Meyer Werft has secured a €10 billion ($11.7 billion) multi-ship order from MSC Cruises that will keep its Papenburg yard at full capacity until 2035, following last year’s state-backed rescue.
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries is deploying portable welding robots for confined ship blocks, combining JCT’s platform with Rainbow Robotics control and design-linked software from HD KSOE. Reports cite 35 units plus 27 for HD Hyundai Mipo.
Samsung Heavy Industries has signed a new contract with HSG Sungdong Shipbuilding for two more crude oil tankers, lifting the shipbuilder’s workload to a total of four Samsung-ordered vessels.
HJ Shipbuilding has signed its first MRO agreement with the U.S. Navy to perform mid-level maintenance on the USNS Amelia Earhart at its Yeongdo Shipyard in Busan by the end of March.
Hanwha Group has been authorised to lift its stake in Austal to 19.9%, overtaking Tata Rang Ventures’ 19.28% holding and becoming the Australian defence shipbuilder’s largest shareholder.
Svitzer has ordered four battery-electric TRAnsverse 2600e tugs from Cochin Shipyard Limited, with options for four more, marking the first electric TRAnsverse units in its global harbour towage fleet.
Samsung Heavy Industries has opened a shore-based remote operation center at Evergreen Group’s Taipei HQ, monitoring Evergreen vessels in real time and expanding cooperation on autonomous and remote ship operations.
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November global new ship orders totalled 5.13 million CGT, up 72% month-on-month but slightly below last year, while China kept a 50% monthly share and 59% of year-to-date contracting.
ASRY strengthens its maritime capabilities with major strategic agreements with Fincantieri and Roboze, including Bahrain’s first smart plant for additive manufacturing.
