Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Archives

August 16, 2022

Passenger Vessel News Roundup | August 16 – Ferries for the Malacca Strait and Michigan, Chinese cruise ship construction and more

Written by Baird Maritime on August 16, 2022. Posted in Ausmarine - Passenger Vessels, Commercial Mariner - Passenger Vessels, Cruise, Ferries, Ro-Pax World.

Newly completed vessels include a ferry for an Indonesian operator, a vehicle ferry for Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and a Mississippi River cruise ship. Constructio ..

January 19, 2022

NYK orders four LNG-fueled capsize bulkers

Written by Baird Maritime on January 19, 2022. Posted in Dry Cargo World.

NYK has placed orders for four LNG-fueled capesize dry bulk vessels for delivery beginning in FY2024. Two of the vessels will be built by Nihon Shipyard while one each wi ..

May 26, 2020

Shanghai Waigaoqiao cuts steel for second VLCC in series for PTM

Written by Baird Maritime on May 26, 2020. Posted in Tanker World.

Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) cut the first steel for a new very large crude carrier (VLCC) on Tuesday, May 19. The vessel will be the second in a series that SW ..

March 9, 2022

Newcastlemax ore carrier delivered to China’s Shandong Shipping

Written by Baird Maritime on March 9, 2022. Posted in Dry Cargo World.

China’s Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) has delivered a Newcastlemax bulk carrier to local state-owned company Shandong Shipping Corporation (SDSC). Shandong ..

July 23, 2021

RINA to class largest cruise ship to be built in China

Written by Baird Maritime on July 23, 2021. Posted in Cruise.

Classification society RINA has entered into an agreement with Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) for the classification of the largest ever cruise ship to be built i ..

May 14, 2020

Construction begins on second bulker in series for China’s ICBC Leasing

Written by Baird Maritime on May 14, 2020. Posted in Dry Cargo World.

Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) recently held a steel-cutting ceremony to mark the start of construction of a new 250,000DWT bulk carrier ordered by Chinese owner ..

March 4, 2022

CU Lines orders two 7,000TEU newbuildings

Written by Baird Maritime on March 4, 2022. Posted in Boxship World.

China United Lines (CU Lines) has awarded Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) a contract for the construction of two container vessels in a series. Each ship will have ..

November 12, 2020

U-Ming secures 10-year charters for four bulker newbuildings

Written by Baird Maritime on November 12, 2020. Posted in Dry Cargo World.

Taiwanese shipowner U-Ming Marine Transport Corporation has been awarded a 10-year time charter contract by UK-based global mining company Anglo American. A fleet of four ..

May 8, 2020

SWS delivers drilling rig to Northern Offshore

Written by Baird Maritime on May 8, 2020. Posted in Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Drilling & Extraction.

Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) delivered a new harsh-environment jackup drilling rig to Shandong Offshore International subsidiary Northern Offshore on Saturday, ..