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 162 shipbuilders in 28 countries, 354 beneficial owners with vessels on order, 2583 orders of merchant vessels, 248 conversions, 9440 vessel designs (for existing and newbuilding vessels), 132 design houses and 7894 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.

07-Nov-2018, Philly Shipyard lays off 42 percent of its workers, cancels TOTE newbuilds

Philadelphia Shipyard, whose majority shareholder is Norwegian holding company Aker ASA, has laid off about 250 employees and contractors in recent months, reducing its workforce to 950, as it rushes ...

05-Nov-2018, TMS Cardiff Gas adds two more LNG carriers

TMS Cardiff Gas is expanding its liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier fleet, with one newbuilding ordered from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (Hyundai Samho HI) and Samsung Heavy Industries (Samsung HI...

24-Oct-2018, AVIC Dingheng 9900 tons chemical tanker was steel-cut

AVIC has started construction on the third ship which was built for the Norwegian shipowner Utkilen Group on 24 October. The cargo tank is a duplex stainless steel pressure tank and is recognized as a...

20-Oct-2018, Naming ceremony of "Saturnus" and "Mercurius"

On 28 October, the naming ceremony for "Saturnus" and "Mercurius" was held at the building shipyard AVIC Dingheng. The 9,500 cbm tankers will have ICE class 1A and will be equipped with the latest tec...

19-Oct-2018, MOL takes delivery of LNG carrier "Marvel Eagle"

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has taken delivery of the LNG carrier "Marvel Eagle" on 19 October. The MOSS-type ship featuring a capacity of 155,000 cbm, was named on September 5 at the Kawasaki Heavy Industrie...

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 must stop after Croatian shipbuilder Uljanik cancelled its contract with the livestock exporter. The "Ocean Kelpie" was initially commissioned in March 2015, was f...

12-Oct-2018, Hyundai Heavy receives order from Thenamaris for LNG carrier

Thenamaris has placed an order for a new liquefied natural gas carrier (LNG) carrier with Hyundai Heavy Industries. The tanker will have a cargo capacity of 174,000 cubic meters and will feature the G...

11-Oct-2018, AET names LNG dual-fuel aframax

AET named its first LNG dual-fueled Aframax vessels, Eagle Brasilia and Eagle Bintulu at a ceremony held at the Samsung Heavy Industry (SHI) shipyard in Geoje, South Korea. The vessels are equipped wi...

09-Oct-2018, CMA CGM's final 20,600 TEU Behemoth delivered

Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Philippines (HHIC-Phil) delivered a 20,600TEU containership to French shipping company CMA CGM in a ceremony held at the former's Subic shipyard on Tuesday, Oc...

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...