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China's "super-huge" shipbuilding capacity worries the US government

14.10.25 08:35 AM - By Nhu - Comment(s)

Thu Thuy June 29, 2024 13:20

VietTimes – Figures on the actual capacity and achievements of China's shipbuilding industry, announced before the US House of Representatives, have shocked public opinion in this country.



Dalian Shipyard, one of China's largest shipbuilding facilities (Photo: Chinati...



China sets a new record in shipbuilding with the delivery of the world's largest LNG-fueled container ship.

11.09.25 04:51 AM - By Nhu - Comment(s)

The 24,000 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) dual-fuel vessel. Photo: Screenshot from a post on the official WeChat account of Science and Technology Daily.


        China has reached a significant milestone in shipbuilding with the delivery of a 24,000 20-foot eq...

Saigon Shipbuilding and Marine Industry Company delivered the Yacht Viking Tonle

18.08.25 04:58 AM - By Nhu - Comment(s)

    In August 2025, Saigon Shipbuilding and Marine Industry Company (Shipmarin), a member unit of SBIC Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, delivered the Viking Tonle Yacht. 

The Viking Tonle is a river cruise ship owned by Viking River Cruises. It is specially designed to navi...

China’s shipyard dominance leads to geoeconomic risks

15.08.25 05:11 AM - By Nhu - Comment(s)

Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co., Ltd.


        China’s unparalleled shipbuilding capacity has the U.S., Japan and its allies — both military and economic — rightly concerned about maritime threats to trade and security.
Without a concerted effort and in...


Hyundai Vietnam joint venture to spend $100 mln on shipbuilding capacity expansion

12.08.25 06:55 AM - By Nhu - Comment(s)


Hyundai Vietnam Shipbuilding


Hyundai Vietnam Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (HVS), a joint venture between South Korea and Vietnam, is set to invest an extra $100 million in expanding its shipbuilding capacity in Vietnam.

Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (SBIC), the Vietnamese partner in the joint venture, d...



BACH DANG SHIPBUILDING COMPANY: LAUNCHING OF 9,300 M3 INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL TANKER - GREAT WHALE

12.08.25 06:55 AM - By Nhu - Comment(s)

    On August 9, 2025, Bach Dang Shipbuilding Company (a member unit of SBIC Shipbuilding Industry Corporation) organized the launching of the 9,300m3 international chemical tanker - GREAT WHALE (design symbol RT 93 - 26). Attending the event were comrades: Pham Hoai Chung - Part...

The most expensive yacht in the world- HISTORY SUPREME ($4.8 billion) 

15.06.25 04:53 AM - By Nhu - Comment(s)

 

 


The History Supreme, currently known as the most expensive yacht in the world, is valued at $4.8 billion. Although the price is astonishing, those who hear its features think that it is definitely worth it.

The History Supreme Yacht stands as the world's most expensive yacht in the w...

Chinese ships from Chinese shipyards for USD 123 billion.                              European Commission to Chinese school to learn economics.

13.06.25 08:13 AM - By Nhu - Comment(s)

By Marek Grzybowski

The Chinese order book for new ships has already exceeded USD 123 billion in 2024, of which container ships account for about 38% of all new contracts for merchant ships, Veson Nautical experts calculated based on VesselsValue data. However, tankers still dominate the docks of Chi...

The Biggest Cruise Ship in the World      “Legend Of The Seas”

10.06.25 07:47 AM - By Nhu - Comment(s)


Legend of the Seas.

Legend of the Seas is a planned Icon-class cruise ship, the third in the Royal Caribbean fleet, expected to debut in July 2026. It will be built at Meyer Turku shipyard in Turku, Finland. Like its sister ships, Icon of the Seas and Star of the Seas, it will be a large Ic...

The world’s Biggest Salmon Havfarm JOSTEIN ALBERT is Sailing to Norway 

07.06.25 09:28 AM - By Nhu - Comment(s)

Salmon Havfarm JOSTEIN ALBERT

JOSTEIN ALBERT was developed by Nordlaks and NSK Ship Design. CIMC RAFFLES took the basic design, detail design and assembly fabrication.

Its:

     - Length is 385m and

     - Width is 59.5m.

     - The total area is equal to 4 ...