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 118 shipbuilders in 27 countries, 229 beneficial owners with vessels on order, 2146 orders of merchant vessels, 204 conversions, 9442 vessel designs (for existing and newbuilding vessels), 132 design houses and 8617 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.

22-Nov-2021, Launching of Finnlines' third hybrid Ro-Ro ship

On November 22, 2021, China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu) launched the third hybrid RoRo vessel ordered by Finnlines. Finneco 3 joins Finnlines' newbuilding program, which comprises two eco-fri...

18-Nov-2021, K-Line receives new eco-friendly bulk carrier

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K-Line) has taken delivery of the new 90,000 DWT bulk carrier Lin Miarak. Tadotsu Shipyard Co., Ltd., part of the Imabari Shipbuilding Group, completed and delivered the vessel....

12-Nov-2021, MAN ES to power Essberger's dual-fuel chemical tankers

The HyProp ECO propulsion system will power four dual-fuel chemical tankers operated by Hamburg-based tanker operator John T. Essberger. China Merchants Jinling Shipyard Dingheng Co. Ltd obtained fina...

09-Nov-2021, MOL receives a methanol-fueled methanol transporter

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has received delivery of the methanol carrier Capilano Sun from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard. The 186-meter vessel may run on heavy oil or methanol. The vessel will be hired from Hi...

09-Nov-2021, Launching of SunStone Expeditions' sixth environmentally friendly expedition ship

SunStone Ships launched the fifth of seven Infinity-class vessels at China Merchant Heavy Industries (CMHI). Ocean Odyssey is 104 meters long, 18 meters wide, and has a 5.1-meter draft. The Ocean Odys...

08-Nov-2021, NYK Line receives delivery of VLCC Tateshina

NYK Line has received a new eco-friendly, very large crude carrier (VLCC) built at Nantong COSCO KHI Engineering Co., Ltd. (NACKS) in China. Tateshina measures 339.5 meters in length and 28.90 meters...

04-Nov-2021, Japan's MOL takes delivery of methanol-powered methanol carrier

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (M.O.L.) announces the delivery of methanol-fuelled methanol carrier Capilano Sun from South Korean shipyard Hyundai Mipo Dockyard. The 186-meter long vessel will be chartered from...

02-Nov-2021, Bahri takes delivery of Rayah

The Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) fleet now includes its first gas-ready vessel. The "Rayah" adds to Bahri's VLCC fleet of 42. This 319,000 DWT double-hull oil carrier was built in Ulsan, South Kore...

29-Oct-2021, DNV and Seaspan together establish a collaboration space in Shanghai

A Joint Atlas-Seaspan and DNV Collaboration Space (JCS) has opened in Shanghai. Over two decades of DNV-Seaspan collaboration, Seaspan presently owns 201 ships, including newbuilds, ranging from 2,500...

26-Oct-2021, RINA and MES design new eco-friendly chemical tankers

RINA and fellowship designer Marine Engineering Services (MES) have agreed to work on alternative fuel chemical tanker designs. Under the arrangement, MES will design high-tech gas and chemical tanker...

18-Oct-2021, SunStone receives its third eco friendly expedition ship

China Merchants Heavy Industry has delivered the third of seven Infinity-class expedition cruise ships to Florida-based SunStone Ships (CMHI). Ocean Victory is 104 meters long, 18 meters wide, and 5.1...

08-Oct-2021, Finnlines starts construction on 2nd eco-friendly

On October 8, 2021, the 68,460 GT new build was steel-cut at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Weihai, China. The first ship, Finnsirius, was launched earlier this year. Finnlines said it will be la...

29-Sep-2021, CMA CGM takes delivery of its first LNG-Powered 15,000 TEU boxship

CMA CGM has received the first of its LNG-powered 15,000 TEU containerships. CMA CGM Patagonia, with a length of 366 meters, a width of 21 meters, and a capacity of 15 254 TEU, can cross the Panama Ca...

23-Sep-2021, Bureau Veritas approves design of world's largest VLGC

Jiangnan Shipyard, a renowned Chinese gas carrier builder in the CSSC Group, designed the Panda 93P VLGC (China State Shipbuilding Corporation). Sinogas, a Singaporean gas shipowner, has ordered two 9...

23-Sep-2021, ABS, RMI award AIP for next-gen CO2 carriers

ABS and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Maritime Administrator have given AIP to Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) and Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering (KSOE) liquefied CO2 carrier des...

21-Sep-2021, Tufton completed Tufton and GoodFuels complete biofuel journey

Tufton completed a 100 percent sustainable marine biofuel voyage in collaboration with GoodFuels, Stolt Tankers, and technical managers Synergy Group. The viable biofuel, obtained from feedstocks such...

20-Sep-2021, Samsung's six new 7,600 TEU ships cost CMA CGM $718m

CMA CGM has ordered six 7,600 TEU LNG dual-fuel ships from Samsung Heavy Industries worth US$717.6 million. Samsung Heavy expects to have all ships delivered by November 2024, according to Singapore's...

13-Sep-2021, Jiangnan Shipyard launches the world's first IMO Type B VLEC

Pacific Ineos Belstaff, the world's first IMO Type B very large ethane carrier (VLEC), has been launched at Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai, China, according to classification society American Bureau of...

08-Sep-2021, Russia, Japan to jointly build dual-fuel methanol carrier

Japan's Marubeni Corporation and Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) have entered a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Russian Ministry for Development of the Far East and Arctic (Minvostokrazvitiya) and R...

03-Sep-2021, CMA CGM Zephyr joins the CMA CGM Group fleet

CMA CGM has welcomed the first in a series of five 15,000 TEU containerships equipped with an advanced air quality system (AAQS) to its fleet. The vessel begun its maiden voyage on August 31 on the CI...