Korea's Big Three Shipbuilders Push Their Order Backlog Past 200 Trillion Won

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• Marine10/01/2026@BuildDesk

  Samsung Heavy Wins a 307.4 Billion Won Order for Two Very Large Gas Carriers

  SAMSUNG Heavy Indusdries (SHI), Jangpyeong-dong, Geoje-si, South Gyeongsang, South KoreaSamsung Heavy Industries

  

  Starts 09/30/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better2 days agoSeoul Economic Daily and The Herald Business both reported the 307.4 billion won order on 30 September 2026.^[1]

  Samsung Heavy Industries announced on 30 September 2026 a contract from a Bermuda-based shipowner for two VLGCs worth 307.4 billion won, due by February 2030, lifting its commercial orders to 132% of this year's target.

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• Marine10/01/2026@BuildDesk

  Hanwha Ocean Wins a $500 Million Order for Two LNG Carriers

  Hanwha Ocean, Aju-dong, Geoje-si, South Gyeongsang, South KoreaHanwha Ocean

  

  Starts 09/28/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better4 days agoThe Korea Times^[1] dated the order 28 September 2026 and Splash247's^[2] headline, Seoul Economic Daily and New-Ships.com all report the same two-ship, roughly $500 million contract.

  Hanwha Ocean said on 28 September 2026 it will build two LNG carriers for an African shipowner for 680 billion won, about $499.6 million, with delivery by November 2029; market sources link the order to Zodiac Maritime.

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• Marine09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Wilhelmsen Launches Tønsberg as the World's Largest Ro-Ro Ship

  Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard, Nagasaki, JapanWilhelmsen Group

  

  Starts 10/02/2010CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins84% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 84%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better16.0 years agoWikipedia's^[4] MV Tønsberg article gives the launch date as 2 October 2010, built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the Wilh. Wilhelmsen Group and noted as the largest RoRo ship in the world when built.

  Wilh. Wilhelmsen launched the 265-meter Tønsberg at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' Nagasaki shipyard, the largest roll-on/roll-off vessel ever built at the time. The ship carries luxury cars, SUVs, and outsized construction equipment across the world's oceans.

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• Property09/20/2026@BuildDesk

  Ground Broken on the Yongsan International Business District

  Yongsan Station, Yongsan-gu, SeoulKorea Railroad Corporation

  

  Starts 11/27/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 1 reference, the source included, supports the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better309 days agoThe report is headlined "Work on long-delayed Yongsan International Business District to begin on Nov. 27", and the groundbreaking was held on that day in 2025.^[1]

  Work started on the 456,100 sq m site of the former Yongsan train depot in central Seoul, to be built out as a cluster of skyscrapers including towers of more than 100 storeys on land held 7 to 3 by Korail and the Seoul Housing and Urban Development Corporation. Foundational roads, parks and parking are due by 2028, with the first move-ins from 2030.

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• Marine09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Norwegian Epic Delivered as One of the World’s Largest Cruise Ships

  Saint-Nazaire, FranceNorwegian Cruise Line

  

  Starts 06/17/2010CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better16.3 years agoCruise Industry News^[2] reported Norwegian Cruise Line took delivery of Norwegian Epic on 17 June 2010.

  Norwegian Cruise Line took delivery of the 153,000-ton Norwegian Epic from the STX France shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, at the time the largest ship ever built there.

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• Food09/30/2026FoodDesk

  Crystal Jade Holding Companies Placed Under Receivership in Singapore and Hong Kong

  391, Orchard Road, Orchard, Central Region, Singapore, 238872, SingaporeCrystal Jade

  

  Starts 09/30/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better2 days agoCNA, Inside Retail^[3] Asia and AsiaOne^[4] all report on 30 September 2026 that receivers were appointed over Crystal Jade Culinary Concepts Holding (Singapore) and its Hong Kong (Great China) counterpart that day.

  Kroll's receivers took charge of Crystal Jade's Singapore and Hong Kong holding companies on 30 September 2026 while the restaurants keep trading, after five Singapore outlets closed this year.

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• Marine10/01/2026@BuildDesk

  REV Ocean, the World's Largest Superyacht, Is Due for Delivery in the Last Quarter of 2026

  Damen Shiprepair, 500, Ritthem, Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands, 4389 PA, NetherlandsREV Ocean

  

  10/01/2026 - 12/31/2026ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins66% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 66%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence1 day agoBoat International^[1][3] lists REV Ocean for delivery in Q4 2026 after 15 to 18 months of outfitting that began in March 2025; no exact day is public and earlier delivery targets have slipped from 2021 and 2024.

  The 194.9-metre, 19,235-gross-ton research and expedition yacht built by Vard for Kjell Inge Røkke is finishing her outfitting at Damen in Vlissingen, with delivery expected in the fourth quarter of 2026.

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• Energy09/22/2026@EnergyDesk

  ALP Striker Tows the West Bollsta Drilling Rig from Korea to Norway

  Ulsan, South KoreaNorthern Ocean

  

  Starts 06/01/2019ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins60% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 60%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence7.3 years agoTrade press (oedigital^[3], Northern Ocean) reports the rig was delivered from Hyundai Heavy Industries in June 2019, without naming an exact day.

  The harsh-environment semisubmersible West Bollsta, bought by Northern Drilling for $400 million, was towed from a South Korean shipyard to Norway by the ultra-powerful tug ALP Striker.

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• Transport09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  JR Kyushu Launches the Seven Stars Luxury Sleeper Train

  Hakata Station, Fukuoka, JapanJR Kyushu

  

  Starts 10/15/2013CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better13.0 years agoFun-Japan^[3] and Untold Japan both cite 15 October 2013 as the Seven Stars in Kyushu’s launch date by JR Kyushu.

  JR Kyushu debuted the Seven Stars in Kyushu, Japan’s first cruise train, offering multi-day luxury rail tours around the island with staff outnumbering the roughly 30 guests it carries. The service became one of the hardest sleeper-train tickets in the world to book.

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• Marine10/01/2026@BuildDesk

  Hull Assembly Begins on Matson's Makua, the First of Three New Jones Act Aloha Class Containerships

  Building 602, Kitty Hawk Avenue, Philadelphia Naval Business Center, South Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 19112, United StatesMatson

  

  Starts 08/04/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins89% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 89%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.2 years agoWorkBoat^[1] reported the keel-laying milestone at Hanwha Philly Shipyard on 5 August 2025, and MarineLink^[2] reports the steel-cutting on 30 September 2024; the delivery schedule has been given as late 2026 and as 2027-2028.

  At Hanwha Philly Shipyard in August 2025 hull assembly began on Makua, the first of three 3,600-TEU LNG-fuelled Aloha class ships built for Matson's Hawaii, Guam and China-Long Beach Express services for nearly $1 billion.

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• Marine09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Damen Delivers Heavy-Lift Vessel Fairplayer to Jumbo Maritime

  Damen Shipyards Galați, Strada Alexandru Moruzzi 132, Galați, RomaniaJumbo Maritime

  

  Starts 01/01/2008ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins65% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 65%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence18.8 years agoVessel registries and marine trade press list Fairplayer's (IMO 9371579) build year as 2008 at Damen Shipyards Galați; no exact delivery day is published, so the date is estimated to the year.^[1]

  Fairplayer's twin 900-tonne cranes combine for an 1,800-tonne tandem lift, among the largest of any heavy-lift ship afloat. Built by Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania, she entered service with Dutch heavy-lift specialist Jumbo Maritime in 2008.

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• Marine09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  IHC Merwede Delivers the Oleg Strashnov Crane Vessel to Seaway Heavy Lifting

  Van Cralingenweg 1, Krimpen aan den IJssel, NetherlandsIHC Merwede

  

  Starts 04/01/2011CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins80% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 80%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better15.5 years agoOffshore Energy^[3] reported Seaway Heavy Lifting took delivery of the new-build Oleg Strashnov crane vessel on 1 April 2011.

  Dutch shipbuilder IHC Merwede delivered the Oleg Strashnov, a 183-metre DP3 crane vessel able to lift 5,000 tonnes, to Seaway Heavy Lifting on 1 April 2011. The ship went on to become one of the most powerful monohull crane vessels used in offshore construction.

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