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 149 shipbuilders in 28 countries, 245 beneficial owners with vessels on order, 2346 orders of merchant vessels, 232 conversions, 9442 vessel designs (for existing and newbuilding vessels), 132 design houses and 8018 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.

04-Nov-2019, Vard Marine's new design for large LNG bunker tanker finished

Fincantieri company Vard Marine Inc. makes known the completion of a new 5,400 cubic meter LNG bunker tanker. The said vessel is for construction at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding, its sister company, a...

30-Oct-2019, Newcastlemax "Bulk Seoul" newbuild delivered and commences long-term charter

Ocean Yield announced the delivery of "Bulk Seoul", a newcastlemax dry bulk vessel on Oct 30, 2019. The vessel embarked on a 13 year-bareboat charter to a company guaranteed by and belonging to 2020 B...

29-Oct-2019, Kazakhstan approves Hyundai Heavy's acquisition of DSME

The Kazakhastan competition authority gave a go signal to the acquisition of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) by South Korean shipbuilding group Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). It is sa...

28-Oct-2019, Green light for CSSC and CSIC's shipbuilding merger granted by Beijing

The merger between two of the largest shipbuilders in China, China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) and China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), has been approved. The merger has been conf...

21-Oct-2019, Two LNG Carrier Orders and Charter Deals with Exxon

An order for two 174,000 cbm LNG carriers was placed by MISC Berhad with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI). Subsequently, MISC secures time charter deals for the said LNG carrier duo with Exxon Mobil Cor...

17-Oct-2019, FJM Glory bulk carrier delivered at DACKS

The delivery of a 61,000 dwt ultramax newbuild, FJM Glory, has been taken by shipping company Stiringaster Line at the Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering (DACKS) shipyard in China, jointly operated by ...

14-Oct-2019, Steel cutting ceremony for Dream Cruises' 2nd global class ship launched by MV Werften

The construction of the second Global Class cruise ship for Dream Cruises has been commenced by cruise operator Genting Hong Kong at shipbuilding company MV Werften. The 342-meter-long cruise ship hel...

08-Oct-2019, Two DP2 B-Type newbuild orders by Mawei Shipyard to Spliethoff

Spliethoff inks a contract with Mawei Shipyard for two DP2 B-Type Newbuild orders. The new ship model includes the combination of a "multi-purpose vessel with a DP2, station-keeping ability of up to B...

02-Oct-2019, Third battery hybrid LNG PCTC option confirmed by UECC

UECC has verified another battery hybrid LNG vessel option with China Ship Building Trading Co., Ltd. and Jiangnan Shipyard Group Co. Ltd., immediately after a previous call for two new battery hybrid...

26-Sep-2019, Long-term charter agreement between Europe's Bore and UPM sealed for three newbuilds

Bore and UPM teamed up and designed the innovative RoLo vessels to be built in 2020-2021 for China's Wuhu Shipyard Co.Ltd. The said European RoRo tonnage provider has signed for three new LNG-powered ...

20-Sep-2019, Keel laid for MSC Cruise's longest Vessel

Fincantieri, a shipbuilding company in Italy, has held the keel laying rituals for the latest and longest ship under MSC Cruises this September 19th at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Itay. Th...

19-Sep-2019, Second newcastlemax newbuild delivery accepted by 2020 Bulkers

Bulk Santiago has been delivered to and accepted by Norway-based shipowner 2020 Bulkers on September 19, 2019. The bulker is said to be the second vessel delivered out of eight 208,000 dwt newbuilds f...

19-Sep-2019, DNV GL Awards Hyundai Heavy with AIP for New LPG Carrier Design

South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has been awarded with an approval in principle (AIP) by classification society DNV GL for its very-large liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier design. The ...

11-Sep-2019, COSCO Shipping Lines' Final 21,000 TEU Ultra Large Containership has been Named

COSCO names its sixth and last 21,000 TEU container vessel at its compatriot Jiangnan Shanghai Changxing shipyard. Named as COSCO Shipping Planet, the ultra large container vessel (ULCV) has a length ...

10-Sep-2019, Evergreen confirms ten 23,000 TEU Containership Orders

Taiwanese shipping major Evergreen has confirmed its plans to build a total of ten 23,000 TEU containerships. According to the company�s stock exchange filing, the new vessels would be built at three ...

06-Sep-2019, Croatian shipyard 3. Maj restores construction and contract renewal with Algoma

3. Maj Shipyard will complete its construction for Canadian shipping company Algoma. The self-unloading handysize ship is said to be already 80 percent done. Algoma canceled shipbuilding contracts wit...

21-Aug-2019, Waterfront Fleet Welcomes Two New Ocean-Going Methanol-Fueled Vessels

Two new vessels have been added to the joint venture of Canada's Waterfront Shipping Company (of Methanex Corporation) and Marinvest/Skagerack Invest. The 49,000-dwt ships named M/T Mari Couva and M/T...

17-Aug-2019, Norwegian's latest newbuild reaches float-out milestone

The latest newbuild of Norwegian Cruise Line, Norwegian Encore, commenced its float-out in the morning of August 17, 2019 at the Meyer Werft shipbuilding dock in Papenburg, Germany. Norwegian Encore h...

15-Aug-2019, Steel Cutting Ceremony held for Aida Cruises' New LNG Ship

On August 15th, the new cruise ship for AIDA Cruises had its steel cutting ceremony by German shipbuilder Meyer Werft. The said event was held in Papenburg. The ship's features are the following: leng...

11-Aug-2019, Four Tanker Orders made to Daehan Shipbuilding Company (DHSC)

South Korea\'s Daehan Shipbuilding Company has signed a total of four shipbuilding contracts with two of Greece\'s top class buyers, Minerva Marine Inc. and Enesel S.A., on the 14th and 15th of May, r...