Global Tug Deliveries Reach 177 in the First Half of 2026
A total of 177 port tugs and inland pushers were delivered worldwide in the first half of 2026, up from 173 a year earlier, driven by new port development and fleet modernisation.
Firefighter Killed By Explosion At Chinese Shipyard Blaze
One fire and rescue worker has died and twelve people were injured after an explosion at a shipyard in the south-eastern Chinese province of Fujian.
Shipowner's Orderbook Reaches Sixty-Nine Vessels, Nine Tenths In China
A diversified British shipowner has expanded its newbuilding programme to 69 vessels under construction, with roughly ninety per cent of that tonnage contracted at Chinese shipyards.
Tugs Move An Eight Hundred Tonne Shipyard Crane Across The Adriatic
An 800-tonne Goliath ship-lift crane has been carried across the northern Adriatic on a semi-submersible heavy-lift barge, in an operation that required nine tugs at various stages of the voyage.
TKMS drops Kiel yard bid, leaving Rheinmetall alone in race
TKMS has withdrawn from the bidding for German Naval Yards Kiel over price, leaving Rheinmetall as the only remaining bidder.
US Navy advances plans for new $30bn West Coast dry dock
The US Navy is moving forward with a massive contract to build a new multi-mission dry dock on the West Coast, addressing a long-standing gap in its ability to service the newest aircraft carriers.
Rheinmetall still weighing next steps on German shipyard after rival withdraws
Rheinmetall says it has not yet decided whether to pursue an acquisition of German Naval Yards Kiel, after rival bidder Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems withdrew from the process.
Indian yard expands Kattupalli to chase commercial newbuildings
Indian engineering group Larsen and Toubro is expanding its Kattupalli shipyard in Tamil Nadu to take on more commercial newbuilding work.
European lawmakers press Danish yard over Arc7 tanker work
More than 100 parliamentarians from 16 European countries have called on Danish shipyard Fayard to stop servicing the ice-class Arc7 tankers that move Russia's Arctic LNG.
Romania's bankrupt Mangalia yard heads back to auction
The insolvent Mangalia shipyard in Romania will go to a second auction at 184m euros after prospective buyers stayed away in the first round.
Korean shipyard moves closer to revival after nine-year hiatus
South Korea's dormant Gunsan Shipyard is edging back to production, signing a letter of intent for four aframaxes that could restart full shipbuilding after almost nine years.
Container shipping is thinking small again
The containership orderbook is nearing 13m teu, but Alphaliner data shows carriers shifting decisively toward smaller feeder and mid-sized ships, with 74% of recent orders below 6,500 teu.
Engine shortage returns to haunt shipyards — now with AI bidding for the same parts
A shortage of marine engines is quietly capping shipyard output, echoing the 2007 boom. The new twist: AI data centres are now bidding for generator sets from the same supply chain.
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