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 249 shipbuilders in 26 countries, 671 beneficial owners with vessels on order, 5116 orders of merchant vessels, 314 conversions, 8729 vessel designs (for existing and newbuilding vessels), 126 design houses and 5740 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-Apr-2014, Hyundai Heavy fire accident kills two

Two workers were killed and two injured in a fire accident at Hyundai Heavy Industries’ shipyard in Ulsan on April 21. The fire broke out on a newbuilding Hull 2657, an 84,000-ton LPG carrier which i...

21-Apr-2014, Oldendorff Adds Two More Capesizes at Taizhou CATIC

German shipowner Oldendorff is reported to have declared its options to build two additional units of 208,000dwt Newcastlemax capesize bulkers at Taizhou CATIC shipyard in China with delivery schedule...

19-Apr-2014, Sanmen Maple Leaf Shipbuilding charters dry dock from Haoyou Shipyard

Sanmen Maple Leaf Shipbuilding & Repairing Co, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding Co, plans to charter a 50,000dwt dry dock from Zhejiang Haoyou Shipbuilding for its ship rep...

15-Apr-2014, Implementation date for Tier III NOx standards confirmed

At its 66th session the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) adopted an important series of relevant guidelines.

Among other things, the committee agreed on the date for introduc...

14-Apr-2014, First LNG tank for US project rolls off the assembly line

Lockheed Martin's first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) tank has transitioned from the assembly line to the shipyard for integration with the Wartsila LNG propulsion system. Weighing in at 250,000 pounds,...

09-Apr-2014, Kawasaki Heavy¡¦s new gas engine gets DNV type approval

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. has introduced the L30KG gas engine: a main engine for large vessels, fueled solely by gas and with an output capacity of over 2 MW. It is the first Japanese-made gas e...

04-Apr-2014, Nantong Mingde Wins Seven Chemical Tankers and Supramax Bulker Pairs

Chinese shipbuilder, Nantong Mingde Heavy Industries, announces the company has successfully secured shipbuilder contracts for seven units of 24,600dwt chemical tankers plus four options from a Europe...

04-Apr-2014, Golden Union Declares Options for 81,200dwt Kamsarmax Trio at AVIC Weihai

Greek shipowner, Golden Union, is reported to have declared options for three additional units of 81,200dwt Kamsarmax bulkers at AVIC Weihai Shipbuilding in early April. The three options were attache...

02-Apr-2014, Euroseas Orders Kamsarmax Bulker Pairs at Yangzijiang

NASDAQ-listed Euroseas Ltd. announces that the company has signed a contract to acquire two 82,000dwt ECO design, fuel-efficient Kamsarmax bulkers from Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding. The two vessel...

01-Apr-2014, Oldendorff Declares Option for One Further Newcastlemax Bulker at Jiangsu Yangzijiang

Oldendorff Carriers is understood to have declared its final option for another 208,000dwt newcastlemax bulker at Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding for delivery in the second quarter of 2017. This will...

01-Apr-2014, Taizhou Kouan Bags Newbuilding Contracts for Four 55,000dwt MPP

Taizhou Kouan Shipbuiding is reported to have signed newbuliding contracts with a domestic shipowner for four units of 55,000dwt Multi-purpose cargo ships (MPP) for delivery from April 2016 onwards. <...

31-Mar-2014, Seaspan Declares 10,000teu Containership Options at Yangzijiang

Seaspan Corporation announces it has exercised options for the construction of four 10,000teu containerships at Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding. The four vessels will be built at Jiangsu New Yangzi S...

31-Mar-2014, Qingdao Beihai Secures Three Capesize Bulker Orders

Qingdao Beihai is understood to have bagged three 180,000dwt capesize bulker orders in March 2014. Domestic Chinese owner, Baosteel Shipping, has declared an option attached to the firm order the comp...

30-Mar-2014, Caterpillar ships first Cat 3500 marine gas engines

Caterpillar shipped its first Cat 3500 series marine gas engines from its Lafayette, Indiana manufacturing facility. Five Cat G3516 marine engines were selected to power the Becker Marine Systems subs...

28-Mar-2014, Eletson Declares LPG Options at Sinopacific

It is understood that Greek owner, Eletson Corporation, has exercised its optional rights to build two additional 22,000cbm LPG carriers at Chinese shipbuilder, Sinopacific Offshore and Engineering, f...

28-Mar-2014, AVIC Dingheng Wins Chemical Tankers from Chemical Transport Co.

Chinese shipbuilder Avic Dingheng is reported to have signed a newbuilding contract with the newly established Chemical Transport Co for five units of 25,000dwt Chemical Tanker. The deal also include ...

25-Mar-2014, Sesoda Steamship Orders Seven Handysize Bulkers in Japan

Taiwanese shipowner Sesoda Steamship Corporation has contracted its seventh handysize bulker within two months time. The latest order is a 33,000dwt handysize bulker at Shin Kurushima Shipbuilding for...

24-Mar-2014, Huatai Heavy Wins Handysize Bulker Trio from Marine Capital

Jiangsu-based Chinese shipbuilder, Huatai Heavy, announces the signing of three 38,500dwt handysize bulkers with US-based Marine Capital Corporation with delivery scheduled to take place between the f...

20-Mar-2014, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding delivers first 10,000 TEU containership to Seaspan

On 18 March, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. delivered "Hanjin Buddha", the first 10,000 TEU containership to Seaspan Corporation. The vessel, built to Seaspan's "SAVER design", features a fuel eff...

20-Mar-2014, Navig8 Adds Six VLCCs to its Newbuilding Orderbook

Navig8 announces that the company has finalised newbuilding contracts with three Asian shipbuilders for a total of six 320,000dwt Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC). The orders is to be split among Sou...