Global InformationList of ship launches in 2008 information
The list of ship launches in 2008 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 2008.
| Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 January |  Finland
|
Aker Yards | Rauma | SuperSpeed 2 | RoPax-ferry | For Color Line[1] |
| 26 January |  United States
|
Ingalls Shipbuilding | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Dewey | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer | |
| 26 January |  South Korea
|
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. | Okpo | Rio de la Plata | Rio-class container ship | For Hamburg Süd[2] |
| 1 February |  Italy
|
Fincantieri | Monfalcone | Ruby Princess | Modified Grand-class cruise ship | For Princess Cruises |
| 1 February | South Korea
|
Hyundai Heavy Industries | Ulsan | Bremen Express | Colombo-Express-classe container ship | For Hapag Lloyd[3] |
| 5 February |  Denmark
|
Odense Staalskibsvaerft | Lindø | Margrethe Mærsk | M-class container ship | For Mærsk Line[4] |
| 5 February | South Korea
|
Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries | Saman | Tanker | ||
| 6 February |  France
|
Chantiers de l’Atlantique | Saint Nazaire | MSC Fantasia | Fantasia-class cruise ship | For MSC Cruises |
| 13 February |  Russia
|
Sevmash | Severodvinsk | Yury Dolgorukiy | Borei-class submarine | |
| 17 February |  Germany
|
J.J. Sietas | Hamburg-Neuenfelde | Anne-Sofie | Sietas type 161 heavy lift vessel | For SAL Heavy Lift[5] |
| 21 February | United States
|
Electric Boat | Groton, Connecticut | New Hampshire | Virginia-class submarine | |
| 24 February | United States
|
Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Stockdale | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer | |
| 1 March | Germany
|
Ferus Smit | Leer | Eemshorn | ||
| 5 March |  Portugal
|
Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo | Viana do Castelo | Atlântida | Passenger ship | For Atlanticoline SA[6] |
| 10 March |  Spain
|
Navantia | Ferrol | Juan Carlos I | Juan Carlos I-class amphibious assault ship | |
| 14 March | Combi Dock II | Combi Dock-class | For K/S Combi Lift[7] | |||
| 28 March | Denmark
|
Odense Staalskibsvaerft | Lindø | Marchen Mærsk | M-class container ship | For Mærsk Line[8] |
| March | South Korea
|
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering | Okpo | Sirius Star | ||
| 6 April | United States
|
National Steel & Shipbuilding | San Diego, California | Amelia Earhart | Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship | |
| 19 April | South Korea
|
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. | Okpo | Rio de Janeiro | Rio-class container ship | For Hamburg Süd[9] |
| 26 April | United States
|
Austal USA | Mobile, Alabama | Independence | Independence-class littoral combat ship | For US Navy |
| 30 April |  Poland
|
Stocznia Gdynia | Gdynia | Racha Bhum | Type Stocznia Gdynia 8184-container ship | [10] |
| 3 May | Denmark
|
Copenhagen | UC3 Nautilus | midget submarine | ||
| 17 May |  Romania
|
Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries SA | Mangalia | Monte Azul | Monte-class container ship | For Hamburg Süd[11] |
| 4 June | Denmark
|
Odense Staalskibsvaerft | Lindø | Maren Mærsk | M-class container ship | For Mærsk Line[12] |
| 4 June | South Korea
|
Hyundai Heavy Industries | An Jung-geun | Type 214 submarine | For South Korean Navy | |
| 12 June | Germany
|
Peene-Werft | Wolgast | Seefalke | Seeadler-class fishery protection vessel | For German Federal Coast Guard |
| 21 June |  United Kingdom
|
Colin Rees | Milbrook | Spirit of Mystery | Lugger | Replica of Mystery |
| 30 June | Italy
|
Fincantieri | Sestri Ponente | Costa Pacifica | Concordia-class cruise ship | For Costa Cruises |
| 30 June | Italy
|
Fincantieri | Marghera | Costa Luminosa | Hybrid Vista-class and Spirit-class cruise ship | For Costa Cruises |
| 12 July | United States
|
NGSS Ingalls | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Waesche | Legend-class cutter | |
| 12 July | South Korea
|
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering | Okpo | CMA CGM Vela | Container ship | For CMA CGM |
| 15 July | Germany
|
HDW | Kiel | Tridente | Type 214 submarine | For Portuguese Navy |
| 18 July | Germany
|
Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas | Hamburg-Neuenfelde | Vera Rambow | Sietas typr 178 container ship | For Rambow Bereederungs Gesellschaft[13] |
| 20 July | France
|
Aker Yards | Saint Nazaire | MSC Splendida | Fantasia-class cruise ship | For MSC Crociere[14] |
| 4 August | Combi Dock III | Combi Dock-class | For K/S Combi Lift[15] | |||
| 4 August |  Indonesia
|
Pt. Drydocks World Pertama | Batam | OSA Goliath | Goliath-class crane ship | For CVI Global Lux Oil & Gas 4 Sàrl[16] |
| 10 August | Germany
|
Meyer Werft | Papenburg | Celebrity Solstice | Solstice-class cruise ship | For Celebrity Cruises |
| 22 August | Germany
|
J.J. Sietas | Hamburg-Neuenfelde | Trina | Sietas type 161 heavy lift vessel | For SAL Heavy Lift[17] |
| 26 August | Denmark
|
Odense Staalskibsvaerft | Lindø | Mette Mærsk | M-class container ship | For Mærsk Line[18] |
| 30 August | South Korea
|
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. | Okpo | Rio Negro | Rio-class container ship | For Hamburg Süd[19] |
| August |  Liberia
|
Manisa Bella | General cargo vessel | |||
| 6 September | Romania
|
Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries SA | Mangalia | Monte Alegre | Monte-class container ship | For Hamburg Süd[20] |
| 16 September |  India
|
Larsen & Toubro | Hazira | Rolldock Sun | S-class Heavy lift ship | For Rolldock[21] |
| 18 September | United States
|
National Steel & Shipbuilding | San Diego, California | Carl Brashear | Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship | |
| 25 September | Germany
|
Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft | Flensburg | Northern Expedition | Ro-Ro Ferry | |
| 26 September | United States
|
Halter Marine, Inc. | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Bell M. Shimada | Research vessel | |
| 27 September | Germany
|
Ferus Smit | Leer | Citadel | ||
| 2 October | Germany
|
Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas | Hamburg-Neuenfelde | Charlotta | Sietas type 178 container ship | For Reederei Gerd Bartels[22] |
| 8 October | Spain
|
Navantia | Cartagena | Tunku Abdul Razak | Scorpène-class submarine | For Royal Malaysian Navy |
| 9 October |  Netherlands
|
Koninklijke Niestern Sander | Delfzijl | Laganborg | For Wagenborg Shipping | |
| 15 October |  Japan
|
Unryū | Sōryū-class submarine | |||
| 15 October | Spain
|
Astilleros de Huelva, | Sevilla | Clipper Pennant | Ro-Ro Ferry | For Seatruck Ferries |
| 17 October | Germany
|
Schichau Seebeckwerft | Bremerhaven | Stefan Sibum | SSW Super 1000 container ship | Reederei Bernd Sibum |
| 17 October | Germany
|
Peene-Werft | Wolgast | Meerkatze | Seeadler-class fishery protection vessel | For German Federal Coast Guard |
| 18 October | United States
|
Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Wayne E. Meyer | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer | |
| 24 October | Italy
|
Fincantieri | Monfalcone | Carnival Dream | Dream-class cruise ship | For Carnival Cruise Lines[23] |
| 27 October | Romania
|
Santierul Naval Damen Galati SA | Galați | Susan Borchard | Damen Container Feeder 800 container ship | [24] |
| 3 November | Germany
|
J.J. Sietas | Hamburg-Neuenfelde | Regine | Sietas type 161 heavy lift vessel | For SAL Heavy Lift[25] |
| 5 November |  Turkey
|
Marmara Shipyards | Istanbul | YM Uranus | Chemical tanker | |
| 7 November | Denmark
|
Odense Staalskibsvaerft | Lindø | Marit Mærsk | M-class container ship | For Mærsk Line[26] |
| 17 November | United Kingdom
|
BVT Surface Fleet | Govan | Dragon | Type 45 destroyer | |
| 22 November | Finland
|
STX Europe | Turku | Oasis of the Seas | Oasis-class cruise ship | For Royal Caribbean International |
| 23 November | Romania
|
Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries SA | Mangalia | Monte Aconcagua | Monte-class container ship | For Hamburg Süd[27] |
| 24 November |  Malaysia
|
PSC-Naval Dockyard | Kelantan | Kedah-class offshore patrol vessel | ||
| 27 November |  Iran
|
Shahid Tamjidi shipyard | Bandar Anzali | Derafsh | Sina-class fast attack craft | For Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[28] |
| 28 November |  China
|
Zhejiang Ouhua Shipbuilding | Zhoushan | Medondra | type CV Venus 5300 container ship | For Reederei Buss[29] |
| 5 December | Finland
|
STX Europe | Rauma | Baltic Queen | Ferry | For Tallink |
| 15 December | Germany
|
Schiffswerft J.J. Sietas | Hamburg-Neuenfelde | Thetis | Sietas typr 178 container ship | For Reederei Drevin, Cuxhaven[30] |
| 16 December | Romania
|
Santierul Naval Damen Galati SA | Galați | Kaspar Schepers | Damen Container Feeder 800 container ship | [31] |
| 27 December | South Korea
|
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering | Geoje | MSC Danit | 'MSC Danit-type container ship | For Mediterranean Shipping Company[32] |
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