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 195 shipbuilders in 28 countries, 443 beneficial owners with vessels on order, 2964 orders of merchant vessels, 251 conversions, 9440 vessel designs (for existing and newbuilding vessels), 132 design houses and 7839 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.

06-Jun-2018, ONE takes delivery of first magenta newbuild

Ocean Network Express (ONE) has taken delivery of its first magenta painted newbuilding. The 14,000 TEU vessel was delivered to NYK which is the sublet owner of the vessel. The 364 meter, 145,251 gros...

04-Jun-2018, K Line takes delivery of "Tedorigawa"

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd., announced the delivery of "Tedorigawa" on 4 June. The 311,000 DWT VLCC at Nantong Cosco KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd features a length of 339.5 meters and a beam of 60 me...

04-Jun-2018, HMM selects shipbuilders for 20 new eco-friendly mega containerships

HMM has selected shipbuilders to build eco-friendly mega containerships which fulfill its "Capacity of 1 Million TEU" strategy. HMM chose Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and Samsung He...

28-May-2018, Elandra Tankers orders four VLCCs at Hyundai Heavy

The Elandra Tankers (Singapore) Pte Ltd, a joint venture between oil trader Vitol SA and a unit of Standard Chartered Bank, has ordered four very large crude carriers (VLCCs) at Hyundai Heavy Industri...

25-May-2018, AET wins four more DP2 shuttle tankers from Petrobras

AET has extended the partnership in the DP2 shuttle tanker sector with Petrobras. It has been awarded a contract to own and operate four specialist DP2 Suezmax shuttle tankers on long-term charter by ...

23-May-2018, Hyundai Mipo Vinashin delivers "Eco Palm Springs"

TOP Ships has taken delivery of its newbuilding product/chemical tanker "Eco Palm Springs" on 23 May. Featuring 49,703 dwt, "Eco Palm Springs" was constructed at the Vietnamese shipyard Hyundai Mipo V...

18-May-2018, CMA CGM handed over "CMA CGM Mumbai"

Seaspan Corporation has taken delivery of "CMA CGM Mumbai" on 18 May. The 10,000 TEU SAVER design containership is the third in a series of four ships under time charter to CMA CGM that are scheduled ...

18-May-2018, Royal Bodewes has launched "Arklow Villa"

Royal Bodewes was launched on 18 May at Royal Bodewes in Hoogezand. The 5,100 dwt newbuild belongs to a series of ten ships that will be delivered to Arklow Shipping. It is expected to be handed over ...

14-May-2018, Silversea Cruises orders "Silver Dawn" from Fincantieri

Silversea Cruises has awarded Fincantieri with an order for another ultra-luxury cruise ship, with delivery scheduled for Q4 2021. The new "Silver Dawn" 212.8 meter and 27 meter vessel will be a siste...

09-May-2018, Bahri takes delivery of "Amad"

The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) has recently announced that it took delivery of the "Amad", a very large crude carrier (VLCC) built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI), on M...

07-May-2018, Mitsui, Tsuneishi forge their cooperation deal

Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding and Tsuneishi Shipbuilding have firmed up their cooperation with a business cooperation agreement. The agreement builds upon the talks on tying up their businesses launched ear...

02-May-2018, HHI wins large boxship quartet from Zodiac

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has secured a contract for building four containerships from Zodiac Group Monaco. The shipbuilding major said the contract was worth USD 407 million. The four container ...

30-Apr-2018, MISC takes delivery of "Seri Cemara"

MISC has taken delivery of "Seri Cemara" on 30 April. The 150,200 cbm MOSS-type liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier newbuilding from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). The "Seri Cemara" is the last in fi...

30-Apr-2018, Solvang books VLGC at HHI

Norwegian liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier specialist Solvang ASA has ordered a very large gas carrier (VLGC) newbuilding at Hyundai Heavy Industries (Hyundai HI). The price of the ship is unknow...

30-Apr-2018, Kyklades Maritime adds 2 more VLCCs

The Kyklades Maritime has reportedly placed an order for two very large crude carriers with South Korean Hyundai Heavy Industries. The 319,000 dwt ships are slated for delivery in 2019 and 2020. Kykla...

27-Apr-2018, SHI delivers "Maersk Capri"

Maersk Tankers has welcomed into its fleet "Maersk Capri" from Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in Ningbo, China. The 50,000 dwt ship is a newbuilding Medium Range (MR) product/chemical tanker. The s...

24-Apr-2018, Stena orders RoPax for charter to DFDS

Stena has signed a long-term bareboat charter agreement with DFDS for a 1,000-passenger, 3,100 lane meter capacity newbuild RoPAX for operation on the English Channel. The fifth Stena E-Flexer RoPax c...

24-Apr-2018, KOTC orders four product tankers at Hyundai Mipo

Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC) has signed a contract for the construction of four 48,000 with South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard. The first of the vessels will be delivered in February 2...

21-Apr-2018, HHIC-Phil launches CMA CGM's third giant containership

On 21 April, CMA CGM has launched the newest giant containership. The 20,600 TEU containership "CMA CGM Louis Bleriot" was launched by the Subic-based shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construct...

20-Apr-2018, Amurskaya Neftebaza orders six bulkers from Yangzijiang

The Russia's transportation and logistics firm Amurskaya Neftebaza has placed an order for six bulk carriers with Chinese shipbuilder Yangzijiang Shipbuilding. The new vessels will feature 120,000 dwt...