China Completes Largest Bulker-to-Container Vessel Conversion Project

Published Jun 15, 2026 6:27 PM by The Maritime Executive

The China Classification Society reports that a complex six-month conversion project was successfully completed, marking the large...

Piriou Wins Bid to Build Two Research Vessels for Indonesia

Published Jun 14, 2026 2:09 PM by The Maritime Executive

Following a tender notice published last year, Indonesia has selected the French shipbuilder Piriou to design and build its two ne...

Published Jun 12, 2026 2:41 PM by The Maritime Executive

Norway’s maritime investment group Eitzen is moving forward on its plan to build two electric container vessels, which it says wil...

Published Jun 10, 2026 7:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

The famed UK shipbuilder Cammell Laird has been sold as part of an ongoing consolidation of the sector as firms posture for the an...

Published Jun 6, 2026 3:54 PM by The Maritime Executive

Ship diversions around Cape of Good Hope have seen vessel traffic growth along the West African coastline. Additionally, recent ex...

Published Jun 4, 2026 6:19 PM by The Maritime Executive

The pace of orders for alternative fuel vessels has slowed in 2026, reports DNV in its latest analysis of the orderbook from the D...

Published Jun 1, 2026 5:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Monday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott joined executives from Davie Defense to inaugurate the shipbuilder's modernization drive at...

Published May 29, 2026 6:55 PM by The Maritime Executive

Norwegian shipbuilder Vard, a subsidiary of the Fincantieri Group, signed its highest value single ship contract and the largest o...

Published May 21, 2026 8:09 PM by The Maritime Executive

Estonian State Fleet signed a design and shipbuilding contract with the Polish shipyard CRIST for the construction of its first fu...

Published May 20, 2026 6:54 PM by The Maritime Executive

Taiwanese shipping company Un-Ming reports that it is continuing its business growth and diversification strategy with the naming...