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Every Vessel Hunter story on Shipyards: 15 stories, from 30 June 2026 to 14 October 2026. Newest: "EU's largest Russia listing hits Sevmash, Admiralty Shipyards and submarine design bureaus". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
EU's largest Russia listing hits Sevmash, Admiralty Shipyards and submarine design bureaus
The EU has listed 826 Russian companies and 743 executives, including Sevmash, Zvezdochka, Admiralty Shipyards and the Rubin and Malakhit submarine bureaus.
Rheinmetall buys Romania's Mangalia shipyard for €138m at the fifth auction
Rheinmetall has bought the bankrupt Mangalia shipyard in Romania for €138.03m, 75% of its auction value, to build two patrol ships and two support ships for Romania.
Industry and unions split over Indian yards on EU recycling list
Steel producers, unions and NGOs have asked the European Commission not to admit two Alang yards to the European List, while shipping bodies are lobbying ministers to approve them.
MSC Explores Buying Germany's Controlling Stake in Shipbuilder Meyer Werft
MSC Group is in preliminary talks to acquire the roughly 80 percent of Meyer Werft held by the German federal government and Lower Saxony, covering the Papenburg and Rostock yards.
Japan Certifies $635M More in Shipbuilding Investment Plans
Japan has certified a further $635m of investment by five shipbuilders, bringing approvals to $1.4bn across eight plans in a programme aimed at doubling output by 2035.
The Architect of STX Returns to Shipbuilding Through a Stake in SK Oceanplant
Kang Duk-soo, who built and then lost the STX empire, is returning to shipbuilding through the consortium taking control of SK Oceanplant for about $298m.
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.
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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