME, two LNG-powered shuttle tankers worth USD284M

Two new LNG-powered shuttle tankers has been ordered at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) by Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers (KNOT). The 124,000-dwt newbuilds are said to be part of long te...

06-Feb-2020, Kawasaki Heavy's LPG as Fuel System Design gets AIP

Classification societies ABS and ClassNK gives Kawasaki Heavy an approval in principle (AIP) for its LPG as fuel system design. The system is made for an electronically-run LPG injection marine diesel...

05-Feb-2020, Oshima delivers dew Corona-class coal carrier

Tohoku Maru has been delivered by Oshima Shipbuilding to its owner, Tohoku Electric Power. The 91,818 dwt newbuild features the following specs: a length of 234.99 meters, a width of 43 meters, and a ...

30-Jan-2020, Another Fincantieri-built ultra-luxury cruisesShip delivered

Seven Seas Splendor, an ultra-luxury cruise ship built by Fincantieri, has been delivered at the Ancona shipyard. The newbuild is the second one built by Fincantieri built for Regent Seven Seas Cruise...

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...

20-Jan-2020, Mawei Shipbuilding signs agreement with P&O Maritime for two newbuilds

A contract for two 5,400 dwt bulk container vessels has been received and inked by Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding. The two newbuilds are for carrying both bulk and container cargos and are to be sent to Fl...

20-Jan-2020, Hyundai Heavy bags five ship construction orders

Hyundai Heavy Industries Group wins orders for four ships from Pan Ocean and one order from a European client, totaling to about 266.6 billion won (~USD 230 million). The first contract mentioned with...

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 ...

14-Jan-2020, Wuxing Logistics and Zhixian Shipping team up for Multi-purpose Heavylift Ships construction

Zhejiang Wuxing Logistics and Shanghai Zhixian Transportation Shipping partnered together for building a fleet of up to eight multi-purpose heavylift vessels through a signed agreement with Zhejiang H...

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 ...