Shipbuilding

Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and other floating vessels. It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to before recorded history.

Shipbuilding and ship repairs, both commercial and military, are referred to as "naval engineering". The construction of boats is a similar activity called boat building.

The dismantling of ships is called ship breaking.

History

Prehistory

Archaeological evidence indicates that humans arrived on Borneo at least 120,000 years ago, probably by sea from the Asian mainland during an ice age period when the sea was lower and distances between islands shorter (See History of Borneo and Papua New Guinea). The ancestors of Australian Aborigines and New Guineans also went across the Lombok Strait to Sahul by boat over 50,000 years ago.

4th millennium BC

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Yangziyang Financial in bulker newbuilding move

Splash24/7 13 Apr 2025
Yangzijiang Financial Holding has returned to Jingjiang Nanyang Shipbuilding with a newbuilding project in the handysize dry bulk segment ... about $30m per newbuild.
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N-Sea bolstering fleet with cable maintenance newbuild

Splash24/7 13 Apr 2025
Dutch subsea services specialist and vessel operator N-Sea is strengthening its fleet capacity with an additional newbuild ... maintenance vessel under a newbuilding project by compatriot Neptune Marine.
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Cyan’s Sentinel Marine contracts MPSV newbuilds in China

Splash24/7 13 Apr 2025
Aberdeen-based offshore support vessel specialist Sentinel Marine is expanding its fleet through a deal with China’s Jiangmen Hangtong Shipbuilding for up to four multipurpose newbuildings.
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Atlas and EMF cash in on car carrier newbuilds

Splash24/7 13 Apr 2025
Greek owner Atlas Maritime and Danish shipping investment firm European Maritime Finance (EMF) have confirmed a lucrative asset play involving at least one of their car carrier newbuildings.
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We don't want thousands of newbuilds on our Green Belt ... there is no need ...

The Daily Mail 13 Apr 2025
About a third of these homes are expected to be affordable housing ... Local Martin Thomas told MailOnline ... Why should we bow down to greed?' ... EXCLUSIVE ... Read More ... Going nowhere! Why huge newbuild estate has been forced to build around derelict £500k house.
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Greek owner sells car carrier newbuilding to AD Ports' shipping arm

Tradewinds 10 Apr 2025
Market sources say that the ship is a resale of Chinese-built newbuilding that Noatum acquired ...
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Nigeria’s Temile Development signs for South Korean VLGC newbuilds

Splash24/7 10 Apr 2025
The deal covers one firm and one optional 88,000 cu m LPG dual-fuel powered newbuild worth around $250m in total ... .
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Saverys firm CMB.Tech mulls order for suezmax tanker newbuildings

Tradewinds 10 Apr 2025
It comes at a time when suezmaxes are offering one of the few ...
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US port fee plan fears push Chinese bulker newbuilding activity to 22-year low

Tradewinds 10 Apr 2025
Dry bulk newbuilding activity continues to be in the doldrums as the prospect of US port fees further dents ...
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US port fee plan fears push Chinese bulker newbuilding activity to 32-year low

Tradewinds 10 Apr 2025
Dry bulk newbuilding activity remains in the doldrums as the prospect of US port fees further dents ...
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